Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ilumino | |
| tú | iluminas | |
| él / ella / usted | ilumina | |
| nosotros / nosotras | iluminamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ilumináis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | iluminan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | iluminé | |
| tú | iluminaste | |
| él / ella / usted | iluminó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | iluminamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | iluminasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | iluminaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | iluminaba | |
| tú | iluminabas | |
| él / ella / usted | iluminaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | iluminábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | iluminabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | iluminaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | iluminaré | |
| tú | iluminarás | |
| él / ella / usted | iluminará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | iluminaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | iluminaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | iluminarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | iluminaría | |
| tú | iluminarías | |
| él / ella / usted | iluminaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | iluminaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | iluminaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | iluminarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ilumine | |
| tú | ilumines | |
| él / ella / usted | ilumine | |
| nosotros / nosotras | iluminemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | iluminéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | iluminen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to illuminate
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations