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Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yoiluminara
iluminaras
él/ella/ustediluminara
nosotrosilumináramos
vosotrosiluminarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesiluminaran

The imperfect subjunctive of iluminar (iluminara/iluminase) expresses hypothetical or uncertain past actions.

Present Subjunctive

yoilumine
ilumines
él/ella/ustedilumine
nosotrosiluminemos
vosotrosiluminéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesiluminen

The present subjunctive of iluminar (ilumine, ilumines, etc.) is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no ilumines
ustedno ilumine
nosotrosno iluminemos
vosotrosno iluminéis
ustedesno iluminen

Form negative commands for 'iluminar' using 'no' + present subjunctive: no ilumines, no ilumine, no iluminemos, no iluminéis, no iluminen.

Imperative

ilumina
ustedilumine
nosotrosiluminemos
vosotrosiluminad
ustedesiluminen

Use the imperative of iluminar for direct commands: ¡ilumina!, ¡ilumine!, ¡iluminemos!, ¡iluminad!, ¡iluminen!.

Indicative

Conditional

yoiluminaría
iluminarías
él/ella/ustediluminaría
nosotrosiluminaríamos
vosotrosiluminaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesiluminarían

The conditional of iluminar (iluminaría, iluminarías, etc.) expresses hypothetical outcomes or polite requests.

Preterite

yoiluminé
iluminaste
él/ella/ustediluminó
nosotrosiluminamos
vosotrosiluminasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesiluminaron

The preterite of iluminar is regular: iluminé, iluminaste, iluminó, iluminamos, iluminasteis, iluminaron.

Imperfect

yoiluminaba
iluminabas
él/ella/ustediluminaba
nosotrosiluminábamos
vosotrosiluminabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesiluminaban

The imperfect of iluminar (iluminaba, iluminabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.

Present

yoilumino
iluminas
él/ella/ustedilumina
nosotrosiluminamos
vosotrosilumináis
ellos/ellas/ustedesiluminan

The present tense of iluminar (ilumino, iluminas, etc.) describes actions happening now or habitual events.

Future

yoiluminaré
iluminarás
él/ella/ustediluminará
nosotrosiluminaremos
vosotrosiluminaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesiluminarán

The future tense of iluminar (iluminaré, iluminarás, etc.) indicates actions that will happen.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does iluminar mean in Spanish?

iluminar means "to light up".

Is iluminar a regular or irregular verb?

iluminar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate iluminar in the present tense?

The present tense of iluminar is: yo ilumino, tú iluminas, él/ella/usted ilumina, nosotros iluminamos, vosotros ilumináis, ellos/ellas/ustedes iluminan.

How do you conjugate iluminar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of iluminar is: yo iluminé, tú iluminaste, él/ella/usted iluminó, nosotros iluminamos, vosotros iluminasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes iluminaron.

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