Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | encrespar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | encrespando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar encrespando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Encrespar conjugation
encrespar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning ruffle. In the present tense: yo encrespo, tú encrespas, él/ella encrespa, nosotros encrespamos, vosotros encrespáis, ellos encrespan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- encrespar
- Gerundio
- encrespando
- Meaning
- ruffle
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Encrespar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encrespo | Yo encrespo el flequillo con esa espuma.I ruffle my bangs with that foam. |
| tú | encrespas | Normalmente, tú encrespas el agua del cubo con un palo.You usually ruffle the water in the bucket with a stick. |
| él | encrespa | Hoy, el viento del norte encrespa el mar en menos de una hora.Today, the north wind ruffles the sea in less than an hour. |
| nosotros | encrespamos | A veces, nosotros encrespamos los ánimos con ese comentario.At times, we ruffle everyone's mood with that remark. |
| vosotros | encrespáis | Ahora, vosotros encrespáis la tela al estirarla mal.Right now, you all ruffle the fabric by pulling it the wrong way. |
| ellos | encrespan | Casi siempre, las noticias del mediodía encrespan los nervios de todos.Most of the time, the noon reports ruffle everyone's nerves. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he encrespado | Este año, yo he encrespado el flequillo con esa espuma.This year, I have ruffled my bangs with that foam. |
| tú | has encrespado | Últimamente, tú has encrespado el agua del cubo con un palo.Lately, you have ruffled the water in the bucket with a stick. |
| él | ha encrespado | En estos meses, el viento del norte ha encrespado el mar en menos de una hora.In these months, the north wind has ruffled the sea in less than an hour. |
| nosotros | hemos encrespado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos encrespado los ánimos con ese comentario.So far, we have ruffled everyone's mood with that remark. |
| vosotros | habéis encrespado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis encrespado la tela al estirarla mal.This term, you all have ruffled the fabric by pulling it the wrong way. |
| ellos | han encrespado | En este tiempo, las noticias del mediodía han encrespado los nervios de todos.During this time, the noon reports have ruffled everyone's nerves. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encrespé | Ayer, yo encrespé el flequillo con esa espuma.Yesterday, I ruffled my bangs with that foam. |
| tú | encrespaste | Hace un rato, tú encrespaste el agua del cubo con un palo.A little while ago, you ruffled the water in the bucket with a stick. |
| él | encrespó | Esta mañana, el viento del norte encrespó el mar en menos de una hora.This morning, the north wind ruffled the sea in less than an hour. |
| nosotros | encrespamos | Anoche, nosotros encrespamos los ánimos con ese comentario.Last night, we ruffled everyone's mood with that remark. |
| vosotros | encrespasteis | El sábado, vosotros encrespasteis la tela al estirarla mal.On Saturday, you all ruffled the fabric by pulling it the wrong way. |
| ellos | encresparon | Hace poco, las noticias del mediodía encresparon los nervios de todos.Not long ago, the noon reports ruffled everyone's nerves. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encrespaba | Antes, yo encrespaba el flequillo con esa espuma.Before, I used to ruffle my bangs with that foam. |
| tú | encrespabas | Por entonces, tú encrespabas el agua del cubo con un palo.Back then, you used to ruffle the water in the bucket with a stick. |
| él | encrespaba | En esa época, el viento del norte encrespaba el mar en menos de una hora.At that time, the north wind used to ruffle the sea in less than an hour. |
| nosotros | encrespábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros encrespábamos los ánimos con ese comentario.When that was normal, we used to ruffle everyone's mood with that remark. |
| vosotros | encrespabais | Hace años, vosotros encrespabais la tela al estirarla mal.Years ago, you all used to ruffle the fabric by pulling it the wrong way. |
| ellos | encrespaban | En aquellos días, las noticias del mediodía encrespaban los nervios de todos.In those days, the noon reports used to ruffle everyone's nerves. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había encrespado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había encrespado el flequillo con esa espuma.When you arrived, I had already ruffled my bangs with that foam. |
| tú | habías encrespado | Para entonces, tú ya habías encrespado el agua del cubo con un palo.By then, you had already ruffled the water in the bucket with a stick. |
| él | había encrespado | Al volver, el viento del norte ya había encrespado el mar en menos de una hora.When we came back, the north wind had already ruffled the sea in less than an hour. |
| nosotros | habíamos encrespado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos encrespado los ánimos con ese comentario.Before talking it through, we had already ruffled everyone's mood with that remark. |
| vosotros | habíais encrespado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais encrespado la tela al estirarla mal.When you looked again, you all had already ruffled the fabric by pulling it the wrong way. |
| ellos | habían encrespado | Para ese momento, las noticias del mediodía ya habían encrespado los nervios de todos.By that moment, the noon reports had already ruffled everyone's nerves. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube encrespado | Apenas yo hube encrespado el flequillo con esa espuma, todo cambió.As soon as I had ruffled my bangs with that foam, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste encrespado | En cuanto tú hubiste encrespado el agua del cubo con un palo, se notó.The moment you had ruffled the water in the bucket with a stick, it showed. |
| él | hubo encrespado | No bien el viento del norte hubo encrespado el mar en menos de una hora, hubo ruido.As soon as the north wind had ruffled the sea in less than an hour, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos encrespado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos encrespado los ánimos con ese comentario, seguimos adelante.Once we had ruffled everyone's mood with that remark, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis encrespado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis encrespado la tela al estirarla mal, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had ruffled the fabric by pulling it the wrong way, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron encrespado | En cuanto las noticias del mediodía hubieron encrespado los nervios de todos, el ambiente cambió.The moment the noon reports had ruffled everyone's nerves, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encresparé | Mañana, yo encresparé el flequillo con esa espuma.Tomorrow, I will ruffle my bangs with that foam. |
| tú | encresparás | Dentro de poco, tú encresparás el agua del cubo con un palo.Soon, you will ruffle the water in the bucket with a stick. |
| él | encrespará | Esta tarde, el viento del norte encrespará el mar en menos de una hora.This afternoon, the north wind will ruffle the sea in less than an hour. |
| nosotros | encresparemos | La semana que viene, nosotros encresparemos los ánimos con ese comentario.Next week, we will ruffle everyone's mood with that remark. |
| vosotros | encresparéis | Pronto, vosotros encresparéis la tela al estirarla mal.Before long, you all will ruffle the fabric by pulling it the wrong way. |
| ellos | encresparán | Más adelante, las noticias del mediodía encresparán los nervios de todos.Later on, the noon reports will ruffle everyone's nerves. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré encrespado | Para entonces, yo ya habré encrespado el flequillo con esa espuma.By then, I will already have ruffled my bangs with that foam. |
| tú | habrás encrespado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás encrespado el agua del cubo con un palo.Before closing time, you will already have ruffled the water in the bucket with a stick. |
| él | habrá encrespado | Al final del día, el viento del norte ya habrá encrespado el mar en menos de una hora.By the end of the day, the north wind will already have ruffled the sea in less than an hour. |
| nosotros | habremos encrespado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos encrespado los ánimos con ese comentario.By tomorrow, we will already have ruffled everyone's mood with that remark. |
| vosotros | habréis encrespado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis encrespado la tela al estirarla mal.Before leaving, you all will already have ruffled the fabric by pulling it the wrong way. |
| ellos | habrán encrespado | Para esa hora, las noticias del mediodía ya habrán encrespado los nervios de todos.By that hour, the noon reports will already have ruffled everyone's nerves. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encresparía | En un caso así, yo encresparía el flequillo con esa espuma.In a case like that, I would ruffle my bangs with that foam. |
| tú | encresparías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú encresparías el agua del cubo con un palo.With a little more time, you would ruffle the water in the bucket with a stick. |
| él | encresparía | En esa situación, el viento del norte encresparía el mar en menos de una hora.In that situation, the north wind would ruffle the sea in less than an hour. |
| nosotros | encresparíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros encresparíamos los ánimos con ese comentario.With that outlook, we would ruffle everyone's mood with that remark. |
| vosotros | encresparíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros encresparíais la tela al estirarla mal.If it came to that, you all would ruffle the fabric by pulling it the wrong way. |
| ellos | encresparían | En un día así, las noticias del mediodía encresparían los nervios de todos.On a day like that, the noon reports would ruffle everyone's nerves. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría encrespado | En otro momento, yo habría encrespado el flequillo con esa espuma.At another moment, I would have ruffled my bangs with that foam. |
| tú | habrías encrespado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías encrespado el agua del cubo con un palo.With a little more margin, you would have ruffled the water in the bucket with a stick. |
| él | habría encrespado | A esas alturas, el viento del norte habría encrespado el mar en menos de una hora.By then, the north wind would have ruffled the sea in less than an hour. |
| nosotros | habríamos encrespado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos encrespado los ánimos con ese comentario.With that turn, we would have ruffled everyone's mood with that remark. |
| vosotros | habríais encrespado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais encrespado la tela al estirarla mal.At that point, you all would have ruffled the fabric by pulling it the wrong way. |
| ellos | habrían encrespado | En ese punto, las noticias del mediodía habrían encrespado los nervios de todos.From there, the noon reports would have ruffled everyone's nerves. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encrespe | Es mejor que yo encrespe el flequillo con esa espuma.It is better that I ruffle my bangs with that foam. |
| tú | encrespes | Hace falta que tú encrespes el agua del cubo con un palo.It is necessary that you ruffle the water in the bucket with a stick. |
| él | encrespe | Conviene que el viento del norte encrespe el mar en menos de una hora.It is wise that the north wind ruffle the sea in less than an hour. |
| nosotros | encrespemos | Importa que nosotros encrespemos los ánimos con ese comentario.It matters that we ruffle everyone's mood with that remark. |
| vosotros | encrespéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros encrespéis la tela al estirarla mal.It may help if you all ruffle the fabric by pulling it the wrong way. |
| ellos | encrespen | Es posible que las noticias del mediodía encrespen los nervios de todos.It is possible that the noon reports ruffle everyone's nerves. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya encrespado | Ojalá yo haya encrespado el flequillo con esa espuma.Hopefully I have ruffled my bangs with that foam. |
| tú | hayas encrespado | Puede que tú ya hayas encrespado el agua del cubo con un palo.Maybe you already have ruffled the water in the bucket with a stick. |
| él | haya encrespado | Tal vez el viento del norte haya encrespado el mar en menos de una hora.Perhaps the north wind has ruffled the sea in less than an hour. |
| nosotros | hayamos encrespado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos encrespado los ánimos con ese comentario.Maybe we already have ruffled everyone's mood with that remark. |
| vosotros | hayáis encrespado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis encrespado la tela al estirarla mal.It is likely that you all have ruffled the fabric by pulling it the wrong way. |
| ellos | hayan encrespado | Puede ser que las noticias del mediodía ya hayan encrespado los nervios de todos.It may be that the noon reports already have ruffled everyone's nerves. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encrespara | Si yo encrespara el flequillo con esa espuma, se notaría enseguida.If I ruffled my bangs with that foam, it would show right away. |
| tú | encresparas | Si tú encresparas el agua del cubo con un palo, costaría ocultarlo.If you ruffled the water in the bucket with a stick, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | encrespara | Si el viento del norte encrespara el mar en menos de una hora, daría mucho que hablar.If the north wind ruffled the sea in less than an hour, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | encrespáramos | Si nosotros encrespáramos los ánimos con ese comentario, todo iría por otro lado.If we ruffled everyone's mood with that remark, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | encresparais | Si vosotros encresparais la tela al estirarla mal, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all ruffled the fabric by pulling it the wrong way, the mood would change. |
| ellos | encresparan | Si las noticias del mediodía encresparan los nervios de todos, la escena sería otra.If the noon reports ruffled everyone's nerves, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera encrespado | Si yo hubiera encrespado el flequillo con esa espuma, aún se recordaría.If I had ruffled my bangs with that foam, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras encrespado | Si tú hubieras encrespado el agua del cubo con un palo, eso habría dejado marca.If you had ruffled the water in the bucket with a stick, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera encrespado | Si el viento del norte hubiera encrespado el mar en menos de una hora, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the north wind had ruffled the sea in less than an hour, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos encrespado | Si nosotros hubiéramos encrespado los ánimos con ese comentario, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had ruffled everyone's mood with that remark, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais encrespado | Si vosotros hubierais encrespado la tela al estirarla mal, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had ruffled the fabric by pulling it the wrong way, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran encrespado | Si las noticias del mediodía hubieran encrespado los nervios de todos, nada habría quedado igual.If the noon reports had ruffled everyone's nerves, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encrespare | Si yo encrespare el flequillo con esa espuma, se notará enseguida.If I ruffle my bangs with that foam, it will show right away. |
| tú | encrespares | Si tú encrespares el agua del cubo con un palo, costará ignorarlo.If you ruffle the water in the bucket with a stick, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | encrespare | Si el viento del norte encrespare el mar en menos de una hora, dará mucho que hablar.If the north wind ruffles the sea in less than an hour, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | encrespáremos | Si nosotros encrespáremos los ánimos con ese comentario, todo irá por otro camino.If we ruffle everyone's mood with that remark, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | encrespareis | Si vosotros encrespareis la tela al estirarla mal, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all ruffle the fabric by pulling it the wrong way, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | encresparen | Si las noticias del mediodía encresparen los nervios de todos, la escena será distinta.If the noon reports ruffle everyone's nerves, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere encrespado | Cuando yo hubiere encrespado el flequillo con esa espuma, ya se notará.When I have ruffled my bangs with that foam, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres encrespado | En cuanto tú hubieres encrespado el agua del cubo con un palo, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have ruffled the water in the bucket with a stick, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere encrespado | Cuando el viento del norte hubiere encrespado el mar en menos de una hora, se verá de inmediato.When the north wind has ruffled the sea in less than an hour, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos encrespado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos encrespado los ánimos con ese comentario, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have ruffled everyone's mood with that remark, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis encrespado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis encrespado la tela al estirarla mal, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have ruffled the fabric by pulling it the wrong way, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren encrespado | En cuanto las noticias del mediodía hubieren encrespado los nervios de todos, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the noon reports have ruffled everyone's nerves, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | encrespa | encrespa el agua del cubo con un palo.Ruffle the water in the bucket with a stick. |
| él | encrespe | Que el viento del norte encrespe el mar en menos de una hora.Let the north wind ruffle the sea in less than an hour. |
| nosotros | encrespemos | encrespemos los ánimos con ese comentario.Ruffle everyone's mood with that remark. |
| vosotros | encrespad | encrespad la tela al estirarla mal.Ruffle the fabric by pulling it the wrong way. |
| ellos | encrespen | Que las noticias del mediodía encrespen los nervios de todos.Let the noon reports ruffle everyone's nerves. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no encrespes | No no encrespes el agua del cubo con un palo.Do not ruffle the water in the bucket with a stick. |
| él | no encrespe | Que el viento del norte no no encrespe el mar en menos de una hora.Let the north wind not ruffle the sea in less than an hour. |
| nosotros | no encrespemos | No no encrespemos los ánimos con ese comentario.Let us not ruffle everyone's mood with that remark. |
| vosotros | no encrespéis | No no encrespéis la tela al estirarla mal.Do not ruffle the fabric by pulling it the wrong way. |
| ellos | no encrespen | Que las noticias del mediodía no no encrespen los nervios de todos.Let the noon reports not ruffle everyone's nerves. |
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Practice encrespar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ el flequillo con esa espuma.
I ruffle my bangs with that foam.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'encrespar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'encrespar' means to ruffle. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is encrespar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Encrespar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate encrespar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of encrespar: yo encrespo, tú encrespas, él/ella/usted encrespa, nosotros encrespamos, vosotros encrespáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes encrespan.
- How do you conjugate encrespar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of encrespar: yo encrespé, tú encrespaste, él/ella/usted encrespó, nosotros encrespamos, vosotros encrespasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes encresparon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of encrespar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of encrespar: yo encrespaba, tú encrespabas, él/ella/usted encrespaba, nosotros encrespábamos, vosotros encrespabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes encrespaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of encrespar?
- The past participle of encrespar is 'encrespado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he encrespado' (I have ruffleed), 'has encrespado', 'ha encrespado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of encrespar?
- The gerundio of encrespar is 'encrespando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy encrespando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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