Enviar Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb enviar means to send, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Enviar means to send, and it is used for emails, messages, parcels, photos and money. It is a close synonym of mandar, and it is fully regular, so it is a reliable verb for everyday communication, work and travel contexts. Like every Spanish verb, enviar changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say envío un correo a la oficina, and in the preterite you say envié un paquete por correo. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: enviar
- English: to send
- Verb type: regular -ar verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: enviando
- Past participle: enviado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + enviado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for enviar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Enviar is fully regular: envié, enviaba, enviaré. The accent on envié marks the stressed i.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for enviar. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | envío |
| tú | envías |
| él/ella/Ud. | envía |
| nosotros/as | enviamos |
| vosotros/as | enviáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | envían |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | envié |
| tú | enviaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | envió |
| nosotros/as | enviamos |
| vosotros/as | enviasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | enviaron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | enviaba |
| tú | enviabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | enviaba |
| nosotros/as | enviábamos |
| vosotros/as | enviabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | enviaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | enviaré |
| tú | enviarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | enviará |
| nosotros/as | enviaremos |
| vosotros/as | enviaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | enviarán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | enviaría |
| tú | enviarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | enviaría |
| nosotros/as | enviaríamos |
| vosotros/as | enviaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | enviarían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he enviado |
| tú | has enviado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha enviado |
| nosotros/as | hemos enviado |
| vosotros/as | habéis enviado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han enviado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había enviado |
| tú | habías enviado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había enviado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos enviado |
| vosotros/as | habíais enviado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían enviado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré enviado |
| tú | habrás enviado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá enviado |
| nosotros/as | habremos enviado |
| vosotros/as | habréis enviado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán enviado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría enviado |
| tú | habrías enviado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría enviado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos enviado |
| vosotros/as | habríais enviado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían enviado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | envíe |
| tú | envíes |
| él/ella/Ud. | envíe |
| nosotros/as | enviemos |
| vosotros/as | enviéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | envíen |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | enviara |
| tú | enviaras |
| él/ella/Ud. | enviara |
| nosotros/as | enviáramos |
| vosotros/as | enviarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | enviaran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | envía |
| él/ella/Ud. | envíe |
| nosotros/as | enviemos |
| vosotros/as | enviad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | envíen |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | envíes |
| él/ella/Ud. | envíe |
| nosotros/as | enviemos |
| vosotros/as | enviéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | envíen |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | enviando | with estar for the progressive: estoy enviando |
| Past participle | enviado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he enviado |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For enviar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Envío un correo a la oficina. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For enviar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, envié un mensaje a María. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For enviar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, enviaba un paquete por correo. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For enviar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, enviaré las fotos del viaje. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For enviar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Enviaría un correo a la oficina si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For enviar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he enviado un mensaje a María. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For enviar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había enviado un paquete por correo antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For enviar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré enviado las fotos del viaje. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For enviar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría enviado un correo a la oficina con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For enviar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él envíe un mensaje a María. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For enviar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él enviara un paquete por correo, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For enviar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Envía las fotos del viaje! Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For enviar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No envíes un correo a la oficina. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with enviar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Envío un correo a la oficina. — I send an email to the office.
- Envía un mensaje a María. — He/she sends a message to María.
- Ayer, envié un paquete por correo. — Yesterday, I sent a parcel by post.
- Antes, nosotros enviábamos las fotos del viaje. — Before, we used to send the photos from the trip.
- Mañana, tú enviarás un correo a la oficina. — Tomorrow, you will send an email to the office.
- Yo enviaría un mensaje a María si tuviera más tiempo. — I would send a message to María if I had more time.
- Él ha enviado un paquete por correo. — He has sent a parcel by post.
- Espero que él envíe las fotos del viaje. — I hope he sends the photos from the trip.
- Yo ya había enviado un correo a la oficina antes de salir. — I had already sent an email to the office before leaving.
- Ellos enviaban un mensaje a María cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to send a message to María when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo envía un correo a la oficina. — Right: Yo envío un correo a la oficina. — The person matters: envía is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is envío. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Ayer yo envío un mensaje a María. — Right: Ayer yo envié un mensaje a María. — The present and the preterite are different tenses: envío is happening now, while envié is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
- Wrong: Treating enviar and mandar as identical in every context. — Right: Enviar means to send, while mandar means to send, the close synonym. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: enviar fits sentences such as Envío un correo a la oficina, while mandar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy enviado un mensaje a María. — Right: Yo he enviado un mensaje a María. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he enviado, has enviado, ha enviado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo envié un paquete por correo todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo enviaba un paquete por correo todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (enviaba), not the preterite. The preterite (envié) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on enviar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ un correo a la oficina. (present tense) A. envío B. envías C. envía D. enviamos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ un mensaje a María. (preterite) A. envié B. enviaste C. enviaron D. envió
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ un paquete por correo. (imperfect) A. enviabas B. enviaban C. enviábamos D. enviaba
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ las fotos del viaje. (future) A. enviaremos B. enviarás C. enviaré D. enviará
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ un correo a la oficina si pudiera. (conditional) A. enviaría B. enviarías C. enviarían D. envío
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ un mensaje a María. (present subjunctive) A. envíes B. enviemos C. envío D. envíe
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ un paquete por correo, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. enviáramos B. envío C. enviara D. enviaras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ las fotos del viaje. (present perfect) A. han enviado B. hemos enviado C. he enviado D. has enviado
Complete the command: ¡___ un correo a la oficina! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. envía B. envíe C. enviemos D. enviad
Which is the gerund of enviar, used with estar for the progressive? A. enviado B. envío C. envié D. enviando
Answer key
- envío — The first-person present of enviar is envío. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
- envió — The third-person preterite of enviar is envió, the form for a single finished action in the past.
- enviábamos — The nosotros imperfect of enviar is enviábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
- enviarás — The second-person future of enviar is enviarás.
- enviaría — The first-person conditional of enviar is enviaría, the form for what would happen.
- envíe — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of enviar is envíe.
- enviara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of enviar is enviara.
- hemos enviado — The nosotros present perfect of enviar is hemos enviado: hemos + enviado.
- envía — The affirmative tú imperative of enviar is envía.
- enviando — The gerund of enviar is enviando: estoy enviando. The participle enviado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does enviar mean in English?
Enviar means to send. It is used in everyday situations such as Envío un correo a la oficina. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is enviar regular or irregular?
Enviar is a fully regular -ar verb, so every tense follows the standard endings for its class. Once you know the regular pattern, you can produce every form on this page, including envío in the present and envié in the preterite.
What is the difference between enviar and mandar?
Enviar means to send, while mandar means to send, the close synonym. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use enviar when you mean to send, as in Envío un correo a la oficina, and use mandar for to send, the close synonym. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I send” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo envié un mensaje a María. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo enviaba un paquete por correo. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he enviado un mensaje a María.
How do I practise enviar?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the enviar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Enviar in the present tense — the full present-tense table for enviar.
- Enviar examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for enviar.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Cobrar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with enviar.
- Colgar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with enviar.
- Contestar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with enviar.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.