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Encender (to turn on) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of encender (to turn on) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Encender (to turn on) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 5: En casa (At home)

Lesson 34: Electrodomésticos (Household appliances)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Encender (to turn on) Encendiendo (Turning on) Encendido (Turned on)

Encender (to turn on): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) enciendo I turn on
(tú) enciendes You turn on
(él/ella) enciende he/she turns on
(nosotros/nosotras) encendemos we turn on
(vosotros/vosotras) encendéis You (plural) turn on
(ellos/ellas) encienden they turn on

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he encendido I have turned on
(tú) has encendido You have turned on
(él/ella) ha encendido He/She has turned on
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos encendido We have turned on
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis encendido You have turned on
(ellos/ellas) han encendido they have turned on

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) encienda I turn on
(tú) enciendas you turn on
(él/ella) encienda he/she turns on
(nosotros/nosotras) encendamos we turn on
(vosotros/vosotras) encendáis You turn on
(ellos/ellas) enciendan they turn on

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya encendido I have turned on
(tú) hayas encendido you have turned on
(él/ella) haya encendido he has turned on/she has turned on
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos encendido we have turned on
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis encendido You have turned on
(ellos/ellas) hayan encendido they have turned on

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) encendía I used to turn on
(tú) encendías You were turning on
(él/ella) encendía he/she turned on
(nosotros/nosotras) encendíamos we turned on
(vosotros/vosotras) encendíais You turned on
(ellos/ellas) encendían they turned on

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había encendido I had turned on
(tú) habías encendido you had turned on
(él/ella) había encendido he/she had turned on
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos encendido we had turned on
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais encendido You had turned on
(ellos/ellas) habían encendido they had turned on

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) encendiera/encendiese I turned on
(tú) encendieras/encendieses You would turn on
(él/ella) encendiera/encendiese he/she turned on
(nosotros/nosotras) encendiéramos/encendiésemos we turned on
(vosotros/vosotras) encendierais/encendieseis You would turn on
(ellos/ellas) encendieran/encendiesen they turned on

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese encendido I had turned on
(tú) hubieras/hubieses encendido You had turned on
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese encendido he/she had turned on
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos encendido we had turned on
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis encendido You would have turned on
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen encendido they had turned on

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) encendí I turned on
(tú) encendiste You turned on
(él/ella) encendió he/she turned on
(nosotros/nosotras) encendimos we turned on
(vosotros/vosotras) encendisteis You turned on
(ellos/ellas) encendieron they turned on

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube encendido I had turned on
(tú) hubiste encendido you had turned on
(él/ella) hubo encendido he/she had turned on
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos encendido we had turned on
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis encendido You turned on
(ellos/ellas) hubieron encendido they had turned on

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) encendiere I will turn on
(tú) encendieres You would turn on
(él/ella) encendiere he would turn on/she would turn on
(nosotros/nosotras) encendiéremos we will turn on
(vosotros/vosotras) encendiereis you will turn on
(ellos/ellas) encendieren they would turn on

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere encendido I will have turned on
(tú) hubieres encendido You will have turned on
(él/ella) hubiere encendido he/she will have turned on
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos encendido we will have turned on
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis encendido You would have turned on
(ellos/ellas) hubieren encendido they will have turned on

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) encenderé I will turn on
(tú) encenderás You will turn on
(él/ella) encenderá he will turn on/she will turn on
(nosotros/nosotras) encenderemos we will turn on
(vosotros/vosotras) encenderéis You will turn on
(ellos/ellas) encenderán they will turn on

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré encendido I will have turned on
(tú) habrás encendido You will have turned on
(él/ella) habrá encendido he/she will have turned on
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos encendido we will have turned on
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis encendido you will have turned on
(ellos/ellas) habrán encendido They will have turned on
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Encienda! You turn on
¡Enciende! He turns on
¡Encienda! Let's turn on!
¡Enciendamos! You all turn on
¡Encended! They turn on

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
N/A tú no enciendas
¡No enciendas! He/She do not turn on!
¡No encienda! Do not turn on!
¡No encendamos! You all, do not turn on
¡No encendáis! They don't turn on

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) encendería I would turn on
(tú) encenderías You would turn on
(él/ella) encendería he/she would turn on
(nosotros/nosotras) encenderíamos we would turn on
(vosotros/vosotras) encenderíais you would turn on
(ellos/ellas) encenderían they would turn on

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría encendido I would have turned on
(tú) habrías encendido You would have turned on
(él/ella) habría encendido he would have turned on/she would have turned on
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos encendido we would have turned on
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais encendido You would have turned on
(ellos/ellas) habrían encendido they would have turned on

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We will light the candles for the celebration.
Nosotros encenderemos las velas para la celebración.
2. You (plural) turn on the oven.
Vosotros encendéis el horno.
3. We turn on the Christmas tree lights.
Nosotros encendemos las luces del árbol de navidad.
4. You turn on the television.
Tú enciendes la televisión.
5. You will turn on the oven to prepare dinner.
Tú encenderás el horno para preparar la cena.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They have lit the grill to have a barbecue.
Ellos han encendido la parrilla para hacer una barbacoa.
2. You lit the candle.
Tú encendiste la vela.
3. You have turned on the television to watch the movie.
Tú has encendido la televisión para ver la película.
4. You all used to turn on the lamps at dusk.
Vosotros encendíais las lámparas al anochecer.
5. I used to turn on the light every morning.
Yo encendía la luz cada mañana.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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encendiera/encendiese, enciendas, encienda, enciendan

1.
Si yo ... la luz, vería mejor.
(If I were to turn on the light, I would see better.)
2.
Espero que tú ... el horno.
(I hope that you turn on the oven.)
3.
Quiero que ellos ... el aire acondicionado.
(I want them to turn on the air conditioner.)
4.
Si él ... la estufa, podríamos cocinar.
(If he were to light the stove, we could cook.)
5.
Ojalá él ... la chimenea.
(I hope he lights the fireplace.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I hope that I have turned on the light correctly.
Espero que yo haya encendido la luz correctamente.
2. You would have lit the fireworks if it didn't rain.
Vosotros habríais encendido los fuegos artificiales si no lloviera.
3. I thought that you had turned on the lighthouse.
Pensé que vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis encendido el faro.
4. If I had turned on the light, we would not be in the dark.
Si yo hubiera/hubiese encendido la luz, no estaríamos en la oscuridad.
5. When you all had turned on the lanterns, the night tour began.
Cuando vosotros hubisteis encendido las linternas, el tour nocturno inició.