brillar Conditional Conjugation
brillar — to shine
The conditional of brillar is regular: brillaría, brillarías, brillaría, brillaríamos, brillaríais, brillarían.
brillar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what 'would' shine under certain circumstances, or to express a future action from the perspective of the past.
Notes on brillar in the Conditional
Brillar is regular in the conditional; just add the -ía endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Ese diamante brillaría más si estuviera limpio.
That diamond would shine more if it were clean.
él/ella/usted
Dijeron que las luces brillarían toda la noche.
They said the lights would shine all night.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo brillaría más con un vestido nuevo.
I would shine more with a new dress.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect 'brillaba'.
Correct: brillaría
Why: Conditional implies a 'would' or a hypothesis, while imperfect describes a past habit.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: brillo
Brillar is regular in the present: brillo, brillas, brilla, brillamos, brilláis, brillan.
Preterite
yo: brillé
The preterite of brillar is regular: brillé, brillaste, brilló, brillamos, brillasteis, brillaron.
Imperfect
yo: brillaba
The imperfect of brillar uses -aba endings: brillaba, brillabas, brillaba, brillábamos, brillabais, brillaban.
Future
yo: brillaré
The future of brillar adds endings to the infinitive: brillaré, brillarás, brillará, brillaremos, brillaréis, brillarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: brille
The present subjunctive of brillar uses -e endings: brille, brilles, brille, brillemos, brilléis, brillen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: brillara
The imperfect subjunctive of brillar uses -ara endings: brillara, brillaras, brillara, brilláramos, brillarais, brillaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: brilla
The imperative of brillar gives commands: brilla (tú), brillad (vosotros), brille (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no brilles
The negative imperative of brillar uses the subjunctive: no brilles, no brille, no brillemos, no brilléis, no brillen.