Enroscar means to screw or twist something into place, often used with screws, caps, or similar objects. It describes the action of turning or twisting to secure or fasten.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | enrosco | Yo enrosco la tapa con cuidado. I screw on the lid carefully. | |
Tú | enroscas | Tú enroscas el tornillo lentamente. You screw in the screw slowly. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | enrosca | Él enrosca la bombilla en la lámpara. He screws the light bulb into the lamp. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | enroscamos | Nosotros enroscamos la manguera en el soporte. We screw the hose onto the connector. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | enroscáis | Vosotros enroscáis las piezas con precisión. You all screw the parts precisely. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | enroscan | Ellos enroscan los tornillos en la estructura. They screw the screws into the structure. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | enroscé | Ayer enrosqué la lámpara en la pared. Yesterday I screwed the lamp into the wall. | |
Tú | enroscaste | Tú enroscaste el tornillo con cuidado. You screwed in the screw carefully. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | enroscó | Él enroscó la tapa del frasco. He screwed on the lid of the jar. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | enroscamos | Nosotros enroscamos las bombillas nuevas. We screwed in the new light bulbs. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | enroscastéis | Vosotros enroscastéis los cables correctamente. You all screwed the cables correctly. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | enroscaron | Ellos enroscaron las piezas en su lugar. They screwed the parts into place. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | enroscaba | Yo enroscaba la tapa con cuidado. I was screwing on the lid carefully. | |
Tú | enroscabas | Tú enroscabas la bombilla en la lámpara. You were screwing in the lightbulb into the lamp. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | enroscaba | Él enroscaba el tornillo lentamente. He was screwing in the screw slowly. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | enroscábamos | Nosotros enroscábamos las piezas antiguas. We were screwing together the old parts. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | enroscabais | Vosotros enroscabais las tapas del frasco. You all were screwing on the jar lids. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | enroscaban | Ellos enroscaban las cuerdas en el mástil. They were winding the ropes around the mast. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy enroscando | Estoy enroscando la bombilla en el socket. I am screwing the bulb into the socket. | |
Tú | estás enroscando | Estás enroscando la tapa del frasco. You are screwing the lid onto the jar. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está enroscando | Ella está enroscando los cables. She is screwing the cables. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos enroscando | Estamos enroscando las piezas del mueble. We are screwing the furniture parts together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis enroscando | Vosotros estáis enroscando las luces. You all are screwing in the lights. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están enroscando | Ellos están enroscando las tuercas. They are screwing the nuts. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a enroscar | Voy a enroscar la tapa del frasco. I am going to screw on the lid of the jar. | |
Tú | vas a enroscar | ¿Vas a enroscar esa bombilla? Are you going to screw in that lightbulb? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a enroscar | Ella va a enroscar la bombilla ahora. She is going to screw in the lightbulb now. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a enroscar | Vamos a enroscar las piezas juntas. We are going to screw the parts together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a enroscar | ¿Vais a enroscar esa tuerca? Are you going to screw in that nut? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a enroscar | Ellos van a enroscar la manguera. They are going to screw on the hose. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | enroscaré | Enroscaré la tapa mañana. I will screw on the lid tomorrow. | |
Tú | enroscarás | Enroscarás los cables después. You will screw on the cables later. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | enroscará | Él enroscará la bombilla hoy. He will screw in the lightbulb today. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | enroscaremos | Nosotros enroscaremos las piezas mañana. We will screw the parts together tomorrow. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | enroscaréis | Vosotros enroscaréis los tornillos pronto. You all will screw in the screws soon. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | enroscarán | Ellos enroscarán la manguera más tarde. They will screw on the hose later. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | enroscaría | Yo enroscaría la tapa si estuviera suelta. I would screw on the lid if it were loose. | |
Tú | enroscarías | Tú enroscarías el tornillo con cuidado. You would screw in the screw carefully. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | enroscaría | Él enroscaría la bombilla si tuviera la herramienta. He would screw in the lightbulb if he had the tool. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | enroscaríamos | Nosotros enroscaríamos las piezas si las ajustáramos bien. We would screw the parts if we fit them properly. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | enroscaríais | Vosotros enroscaríais los cables si supierais cómo hacerlo. You all would screw in the cables if you knew how to do it. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | enroscarían | Ellos enroscarían las tuercas si las encontraran. They would screw on the nuts if they found them. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he enroscado | He enroscado la lámpara en el techo. I have screwed in the lamp on the ceiling. | |
Tú | has enroscado | ¿Has enroscado ya la tapa? Have you already screwed on the lid? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha enroscado | Ella ha enroscado la bombilla. She has screwed in the light bulb. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos enroscado | Hemos enroscado las piezas correctamente. We have screwed the parts together correctly. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis enroscado | ¿Habéis enroscado el tornillo? Have you screwed in the screw? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han enroscado | Ellos han enroscado la tapa del frasco. They have screwed on the jar lid. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había enroscado | Yo había enroscado la cuerda antes de usarla. I had screwed the rope before using it. | |
Tú | habías enroscado | Tú habías enroscado los cables correctamente. You had wound the cables correctly. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había enroscado | Él había enroscado la tapa antes de cerrarla. He had screwed on the lid before closing it. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos enroscado | Nosotros habíamos enroscado las luces en la cuerda. We had wound the lights around the rope. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais enroscado | Vosotros habíais enroscado los cables en el tubo. You all had wound the cables into the tube. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían enroscado | Ellos habían enroscado las piezas antes de ensamblar. They had screwed the parts before assembling. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré enroscado | Para entonces, ya habré enroscado el cable. By then, I will have screwed in the cable. | |
Tú | habrás enroscado | Tú habrás enroscado la tapa para entonces. You will have screwed on the lid by then. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá enroscado | Él habrá enroscado la bombilla en la lámpara. He will have screwed in the lightbulb. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos enroscado | Nosotros habremos enroscado las piezas antes del evento. We will have screwed the parts together before the event. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis enroscado | Vosotros habréis enroscado los tornillos en la estructura. You all will have screwed the screws into the structure. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán enroscado | Ellos habrán enroscado las conexiones eléctricas. They will have screwed in the electrical connections. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría enroscado | Yo habría enroscado la cuerda si hubiera tenido tiempo. I would have screwed in the rope if I had had time. | |
Tú | habrías enroscado | Tú habrías enroscado el cable si hubieras sabido cómo. You would have screwed in the cable if you had known how. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría enroscado | Él habría enroscado la tapa si la hubiera encontrado. He would have screwed on the lid if he had found it. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos enroscado | Nosotros habríamos enroscado las piezas si hubiéramos tenido instrucciones. We would have screwed the parts if we had had instructions. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais enroscado | Vosotros habríais enroscado el tornillo si hubierais tenido la herramienta. You all would have screwed in the screw if you had had the tool. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían enroscado | Ellos habrían enroscado la lámpara si hubieran tenido tiempo. They would have screwed in the lamp if they had had time. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | enrosque | Espero que enrosque la tapa correctamente. I hope he/she/you (formal) screw the lid on correctly. | |
Tú | enrosques | Es importante que enrosques bien la tuerca. It's important that you screw the nut on tightly. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | enrosque | Es posible que él enrosque la lámpara hoy. It's possible that he screws the lamp today. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | enrosquemos | Queremos que enrosquemos las piezas correctamente. We want us to screw the parts correctly. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | enrosquéis | Espero que enrosquéis la bombilla pronto. I hope you all screw in the lightbulb soon. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | enrosquen | Dudo que ellas enrosquen la tapa sin ayuda. I doubt that they (feminine) screw on the lid without help. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | enroscara | Esperaba que enroscara la lámpara. I hoped that he/she would screw in the lamp. | |
Tú | enroscaras | Dudaba que enroscaras la tapa. I doubted that you would screw on the lid. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | enroscara | No creía que enroscara la pieza. He/She didn't believe that he/she would screw the part. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | enroscáramos | Queríamos que enroscáramos el tornillo. We wanted us to screw in the screw. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | enroscarais | Esperaba que enroscarais la tuerca. I hoped that you all would screw on the nut. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | enroscaran | No pensaban que enroscaran la válvula. They didn't think that they would screw the valve. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | enroscare | Si enroscare la tuerca, funcionaría mejor. If I screw in the nut, it would work better. | |
Tú | enroscares | Cuando enroscares el cable, asegúrate de que esté firme. When you screw in the cable, make sure it's tight. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | enroscare | Es probable que enroscare la tapa antes de salir. He will probably screw on the lid before leaving. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | enroscaremos | Mañana enroscaremos las piezas nuevas. Tomorrow we will screw in the new parts. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | enroscareis | Si enroscareis bien, no habrá problemas. If you screw it in well, there won't be any problems. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | enroscare | Quizás enrosquen la manguera en la conexión. They might screw the hose onto the connection. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya enroscado | Espero que haya enroscado bien la tapa. I hope he/she has screwed the lid on properly. | |
Tú | hayas enroscado | Es posible que hayas enroscado el tornillo. It's possible that you have screwed in the screw. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya enroscado | No creo que él haya enroscado la bombilla. I don't think he has screwed in the lightbulb. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos enroscado | Es probable que hayamos enroscado las piezas correctamente. It's likely that we have screwed the parts on correctly. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis enroscado | ¿Habéis enroscado ya los cables? Have you already screwed in the cables? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan enroscado | No creo que hayan enroscado el tornillo todavía. I don't think they have screwed in the screw yet. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera enroscado | Si hubiera enroscado la cuerda, no habría caído. If I had screwed in the rope, I wouldn't have fallen. | |
Tú | hubieras enroscado | Es posible que hubieras enroscado el cable mal. You might have screwed in the cable incorrectly. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera enroscado | Ella habría enroscado la tapa si hubiera tenido tiempo. She would have screwed on the lid if she had had time. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos enroscado | Nosotros habríamos enroscado las piezas antes de salir. We would have screwed the parts together before leaving. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais enroscado | ¿Habíais enroscado las bombillas correctamente? Had you screwed in the light bulbs correctly? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran enroscado | Ellos no hubieran enroscado la tuerca si hubieran sabido. They wouldn't have screwed in the nut if they had known. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiere enroscado | Para entonces, ya hubiere enroscado el cable. By then, I will have already screwed in the cable. | |
Tú | hubieres enroscado | Si hubieres enroscado bien, funcionará. If you will have screwed it in well, it will work. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere enroscado | Cuando él hubiere enroscado la tapa, cerrará la caja. When he will have screwed on the lid, he will close the box. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos enroscado | Para mañana, nosotros hubiéremos enroscado todo. By tomorrow, we will have screwed everything in. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis enroscado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis enroscado la bombilla, encenderéis la luz. When you all will have screwed in the bulb, you will turn on the light. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren enroscado | Para entonces, ellos hubieren enroscado todas las piezas. By then, they will have screwed in all the parts. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | enrosca | Enrosca la tapa con cuidado. Screw on the lid carefully. | |
Tú | enrosca | Enrosca el cable en la toma. Screw the cable into the socket. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | enrosque | Enrosque la bombilla en el casquillo. Screw the light bulb into the socket. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | enrosquemos | Enrosquemos los tornillos ahora. Let's screw in the screws now. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | enroscad | Enroscad la manguera en la válvula. Screw the hose onto the valve. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | enrosquen | Enrosquen las piezas con cuidado. Screw the parts carefully. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no enrosques | No enrosques esa tuerca todavía. Don't screw in that nut yet. | |
Tú | no enrosques | No enrosques el cable sin desconectar. Don't screw in the cable without disconnecting. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no enrosque | Por favor, no enrosque esa pieza allí. Please, don't screw that part there. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no enrosquemos | No enrosquemos las tapas todavía. Let's not screw on the caps yet. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no enrosquéis | No enrosquéis esa parte sin ayuda. Don't screw in that part without help. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no enrosquen | No enrosquen las piezas sin instrucciones. Don't screw the parts in without instructions. |
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