Spanish Verb List: Alphabetical: E

In each case, there is a different form of "to be." That means, you use a conjugated form of TO BE to make the progress in the sentences work out. The participle form of the verb never changes for anybody or for any timeframe.

*To form the present participle of verbs in Spanish:

DROP	ADD
AR	ANDO
ERIR	IENDO

abandonar -> abandonando

absorber -> absorbiendo

aburrir -> aburriendo

* There are exceptions to this formation.

These listings provide verb infinitives, coded by colored balls. Click on the colored ball to hear the infinitive. Also indicated are stem-changes, irregular YO form endings, subjunctive stems, and preterite irregularities. These key bits of information should be sufficient for any intermediate learner to successfully conjugate any given tense for a given verb. See what you can do!

Click on an icon or word below to hear instructions:

español

stem change

"yo"

subj stem

¿pretérito?

¿futuro?

inglés

echar

ech-

to put in, throw, cast, fling, put

educar

eduqu-

1^stc-qu

to educate, teach

ejecutar

ejecut-

to execute, carry out

ejercer

-zo

ejerz-

to exercise, perform, discharge

elegir

e-i

-jo

elij-

3^rde-i

to elect, select, choose

elevar

elev-

to elevate

eliminar

elimin-

to eliminate, exclude, remove

embarazar

embarac-

1^stz-c

to make pregnant

embellecer

-zco

embellezc-

to embellish, make beautiful

embestir

e-i

embist-

3^rde-i

to attack

emborrachar

emborrach-

to make drunk, intoxicate

embrutecer

-zco

embrutezc-

to stultify

emitir

emit-

to emit

empeorar

empeor-

to worsen, make worse, deteriorate

empezar

e-ie

empiec-

1^stz-c

to start, begin

emplear

emple-

to employ, use, hire

empobrecer

-zco

empobrezc-

to impoverish, make poor, break financially

enaltecer

-zco

enaltezc-

to praise

enamorarse

enamor-

to fall in love, enamor

enardecer

-zco

enardezc-

to inflame, light up, go aflame

encantar

encant-

to enchant, be enchanting

encarcelar

encarcel-

to imprison, put in jail

encarecer

-zco

encarezc-

to increase in price, charge more

encargar

encargu-

1^stg-gu

to entrust, put in charge of

encender

e-ie

enciend-

to burn, light, turn on

encerrar

e-ie

encierr-

to shut in, lock up, close in, confine

encomendar

e-ie

encomiend-

to entrust

encontrar

o-ue

encuentr-

to encounter, meet, find

enchilar

enchil-

to chilify, burn with chiles

endurecer

-zco

endurezc-

to harden, make hard

enfadar

enfad-

to annoy, displease, anger

enfatizar

enfatic-

1^stz-c

to emphasize

enfermarse

enferm-

to get sick, become ill

enflacar

enflaqu-

1^stc-qu

to get thin, lose weight

enflaquecer

-zco

enflaquezc-

to make thin, to weaken, to thin out, to grow weak

enfocar

enfoqu-

1^stc-qu

to focus, concentrate

enfriar

-ío

enfrí-

to cool, make cool, get chilled

enfurecer

-zco

enfurezc-

to infuriate, make irate

engañar

engañ-

to deceive, cheat

engendrar

engendr-

to engender

engordar

engord-

to get fat, gain weight

engreir

e-i

-ío

engrí-

3^rde-i

to spoil, make vain or conceited

engrosar

o-ue

engrues-

to swell up, thicken

enloquecer

-zco

enloquezc-

to drive crazy, madden, drive insane, distract

enmendar

e-ie

enmiend-

to amend

enmohecer

-zco

enmohezc-

to rust, mildew, go mouldy

enmudecer

-zco

enmudezc-

to go silent, to become mute

ennegrecer

-zco

ennegrezc-

to blacken, go dark, darken

ennoblecer

-zco

ennoblezc-

to ennoble, make noble, reach nobility

enojar

enoj-

to anger, make mad, madden

enorgullecer

-zco

enorgullezc-

to be proud of, grow proud

enriquecer

-zco

enriquezc-

to enrich, grow rich, become rich

enrojecer

-zco

enrojezc-

to turn red, blush,

ensangrentar

e-ie

ensangrient-

to cover with blood

enseñar

enseñ-

to show, teach

ensombrecer

-zco

ensombrezc-

to grow dark, darken, shade

ensordecer

-zco

ensordezc-

to deafen, go deaf

ensuciar

ensuci-

to soil, get dirty, stain, pollute

entender

e-ie

entiend-

to understand

enternecer

-zco

enternezc-

to get moved, be touched

enterrar

e-ie

entierr-

to bury, inter

entorpecer

-zco

entorpezc-

to dull, blunt, make sluggish, delay, obstruct

entrar

entr-

to enter, go in

entregar

entregu-

1^stg-gu

to return, give back, turn in

entretener

e-ie

-go

entreteng-

entretuv-

entretendr-

to entertain

entrevenir

e-ie

-go

entreveng-

entrevin-

entrevendr-

to intervene

entrevistar

entrevist-

to interview

entristecer

-zco

entristezc-

to sadden, make sad

enumerar

enumer-

to enumerate, number

envejecer

-zco

envejezc-

to age, grow old

enviar

-ío

enví-

to send

envidiar

envidi-

to envy

envolver

o-ue

envuelv-

to cover, envelope, wrap up

escapar

escap-

to escape

escoger

-jo

escoj-

to choose, pick, vote

escoltar

escolt-

to escort

esconder

escond-

to hide

escribir

escrib-

to write

escuchar

escuch-

to listen, hear

escupir

escup-

to spit

especializar

especialic-

1^stz-c

to specialize

especificar

especifiqu-

1^stc-qu

to specify

esperar

esper-

to wait, hope, be pregnant

espiar

-ío

espí-

to spy, spy on

esquiar

-ío

esquí-

to ski

establecer

-zco

establezc-

to establish

estar

-oy

est´-

estuv-

to be

esterilizar

esterilic-

1^stz-c

to sterilize

estipular

estipul-

to stipulate

estornudar

estornud-

to sneeze

estremecer

-zco

estremezc-

to shake, make tremble, make shudder, thrill

estreñir

e-i

estriñ-

3^rd	e -i
	ñó-ñe

to constipate

estudiar

estudi-

to study

evacuar

-úo

evacú-

to evacuate, empty, vacate

evaluar

-úo

evalú-

to evaluate

evitar

evit-

to avoid, evade

exagerar

exager-

to exaggerate

exaltar

exalt-

to exalt

examinar

examin-

to examine, test

exceder

exced-

to exceed

excluir

-yo

excluy-

3^rdi-y

to exclude, bar, debar

excusar

excus-

to excuse

exhalar

exhal-

to exhale

exhibir

exhib-

to exhibit

exigir

-jo

exij-

to expect, demand

existir

exist-

to exist

expatriar

-ío

expatrí-

to expatriate, leave one's country

expedir

e-i

expid-

3^rde-i

to send, expedite

explicar

expliqu-

1^stc-qu

to explain

exponer

-go

expong-

expus-

expondr-

to expose

expresar

expres-

to express

expulsar

expuls-

to expel, eject, drive out

extender

e-ie

extiend-

to extend

extinguir

gu-g

-go

exting-

to extinguish

extirpar

extirp-

to extirpate

extraer

-igo

extraig-

extraj-

to extract