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enseñar

to teach, to show

verb Word 847 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded

How to conjugate enseñar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo enseño I teach / I am teaching / I show / I am showing
tú enseñas you teach / you are teaching / you show / you are showing
él/ella enseña he/she teaches / he/she is teaching / you teach (formal) / you are teaching (formal) / he/she shows / he/she is showing / you show (formal) / you are showing (formal)
nosotros enseñamos we teach / we are teaching / we show / we are showing
ellos/ellas enseñan they teach / they are teaching / you all teach / you all are teaching / they show / they are showing / you all show / you all are showing

Preterite

yo enseñé I taught / I showed
tú enseñaste you taught / you showed
él/ella enseñó he/she taught / you taught (formal) / he/she showed / you showed (formal)
nosotros enseñamos we taught / we showed
ellos/ellas enseñaron they taught / you all taught / they showed / you all showed

Imperfect

yo enseñaba I was teaching / I used to teach / I was showing / I used to show
tú enseñabas you were teaching / you used to teach / you were showing / you used to show
él/ella enseñaba he/she was teaching / he/she used to teach / you were teaching (formal) / you used to teach (formal) / he/she was showing / he/she used to show / you were showing (formal) / you used to show (formal)
nosotros enseñábamos we were teaching / we used to teach / we were showing / we used to show
ellos/ellas enseñaban they were teaching / they used to teach / you all were teaching / you all used to teach / they were showing / they used to show / you all were showing / you all used to show

Future

yo enseñaré I will teach / I will show
tú enseñarás you will teach / you will show
él/ella enseñará he/she will teach / you will teach (formal) / he/she will show / you will show (formal)
nosotros enseñaremos we will teach / we will show
ellos/ellas enseñarán they will teach / you all will teach / they will show / you all will show

In a sentence

Mi abuela me enseñó a cocinar.

My grandmother taught me to cook.

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