encarcelarverb
Encarcelar means to imprison in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as encarcela, encarcelaron and encarceló.
- to imprison
El hombre fue encarcelado por asesinato.
The man was imprisoned for murder.
Decidieron encarcelar al estafador por fraude.
They decided to imprison the swindler for fraud.
En esa época, encarcelaban a la gente por deudas.
In those days, they used to imprison people for debts.
El juez ordenó encarcelar al sospechoso hasta el juicio.
The judge ordered the suspect to be imprisoned until trial.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| encarcela | he, she, it | Present |
| encarcelaron | they | Preterite |
| encarceló | he, she, it | Preterite |
| encarcelan | they | Present |
| encarcelando | Gerund | |
| encarcelaste | you | Preterite |
| encarcelarían | they | Conditional |
| encarcelaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| encarcelaban | they | Imperfect |
| encarcelaran | they | Past subjunctive |
| encarcelara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |