What does 'engalanar' mean in English?

In Spanish, 'engalanar' means to decorate. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.

Is engalanar an irregular verb in Spanish?

Engalanar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.

How do you conjugate engalanar in the present tense?

Present tense (Presente) of engalanar: yo engalano, tú engalanas, él/ella/usted engalana, nosotros engalanamos, vosotros engalanáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes engalanan.

How do you conjugate engalanar in the preterite?

Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of engalanar: yo engalané, tú engalanaste, él/ella/usted engalanó, nosotros engalanamos, vosotros engalanasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes engalanaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.

What is the imperfect tense of engalanar?

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of engalanar: yo engalanaba, tú engalanabas, él/ella/usted engalanaba, nosotros engalanábamos, vosotros engalanabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes engalanaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.

What is the past participle of engalanar?

The past participle of engalanar is 'engalanado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he engalanado' (I have decorateed), 'has engalanado', 'ha engalanado'.

What is the gerundio (present participle) of engalanar?

The gerundio of engalanar is 'engalanando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy engalanando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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Spanish verb conjugation

Engalanar conjugation

engalanar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning decorate. In the present tense: yo engalano, tú engalanas, él/ella engalana, nosotros engalanamos, vosotros engalanáis, ellos engalanan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance

Infinitive: engalanar
Gerundio: engalanando
Meaning: decorate
Pattern: Regular
Difficulty: Level 2

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Conjugation tables

Engalanar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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Form	Spanish	Use
Infinitivo	engalanar	Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
Gerundio	engalanando	Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar engalanando.

Presente

Present

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	engalano	Yo engalano la mesa del patio.I decorate the patio table.
tú	engalanas	A menudo, tú engalanas el balcón del ayuntamiento.You often decorate the town hall balcony.
él	engalana	La florista de la calle engalana la carroza principal.The florist on the street decorates the main float.
nosotros	engalanamos	A veces, nosotros engalanamos la puerta de la tienda.At times, we decorate the shop door.
vosotros	engalanáis	Vosotros engalanáis la plaza del barrio.You all decorate the neighborhood square.
ellos	engalanan	Muchas veces, los vecinos de la verbena engalanan todo el salón para la fiesta.Many times, the neighbors at the street festival decorate the whole hall for the party.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	he engalanado	Este año, yo he engalanado el balcón del ayuntamiento.This year, I have decorated the town hall balcony.
tú	has engalanado	Últimamente, tú has engalanado la carroza principal.Lately, you have decorated the main float.
él	ha engalanado	En estos meses, la florista de la calle ha engalanado la puerta de la tienda.In these months, the florist on the street has decorated the shop door.
nosotros	hemos engalanado	Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos engalanado la plaza del barrio.So far, we have decorated the neighborhood square.
vosotros	habéis engalanado	En estas semanas, vosotros habéis engalanado todo el salón para la fiesta.In these weeks, you all have decorated the whole hall for the party.
ellos	han engalanado	En este tiempo, los vecinos de la verbena han engalanado la mesa del patio.During this time, the neighbors at the street festival have decorated the patio table.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	engalané	Ayer, yo engalané la carroza principal.Yesterday, I decorated the main float.
tú	engalanaste	Hace un rato, tú engalanaste la puerta de la tienda.A little while ago, you decorated the shop door.
él	engalanó	Esta mañana, la florista de la calle engalanó la plaza del barrio.This morning, the florist on the street decorated the neighborhood square.
nosotros	engalanamos	Anoche, nosotros engalanamos todo el salón para la fiesta.Last night, we decorated the whole hall for the party.
vosotros	engalanasteis	El sábado, vosotros engalanasteis la mesa del patio.On Saturday, you all decorated the patio table.
ellos	engalanaron	Hace poco, los vecinos de la verbena engalanaron el balcón del ayuntamiento.Not long ago, the neighbors at the street festival decorated the town hall balcony.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	engalanaba	Antes, yo engalanaba la puerta de la tienda.Before, I used to decorate the shop door.
tú	engalanabas	Por entonces, tú engalanabas la plaza del barrio.Back then, you used to decorate the neighborhood square.
él	engalanaba	En esa época, la florista de la calle engalanaba todo el salón para la fiesta.At that time, the florist on the street used to decorate the whole hall for the party.
nosotros	engalanábamos	Cuando eso era normal, nosotros engalanábamos la mesa del patio.When that was normal, we used to decorate the patio table.
vosotros	engalanabais	Hace años, vosotros engalanabais el balcón del ayuntamiento.Years ago, you all used to decorate the town hall balcony.
ellos	engalanaban	En aquellos días, los vecinos de la verbena engalanaban la carroza principal.In those days, the neighbors at the street festival used to decorate the main float.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	había engalanado	Cuando llegaste, yo ya había engalanado todo el salón para la fiesta.When you arrived, I had already decorated the whole hall for the party.
tú	habías engalanado	Para entonces, tú ya habías engalanado la mesa del patio.By then, you had already decorated the patio table.
él	había engalanado	Al volver, la florista de la calle ya había engalanado el balcón del ayuntamiento.When we came back, the florist on the street had already decorated the town hall balcony.
nosotros	habíamos engalanado	Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos engalanado la carroza principal.Before talking it through, we had already decorated the main float.
vosotros	habíais engalanado	Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais engalanado la puerta de la tienda.When you looked again, you all had already decorated the shop door.
ellos	habían engalanado	Para ese momento, los vecinos de la verbena ya habían engalanado la plaza del barrio.By that moment, the neighbors at the street festival had already decorated the neighborhood square.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hube engalanado	Apenas yo hube engalanado la plaza del barrio, todo cambió.As soon as I had decorated the neighborhood square, everything changed.
tú	hubiste engalanado	En cuanto tú hubiste engalanado todo el salón para la fiesta, se notó.The moment you had decorated the whole hall for the party, it showed.
él	hubo engalanado	No bien la florista de la calle hubo engalanado la mesa del patio, hubo ruido.As soon as the florist on the street had decorated the patio table, there was trouble.
nosotros	hubimos engalanado	Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos engalanado el balcón del ayuntamiento, seguimos adelante.Once we had decorated the town hall balcony, we moved on.
vosotros	hubisteis engalanado	Apenas vosotros hubisteis engalanado la carroza principal, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had decorated the main float, you checked the result.
ellos	hubieron engalanado	En cuanto los vecinos de la verbena hubieron engalanado la puerta de la tienda, el ambiente cambió.The moment the neighbors at the street festival had decorated the shop door, the mood changed.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	engalanaré	Mañana, yo engalanaré el balcón del ayuntamiento.Tomorrow, I will decorate the town hall balcony.
tú	engalanarás	Dentro de poco, tú engalanarás la carroza principal.Soon, you will decorate the main float.
él	engalanará	Esta tarde, la florista de la calle engalanará la puerta de la tienda.This afternoon, the florist on the street will decorate the shop door.
nosotros	engalanaremos	La semana que viene, nosotros engalanaremos la plaza del barrio.Next week, we will decorate the neighborhood square.
vosotros	engalanaréis	Pronto, vosotros engalanaréis todo el salón para la fiesta.Before long, you all will decorate the whole hall for the party.
ellos	engalanarán	Más adelante, los vecinos de la verbena engalanarán la mesa del patio.Later on, the neighbors at the street festival will decorate the patio table.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habré engalanado	Para entonces, yo ya habré engalanado la puerta de la tienda.By then, I will already have decorated the shop door.
tú	habrás engalanado	Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás engalanado la plaza del barrio.Before closing time, you will already have decorated the neighborhood square.
él	habrá engalanado	Al final del día, la florista de la calle ya habrá engalanado todo el salón para la fiesta.By the end of the day, the florist on the street will already have decorated the whole hall for the party.
nosotros	habremos engalanado	Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos engalanado la mesa del patio.By tomorrow, we will already have decorated the patio table.
vosotros	habréis engalanado	Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis engalanado el balcón del ayuntamiento.Before leaving, you all will already have decorated the town hall balcony.
ellos	habrán engalanado	Para esa hora, los vecinos de la verbena ya habrán engalanado la carroza principal.By that hour, the neighbors at the street festival will already have decorated the main float.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	engalanaría	En un caso así, yo engalanaría todo el salón para la fiesta.In a case like that, I would decorate the whole hall for the party.
tú	engalanarías	Con un poco más de tiempo, tú engalanarías la mesa del patio.With a little more time, you would decorate the patio table.
él	engalanaría	En esa situación, la florista de la calle engalanaría el balcón del ayuntamiento.In that situation, the florist on the street would decorate the town hall balcony.
nosotros	engalanaríamos	Con ese panorama, nosotros engalanaríamos la carroza principal.With that outlook, we would decorate the main float.
vosotros	engalanaríais	Llegado el caso, vosotros engalanaríais la puerta de la tienda.If it came to that, you all would decorate the shop door.
ellos	engalanarían	En un día así, los vecinos de la verbena engalanarían la plaza del barrio.On a day like that, the neighbors at the street festival would decorate the neighborhood square.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habría engalanado	En otro momento, yo habría engalanado la carroza principal.At another moment, I would have decorated the main float.
tú	habrías engalanado	Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías engalanado la puerta de la tienda.With a little more margin, you would have decorated the shop door.
él	habría engalanado	A esas alturas, la florista de la calle habría engalanado la plaza del barrio.By then, the florist on the street would have decorated the neighborhood square.
nosotros	habríamos engalanado	Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos engalanado todo el salón para la fiesta.With that turn, we would have decorated the whole hall for the party.
vosotros	habríais engalanado	Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais engalanado la mesa del patio.At that point, you all would have decorated the patio table.
ellos	habrían engalanado	En ese punto, los vecinos de la verbena habrían engalanado el balcón del ayuntamiento.From there, the neighbors at the street festival would have decorated the town hall balcony.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	engalane	Es mejor que yo engalane la plaza del barrio.It is better that I decorate the neighborhood square.
tú	engalanes	Hace falta que tú engalanes todo el salón para la fiesta.It is necessary that you decorate the whole hall for the party.
él	engalane	Conviene que la florista de la calle engalane la mesa del patio.It is wise that the florist on the street decorate the patio table.
nosotros	engalanemos	Importa que nosotros engalanemos el balcón del ayuntamiento.It matters that we decorate the town hall balcony.
vosotros	engalanéis	Puede ser útil que vosotros engalanéis la carroza principal.It may help if you all decorate the main float.
ellos	engalanen	Es posible que los vecinos de la verbena engalanen la puerta de la tienda.It is possible that the neighbors at the street festival decorate the shop door.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	haya engalanado	Ojalá yo haya engalanado la mesa del patio a tiempo.Hopefully I have decorated the patio table in time.
tú	hayas engalanado	Puede que tú ya hayas engalanado el balcón del ayuntamiento sin contarlo.Maybe you already have decorated the town hall balcony without saying so.
él	haya engalanado	Tal vez la florista de la calle haya engalanado la carroza principal antes de venir.Perhaps the florist on the street has decorated the main float before coming over.
nosotros	hayamos engalanado	Quizá nosotros ya hayamos engalanado la puerta de la tienda por nuestra cuenta.Maybe we already have decorated the shop door on our own.
vosotros	hayáis engalanado	Es probable que vosotros hayáis engalanado la plaza del barrio mejor de lo esperado.It is likely that you all have decorated the neighborhood square better than expected.
ellos	hayan engalanado	Puede ser que los vecinos de la verbena ya hayan engalanado todo el salón para la fiesta desde temprano.It may be that the neighbors at the street festival already have decorated the whole hall for the party since early on.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	engalanara	Si yo engalanara la carroza principal, se notaría enseguida.If I decorated the main float, it would show right away.
tú	engalanaras	Si tú engalanaras la puerta de la tienda, costaría ocultarlo.If you decorated the shop door, it would be hard to hide.
él	engalanara	Si la florista de la calle engalanara la plaza del barrio, daría mucho que hablar.If the florist on the street decorated the neighborhood square, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotros	engalanáramos	Si nosotros engalanáramos todo el salón para la fiesta, todo iría por otro lado.If we decorated the whole hall for the party, everything would go another way.
vosotros	engalanarais	Si vosotros engalanarais la mesa del patio, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all decorated the patio table, the mood would change.
ellos	engalanaran	Si los vecinos de la verbena engalanaran el balcón del ayuntamiento, la escena sería otra.If the neighbors at the street festival decorated the town hall balcony, the whole scene would be different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiera engalanado	Si yo hubiera engalanado la plaza del barrio, aún se recordaría.If I had decorated the neighborhood square, it would still be remembered.
tú	hubieras engalanado	Si tú hubieras engalanado todo el salón para la fiesta, eso habría dejado marca.If you had decorated the whole hall for the party, that would have left a mark.
él	hubiera engalanado	Si la florista de la calle hubiera engalanado la mesa del patio, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the florist on the street had decorated the patio table, people would still be talking about it.
nosotros	hubiéramos engalanado	Si nosotros hubiéramos engalanado el balcón del ayuntamiento, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had decorated the town hall balcony, the day would have gone another way.
vosotros	hubierais engalanado	Si vosotros hubierais engalanado la carroza principal, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had decorated the main float, the change would have shown earlier.
ellos	hubieran engalanado	Si los vecinos de la verbena hubieran engalanado la puerta de la tienda, nada habría quedado igual.If the neighbors at the street festival had decorated the shop door, nothing would have stayed the same.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	engalanare	Si yo engalanare el balcón del ayuntamiento, se notará enseguida.If I decorate the town hall balcony, it will show right away.
tú	engalanares	Si tú engalanares la carroza principal, costará ignorarlo.If you decorate the main float, it will be hard to ignore.
él	engalanare	Si la florista de la calle engalanare la puerta de la tienda, dará mucho que hablar.If the florist on the street decorates the shop door, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotros	engalanáremos	Si nosotros engalanáremos la plaza del barrio, todo irá por otro camino.If we decorate the neighborhood square, everything will go another way.
vosotros	engalanareis	Si vosotros engalanareis todo el salón para la fiesta, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all decorate the whole hall for the party, the mood will change fast.
ellos	engalanaren	Si los vecinos de la verbena engalanaren la mesa del patio, la escena será distinta.If the neighbors at the street festival decorate the patio table, the whole scene will be different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiere engalanado	Cuando yo hubiere engalanado la puerta de la tienda, ya se notará.When I have decorated the shop door, it will already show.
tú	hubieres engalanado	En cuanto tú hubieres engalanado la plaza del barrio, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have decorated the neighborhood square, it will be hard not to see.
él	hubiere engalanado	Cuando la florista de la calle hubiere engalanado todo el salón para la fiesta, se verá de inmediato.When the florist on the street has decorated the whole hall for the party, it will show at once.
nosotros	hubiéremos engalanado	Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos engalanado la mesa del patio, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have decorated the patio table, everything will move differently.
vosotros	hubiereis engalanado	Cuando vosotros hubiereis engalanado el balcón del ayuntamiento, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have decorated the town hall balcony, the mood will sound different.
ellos	hubieren engalanado	En cuanto los vecinos de la verbena hubieren engalanado la carroza principal, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the neighbors at the street festival have decorated the main float, the change will be clear.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	engalana	engalana la mesa del patio.Decorate the patio table.
él	engalane	Que la florista de la calle engalane el balcón del ayuntamiento.Let the florist on the street decorate the town hall balcony.
nosotros	engalanemos	engalanemos la carroza principal.Decorate the main float.
vosotros	engalanad	engalanad la puerta de la tienda.Decorate the shop door.
ellos	engalanen	Que los vecinos de la verbena engalanen la plaza del barrio.Let the neighbors at the street festival decorate the neighborhood square.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	no engalanes	No no engalanes la puerta de la tienda.Do not decorate the shop door.
él	no engalane	Que la florista de la calle no no engalane la plaza del barrio.Let the florist on the street not decorate the neighborhood square.
nosotros	no engalanemos	No no engalanemos todo el salón para la fiesta.Let us not decorate the whole hall for the party.
vosotros	no engalanéis	No no engalanéis la mesa del patio.Do not decorate the patio table.
ellos	no engalanen	Que los vecinos de la verbena no no engalanen el balcón del ayuntamiento.Let the neighbors at the street festival not decorate the town hall balcony.

Engalanar conjugation

Engalanar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Presente

Pretérito Perfecto

Pretérito Indefinido

Pretérito Imperfecto

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pretérito Anterior

Futuro

Futuro Perfecto

Condicional

Condicional Perfecto

Subjuntivo Presente

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Subjuntivo Futuro

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperativo Negativo

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