lucir Conditional Conjugation
lucir — to look good
The conditional of lucir is regular: luciría, lucirías, luciría, luciríamos, luciríais, lucirían.
lucir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say how something 'would' look under certain circumstances or to make polite suggestions about style.
Notes on lucir in the Conditional
Lucir is regular. The endings are added directly to the infinitive 'lucir'.
Example Sentences
Esa alfombra luciría mejor en el pasillo.
That rug would look better in the hallway.
él/ella/usted
Si tuvieras tiempo, lucirías más tu talento.
If you had time, you would show off your talent more.
tú
¿No crees que lucirían mejor sin marcos?
Don't you think they would look better without frames?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'luciría' (conditional) with 'lucía' (imperfect).
Correct: Check for the 'ir' in the middle: luc-ir-ía.
Why: The conditional keeps the 'ir' of the infinitive, while the imperfect removes it.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: luzco
Lucir is irregular only in the 'yo' form (luzco) to maintain the soft 'z' sound.
Preterite
yo: lucí
Lucir is completely regular in the preterite: lucí, luciste, lució, lucimos, lucisteis, lucieron.
Imperfect
yo: lucía
Lucir is regular in the imperfect: lucía, lucías, lucía, lucíamos, lucíais, lucían.
Future
yo: luciré
The future of lucir is regular: luciré, lucirás, lucirá, luciremos, luciréis, lucirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: luzca
The subjunctive uses the 'luzca-' stem for all forms: luzca, luzcas, luzca, luzcamos, luzcáis, luzcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: luciera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: luciera, lucieras, luciera, luciéramos, lucierais, lucieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: luce
Commands use 'luce' (tú) and 'luzca' (usted/ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no luzcas
Negative commands always use the 'luzca-' stem: no luzcas, no luzca, no luzcamos, no luzcan.