lucir Imperfect Conjugation
lucir — to look good
Lucir is regular in the imperfect: lucía, lucías, lucía, lucíamos, lucíais, lucían.
lucir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe how something used to look habitually or to set the scene (e.g., 'the sun was shining').
Notes on lucir in the Imperfect
Lucir is regular. All forms have an accent on the 'í' of the -ía ending.
Example Sentences
El sol lucía con fuerza cada mañana.
The sun used to shine brightly every morning.
él/ella/usted
De joven, él siempre lucía muy elegante.
As a young man, he always looked very elegant.
él/ella/usted
Las calles lucían vacías durante la siesta.
The streets looked empty during the nap time.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Omitting the accent on 'lucia'.
Correct: lucía
Why: All -ir verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'i' to separate the vowels into two syllables.
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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.
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.
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.