Enamorar in the Present Tense

Introduction

The present tense of enamorar — «to win someone's love» — is the form you will reach for most often. It talks about habits, facts and what is happening right now, and it is the first tense to master for this verb. enamorar is a regular -ar verb verb, so the present follows the -ar endings. On this page you will find the full present-tense table, how the forms are built, five usage rules with examples, a comparison with the preterite, more example sentences, the mistakes learners make in this tense, an eight-question quiz and answers to common questions. A good first sentence is «Yo enamoro todos los días» — I win someone's love every day.

Enamorar in the Present Tense — full table

Person Form
yo enamoro
tú enamoras
él/ella/Ud. enamora
nosotros/as enamoramos
vosotros/as enamoráis
ellos/ellas/Uds. enamoran

Gerund: enamorando · Past participle: enamorado

How the present tense of enamorar is formed

Take the stem enamor — the infinitive enamorar without its -ar ending — and add the present endings. The table below shows the build for every person, using the actual stem of each form:

Person Stem Ending Form
yo enamor -o enamoro
tú enamor -as enamoras
él/ella/Ud. enamor -a enamora
nosotros/as enamor -amos enamoramos
vosotros/as enamor -áis enamoráis
ellos/ellas/Uds. enamor -an enamoran

The present is the only tense where the yo form ends in -o for all three verb classes, which makes it a useful anchor: if you know enamoro, you can build the rest of the table from the stem and the endings above.

When to use the present tense of enamorar

1. Daily routines and habits

The most common use: things you do regularly. Time words like todos los días, siempre and a veces are the giveaway.

Yo enamoro todos los días. — I win someone's love every day.

2. General truths and facts

Use the present for things that are true in general, not just today. No time expression is needed — the statement stands on its own.

Él enamora con mi familia. — He wins someone's love with my family.

3. What is happening right now

For an action in progress, the present works on its own in Spanish, and you can also use estar + the gerund enamorando for emphasis. Both are correct; the gerund version stresses that it is happening this very moment.

Nosotros enamoramos por la mañana. — We win someone's love in the morning.

4. Scheduled near-future plans

Spanish often uses the present for a fixed plan in the near future, where English would say «going to». A time expression such as mañana or la semana que viene makes the future meaning clear.

Tú enamoras en el trabajo. — You win someone's love at work.

5. Narrating and commenting

The present is the tense of live commentary and of stories told as if they were happening now. It keeps the listener in the moment, and it is the tense of instructions and explanations.

Ellos enamoran a veces. — They win someone's love sometimes.

Present Tense vs Preterite: how to choose

The present and the preterite answer different questions. The present says what happens in general or what is happening now; the preterite says what happened once and is over. Compare the pairs below — same verb, different time frame:

  • Present: Yo enamoro todos los días. — I win someone's love every day.

  • Preterite: Ayer yo enamoré por la tarde. — Yesterday I won someone's love in the afternoon.

  • A routine against a single finished event. The present describes the habit; the preterite reports the one time it happened.

  • Present: Él enamora por la mañana. — He wins someone's love in the morning.

  • Preterite: Ayer él enamoró por la tarde. — Yesterday He won someone's love in the afternoon.

  • What happens in the morning in general, against what happened yesterday afternoon. The time expression decides the tense.

  • Present: Nosotros enamoramos con mi familia. — We win someone's love with my family.

  • Preterite: La semana pasada nosotros enamoramos dos veces. — Last week We won someone's love twice.

  • A shared habit against a shared finished event. If the action repeats, use the present; if it happened once and ended, use the preterite.

Example sentences: enamorar in the present

  1. Yo enamoro todos los días. — I win someone's love every day.
  2. Tú enamoras en el trabajo. — You win someone's love at work.
  3. Él enamora con mi familia. — He wins someone's love with my family.
  4. Nosotros enamoramos por la mañana. — We win someone's love in the morning.
  5. Vosotros enamoráis cuando hay tiempo. — You win someone's love when there is time.
  6. Ellos enamoran a veces. — They win someone's love sometimes.
  7. Yo enamoro en el trabajo. — I win someone's love at work.
  8. Él enamora todos los días. — He wins someone's love every day.

Common mistakes with enamorar in the present

1. Forgetting the accent on the vosotros form

Wrong: Vosotros enamorais.

Right: Vosotros enamoráis.

The vosotros form enamoráis carries a written accent on the ending. Without it the word is misspelled, and in speech the stress falls in the wrong place.

2. Using the present for a finished event

Wrong: Ayer yo enamoro.

Right: Ayer yo enamoré.

Ayer belongs with the preterite. The present enamoro talks about now or about a habit; a finished yesterday needs enamoré.

3. Using the yo form for every person

Wrong: Ellos enamoro.

Right: Ellos enamoran.

Each person has its own form: ellos take enamoran, not the yo form enamoro. The -n ending on enamoran is what marks the third-person plural.

4. Using the present instead of the progressive

Wrong: Estoy enamoro.

Right: Estoy enamorando.

After estar, Spanish needs the gerund: estoy enamorando. The conjugated present enamoro never follows estar.

Quiz: enamorar in the present

Test yourself on the present tense of enamorar. Choose the correct answer, then check the key below.

1. What is the yo form of enamorar in the present indicative?

- (a) enamoro
- (b) enamoras
- (c) enamora
- (d) enamoramos

2. What is the tú form of enamorar in the present indicative?

- (a) enamora
- (b) enamoro
- (c) enamoramos
- (d) enamoras

3. What is the él/ella/Ud. form of enamorar in the present indicative?

- (a) enamora
- (b) enamoramos
- (c) enamoras
- (d) enamoro

4. What is the nosotros/as form of enamorar in the present indicative?

- (a) enamora
- (b) enamoramos
- (c) enamoras
- (d) enamoro

5. What is the vosotros/as form of enamorar in the present indicative?

- (a) enamoras
- (b) enamoráis
- (c) enamoro
- (d) enamora

6. What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of enamorar in the present indicative?

- (a) enamoro
- (b) enamora
- (c) enamoras
- (d) enamoran

7. What is the gerund of enamorar?

- (a) enamorando
- (b) enamorado
- (c) enamoro
- (d) enamorar

8. What is the past participle of enamorar?

- (a) enamoré
- (b) enamorado
- (c) enamorar
- (d) enamorando

Answer key

1. (a) — In the present indicative, the yo form of enamorar is enamoro. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 2. (d) — In the present indicative, the tú form of enamorar is enamoras. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 3. (a) — In the present indicative, the él/ella/Ud. form of enamorar is enamora. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 4. (b) — In the present indicative, the nosotros/as form of enamorar is enamoramos. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 5. (b) — In the present indicative, the vosotros/as form of enamorar is enamoráis. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 6. (d) — In the present indicative, the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of enamorar is enamoran. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 7. (a) — The gerund of enamorar is enamorando. It is used with estar for the progressive: «Estoy enamorando». 8. (b) — The past participle of enamorar is enamorado. It follows haber in all the perfect tenses: «he enamorado».

Frequently asked questions

Is enamorar regular in the present?

Yes — enamorar is regular in the present. The stem enamor never changes and the endings are -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an for -ar verbs (with the matching sets for -er and -ir verbs).

What is the yo form of enamorar in the present?

It is enamoro. Use it for talking about yourself right now.

How is the present different from the preterite for enamorar?

The present (enamoro) describes habits and what is happening now; the preterite (enamoré) reports a single finished event. «Yo enamoro todos los días» is a habit, while «Ayer yo enamoré» is one event that ended yesterday.

Can I use the present of enamorar with estar and the gerund?

Yes — «Estoy enamorando» means «I am winning someone's love right now», with the emphasis on the action in progress. The plain present «Yo enamoro» is also correct for what is happening now; the gerund version simply stresses the moment.

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