Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | enfilar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | enfilando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar enfilando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Enfilar conjugation
enfilar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning head toward. In the present tense: yo enfilo, tú enfilas, él/ella enfila, nosotros enfilamos, vosotros enfiláis, ellos enfilan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- enfilar
- Gerundio
- enfilando
- Meaning
- head toward
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Enfilar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | enfilo | Yo enfilo la salida al ver humo.I head toward the exit when I see smoke. |
| tú | enfilas | Normalmente, tú enfilas la estación con paso rápido.You usually head toward the station at a quick pace. |
| él | enfila | Hoy, la caravana del norte enfila el puerto antes de anochecer.Today, the northern caravan heads toward the harbor before nightfall. |
| nosotros | enfilamos | A veces, nosotros enfilamos la meta tras la curva.At times, we head toward the finish line after the bend. |
| vosotros | enfiláis | Ahora, vosotros enfiláis el refugio con la lluvia encima.Right now, you all head toward the shelter with rain coming down. |
| ellos | enfilan | Casi siempre, los corredores del club enfilan la cima desde temprano.Most of the time, the runners from the club head toward the summit from early on. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he enfilado | Este año, yo he enfilado la salida al ver humo.This year, I have headed toward the exit when I see smoke. |
| tú | has enfilado | Últimamente, tú has enfilado la estación con paso rápido.Lately, you have headed toward the station at a quick pace. |
| él | ha enfilado | En estos meses, la caravana del norte ha enfilado el puerto antes de anochecer.In these months, the northern caravan has headed toward the harbor before nightfall. |
| nosotros | hemos enfilado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos enfilado la meta tras la curva.So far, we have headed toward the finish line after the bend. |
| vosotros | habéis enfilado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis enfilado el refugio con la lluvia encima.This term, you all have headed toward the shelter with rain coming down. |
| ellos | han enfilado | En este tiempo, los corredores del club han enfilado la cima desde temprano.During this time, the runners from the club have headed toward the summit from early on. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | enfilé | Ayer, yo enfilé la salida al ver humo.Yesterday, I headed toward the exit when I see smoke. |
| tú | enfilaste | Hace un rato, tú enfilaste la estación con paso rápido.A little while ago, you headed toward the station at a quick pace. |
| él | enfiló | Esta mañana, la caravana del norte enfiló el puerto antes de anochecer.This morning, the northern caravan headed toward the harbor before nightfall. |
| nosotros | enfilamos | Anoche, nosotros enfilamos la meta tras la curva.Last night, we headed toward the finish line after the bend. |
| vosotros | enfilasteis | El sábado, vosotros enfilasteis el refugio con la lluvia encima.On Saturday, you all headed toward the shelter with rain coming down. |
| ellos | enfilaron | Hace poco, los corredores del club enfilaron la cima desde temprano.Not long ago, the runners from the club headed toward the summit from early on. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | enfilaba | Antes, yo enfilaba la salida al ver humo.Before, I used to head toward the exit when I see smoke. |
| tú | enfilabas | Por entonces, tú enfilabas la estación con paso rápido.Back then, you used to head toward the station at a quick pace. |
| él | enfilaba | En esa época, la caravana del norte enfilaba el puerto antes de anochecer.At that time, the northern caravan used to head toward the harbor before nightfall. |
| nosotros | enfilábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros enfilábamos la meta tras la curva.When that was normal, we used to head toward the finish line after the bend. |
| vosotros | enfilabais | Hace años, vosotros enfilabais el refugio con la lluvia encima.Years ago, you all used to head toward the shelter with rain coming down. |
| ellos | enfilaban | En aquellos días, los corredores del club enfilaban la cima desde temprano.In those days, the runners from the club used to head toward the summit from early on. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había enfilado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había enfilado la salida al ver humo.When you arrived, I had already headed toward the exit when I see smoke. |
| tú | habías enfilado | Para entonces, tú ya habías enfilado la estación con paso rápido.By then, you had already headed toward the station at a quick pace. |
| él | había enfilado | Al volver, la caravana del norte ya había enfilado el puerto antes de anochecer.When we came back, the northern caravan had already headed toward the harbor before nightfall. |
| nosotros | habíamos enfilado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos enfilado la meta tras la curva.Before talking it through, we had already headed toward the finish line after the bend. |
| vosotros | habíais enfilado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais enfilado el refugio con la lluvia encima.When you looked again, you all had already headed toward the shelter with rain coming down. |
| ellos | habían enfilado | Para ese momento, los corredores del club ya habían enfilado la cima desde temprano.By that moment, the runners from the club had already headed toward the summit from early on. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube enfilado | Apenas yo hube enfilado la salida al ver humo, todo cambió.As soon as I had headed toward the exit when I see smoke, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste enfilado | En cuanto tú hubiste enfilado la estación con paso rápido, se notó.The moment you had headed toward the station at a quick pace, it showed. |
| él | hubo enfilado | No bien la caravana del norte hubo enfilado el puerto antes de anochecer, hubo ruido.As soon as the northern caravan had headed toward the harbor before nightfall, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos enfilado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos enfilado la meta tras la curva, seguimos adelante.Once we had headed toward the finish line after the bend, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis enfilado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis enfilado el refugio con la lluvia encima, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had headed toward the shelter with rain coming down, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron enfilado | En cuanto los corredores del club hubieron enfilado la cima desde temprano, el ambiente cambió.The moment the runners from the club had headed toward the summit from early on, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | enfilaré | Mañana, yo enfilaré la salida al ver humo.Tomorrow, I will head toward the exit when I see smoke. |
| tú | enfilarás | Dentro de poco, tú enfilarás la estación con paso rápido.Soon, you will head toward the station at a quick pace. |
| él | enfilará | Esta tarde, la caravana del norte enfilará el puerto antes de anochecer.This afternoon, the northern caravan will head toward the harbor before nightfall. |
| nosotros | enfilaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros enfilaremos la meta tras la curva.Next week, we will head toward the finish line after the bend. |
| vosotros | enfilaréis | Pronto, vosotros enfilaréis el refugio con la lluvia encima.Before long, you all will head toward the shelter with rain coming down. |
| ellos | enfilarán | Más adelante, los corredores del club enfilarán la cima desde temprano.Later on, the runners from the club will head toward the summit from early on. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré enfilado | Para entonces, yo ya habré enfilado la salida al ver humo.By then, I will already have headed toward the exit when I see smoke. |
| tú | habrás enfilado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás enfilado la estación con paso rápido.Before closing time, you will already have headed toward the station at a quick pace. |
| él | habrá enfilado | Al final del día, la caravana del norte ya habrá enfilado el puerto antes de anochecer.By the end of the day, the northern caravan will already have headed toward the harbor before nightfall. |
| nosotros | habremos enfilado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos enfilado la meta tras la curva.By tomorrow, we will already have headed toward the finish line after the bend. |
| vosotros | habréis enfilado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis enfilado el refugio con la lluvia encima.Before leaving, you all will already have headed toward the shelter with rain coming down. |
| ellos | habrán enfilado | Para esa hora, los corredores del club ya habrán enfilado la cima desde temprano.By that hour, the runners from the club will already have headed toward the summit from early on. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | enfilaría | En un caso así, yo enfilaría la salida al ver humo.In a case like that, I would head toward the exit when I see smoke. |
| tú | enfilarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú enfilarías la estación con paso rápido.With a little more time, you would head toward the station at a quick pace. |
| él | enfilaría | En esa situación, la caravana del norte enfilaría el puerto antes de anochecer.In that situation, the northern caravan would head toward the harbor before nightfall. |
| nosotros | enfilaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros enfilaríamos la meta tras la curva.With that outlook, we would head toward the finish line after the bend. |
| vosotros | enfilaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros enfilaríais el refugio con la lluvia encima.If it came to that, you all would head toward the shelter with rain coming down. |
| ellos | enfilarían | En un día así, los corredores del club enfilarían la cima desde temprano.On a day like that, the runners from the club would head toward the summit from early on. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría enfilado | En otro momento, yo habría enfilado la salida al ver humo.At another moment, I would have headed toward the exit when I see smoke. |
| tú | habrías enfilado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías enfilado la estación con paso rápido.With a little more margin, you would have headed toward the station at a quick pace. |
| él | habría enfilado | A esas alturas, la caravana del norte habría enfilado el puerto antes de anochecer.By then, the northern caravan would have headed toward the harbor before nightfall. |
| nosotros | habríamos enfilado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos enfilado la meta tras la curva.With that turn, we would have headed toward the finish line after the bend. |
| vosotros | habríais enfilado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais enfilado el refugio con la lluvia encima.At that point, you all would have headed toward the shelter with rain coming down. |
| ellos | habrían enfilado | En ese punto, los corredores del club habrían enfilado la cima desde temprano.From there, the runners from the club would have headed toward the summit from early on. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | enfile | Es mejor que yo enfile la salida al ver humo.It is better that I head toward the exit when I see smoke. |
| tú | enfiles | Hace falta que tú enfiles la estación con paso rápido.It is necessary that you head toward the station at a quick pace. |
| él | enfile | Conviene que la caravana del norte enfile el puerto antes de anochecer.It is wise that the northern caravan head toward the harbor before nightfall. |
| nosotros | enfilemos | Importa que nosotros enfilemos la meta tras la curva.It matters that we head toward the finish line after the bend. |
| vosotros | enfiléis | Puede ser útil que vosotros enfiléis el refugio con la lluvia encima.It may help if you all head toward the shelter with rain coming down. |
| ellos | enfilen | Es posible que los corredores del club enfilen la cima desde temprano.It is possible that the runners from the club head toward the summit from early on. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya enfilado | Ojalá yo haya enfilado la salida al ver humo.Hopefully I have headed toward the exit when I see smoke. |
| tú | hayas enfilado | Puede que tú ya hayas enfilado la estación con paso rápido.Maybe you already have headed toward the station at a quick pace. |
| él | haya enfilado | Tal vez la caravana del norte haya enfilado el puerto antes de anochecer.Perhaps the northern caravan has headed toward the harbor before nightfall. |
| nosotros | hayamos enfilado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos enfilado la meta tras la curva.Maybe we already have headed toward the finish line after the bend. |
| vosotros | hayáis enfilado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis enfilado el refugio con la lluvia encima.It is likely that you all have headed toward the shelter with rain coming down. |
| ellos | hayan enfilado | Puede ser que los corredores del club ya hayan enfilado la cima desde temprano.It may be that the runners from the club already have headed toward the summit from early on. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | enfilara | Si yo enfilara la salida al ver humo, se notaría enseguida.If I headed toward the exit when I see smoke, it would show right away. |
| tú | enfilaras | Si tú enfilaras la estación con paso rápido, costaría ocultarlo.If you headed toward the station at a quick pace, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | enfilara | Si la caravana del norte enfilara el puerto antes de anochecer, daría mucho que hablar.If the northern caravan headed toward the harbor before nightfall, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | enfiláramos | Si nosotros enfiláramos la meta tras la curva, todo iría por otro lado.If we headed toward the finish line after the bend, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | enfilarais | Si vosotros enfilarais el refugio con la lluvia encima, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all headed toward the shelter with rain coming down, the mood would change. |
| ellos | enfilaran | Si los corredores del club enfilaran la cima desde temprano, la escena sería otra.If the runners from the club headed toward the summit from early on, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera enfilado | Si yo hubiera enfilado la salida al ver humo, aún se recordaría.If I had headed toward the exit when I see smoke, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras enfilado | Si tú hubieras enfilado la estación con paso rápido, eso habría dejado marca.If you had headed toward the station at a quick pace, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera enfilado | Si la caravana del norte hubiera enfilado el puerto antes de anochecer, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the northern caravan had headed toward the harbor before nightfall, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos enfilado | Si nosotros hubiéramos enfilado la meta tras la curva, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had headed toward the finish line after the bend, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais enfilado | Si vosotros hubierais enfilado el refugio con la lluvia encima, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had headed toward the shelter with rain coming down, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran enfilado | Si los corredores del club hubieran enfilado la cima desde temprano, nada habría quedado igual.If the runners from the club had headed toward the summit from early on, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | enfilare | Si yo enfilare la salida al ver humo, se notará enseguida.If I head toward the exit when I see smoke, it will show right away. |
| tú | enfilares | Si tú enfilares la estación con paso rápido, costará ignorarlo.If you head toward the station at a quick pace, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | enfilare | Si la caravana del norte enfilare el puerto antes de anochecer, dará mucho que hablar.If the northern caravan heads toward the harbor before nightfall, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | enfiláremos | Si nosotros enfiláremos la meta tras la curva, todo irá por otro camino.If we head toward the finish line after the bend, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | enfilareis | Si vosotros enfilareis el refugio con la lluvia encima, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all head toward the shelter with rain coming down, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | enfilaren | Si los corredores del club enfilaren la cima desde temprano, la escena será distinta.If the runners from the club head toward the summit from early on, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere enfilado | Cuando yo hubiere enfilado la salida al ver humo, ya se notará.When I have headed toward the exit when I see smoke, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres enfilado | En cuanto tú hubieres enfilado la estación con paso rápido, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have headed toward the station at a quick pace, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere enfilado | Cuando la caravana del norte hubiere enfilado el puerto antes de anochecer, se verá de inmediato.When the northern caravan has headed toward the harbor before nightfall, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos enfilado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos enfilado la meta tras la curva, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have headed toward the finish line after the bend, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis enfilado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis enfilado el refugio con la lluvia encima, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have headed toward the shelter with rain coming down, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren enfilado | En cuanto los corredores del club hubieren enfilado la cima desde temprano, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the runners from the club have headed toward the summit from early on, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | enfila | enfila la estación con paso rápido.Head toward the station at a quick pace. |
| él | enfile | Que la caravana del norte enfile el puerto antes de anochecer.Let the northern caravan head toward the harbor before nightfall. |
| nosotros | enfilemos | enfilemos la meta tras la curva.Head toward the finish line after the bend. |
| vosotros | enfilad | enfilad el refugio con la lluvia encima.Head toward the shelter with rain coming down. |
| ellos | enfilen | Que los corredores del club enfilen la cima desde temprano.Let the runners from the club head toward the summit from early on. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no enfiles | No no enfiles la estación con paso rápido.Do not head toward the station at a quick pace. |
| él | no enfile | Que la caravana del norte no no enfile el puerto antes de anochecer.Let the northern caravan not head toward the harbor before nightfall. |
| nosotros | no enfilemos | No no enfilemos la meta tras la curva.Let us not head toward the finish line after the bend. |
| vosotros | no enfiléis | No no enfiléis el refugio con la lluvia encima.Do not head toward the shelter with rain coming down. |
| ellos | no enfilen | Que los corredores del club no no enfilen la cima desde temprano.Let the runners from the club not head toward the summit from early on. |
Free web drill
Practice enfilar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la salida al ver humo.
I head toward the exit when I see smoke.
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.
Grammar to master with enfilar
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Concepts that come up every time you conjugate enfilar. Each is a short, focused guide.
Common questions
Enfilar conjugation — frequently asked
Short, direct answers to what learners search most about enfilar.
- What does 'enfilar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'enfilar' means to head toward. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is enfilar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Enfilar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate enfilar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of enfilar: yo enfilo, tú enfilas, él/ella/usted enfila, nosotros enfilamos, vosotros enfiláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes enfilan.
- How do you conjugate enfilar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of enfilar: yo enfilé, tú enfilaste, él/ella/usted enfiló, nosotros enfilamos, vosotros enfilasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes enfilaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of enfilar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of enfilar: yo enfilaba, tú enfilabas, él/ella/usted enfilaba, nosotros enfilábamos, vosotros enfilabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes enfilaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of enfilar?
- The past participle of enfilar is 'enfilado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he enfilado' (I have head towarded), 'has enfilado', 'ha enfilado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of enfilar?
- The gerundio of enfilar is 'enfilando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy enfilando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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