lucir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
lucir — to look good
Commands use 'luce' (tú) and 'luzca' (usted/ustedes).
lucir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to show off something or to encourage them to look their best.
Notes on lucir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (luce), but 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' use the 'zc' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Luce tu sonrisa sin miedo.
Show off your smile without fear.
tú
Luzca este traje en la cena.
Wear this suit at the dinner.
Luzcamos con orgullo nuestra bandera.
Let's display our flag with pride.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'luzca' for a friend (tú).
Correct: luce
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command usually matches the third-person present indicative, which is 'luce'.
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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.
Conditional
yo: luciría
The conditional of lucir is regular: luciría, lucirías, luciría, luciríamos, luciríais, lucirían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no luzcas
Negative commands always use the 'luzca-' stem: no luzcas, no luzca, no luzcamos, no luzcan.