Brillar

to shine

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

brillar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

brillando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

brillado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	brillo I shine	I shine
tú	brillas you shine	you shine
él/ella/usted	brilla he/she/you shines	he/she/you shines
nosotros	brillamos we shine	we shine
vosotros	brilláis you all shine	you all shine
ellos/ustedes	brillan they/you all shine	they/you all shine

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	brillaba I used to shine	I used to shine
tú	brillabas you used to shine	you used to shine
él/ella/usted	brillaba he/she/you used to shine	he/she/you used to shine
nosotros	brillábamos we used to shine	we used to shine
vosotros	brillabais you all used to shine	you all used to shine
ellos/ustedes	brillaban they/you all used to shine	they/you all used to shine

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	brillé I shined	I shined
tú	brillaste you shined	you shined
él/ella/usted	brilló he/she/you shined	he/she/you shined
nosotros	brillamos we shined	we shined
vosotros	brillasteis you all shined	you all shined
ellos/ustedes	brillaron they/you all shined	they/you all shined

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	brillaré I will shine	I will shine
tú	brillarás you will shine	you will shine
él/ella/usted	brillará he/she/you will shine	he/she/you will shine
nosotros	brillaremos we will shine	we will shine
vosotros	brillaréis you all will shine	you all will shine
ellos/ustedes	brillarán they/you all will shine	they/you all will shine

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	brillaría I would shine	I would shine
tú	brillarías you would shine	you would shine
él/ella/usted	brillaría he/she/you would shine	he/she/you would shine
nosotros	brillaríamos we would shine	we would shine
vosotros	brillaríais you all would shine	you all would shine
ellos/ustedes	brillarían they/you all would shine	they/you all would shine

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	brille that I shine	that I shine
tú	brilles that you shine	that you shine
él/ella/usted	brille that he/she/you shine	that he/she/you shine
nosotros	brillemos that we shine	that we shine
vosotros	brilléis that you all shine	that you all shine
ellos/ustedes	brillen that they/you all shine	that they/you all shine

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	brillara or brillase that I shined	that I shined
tú	brillaras or brillases that you shined	that you shined
él/ella/usted	brillara or brillase that he/she/you shined	that he/she/you shined
nosotros	brilláramos or brillásemos that we shined	that we shined
vosotros	brillarais or brillaseis that you all shined	that you all shined
ellos/ustedes	brillaran or brillasen that they/you all shined	that they/you all shined

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he brillado I have shined	I have shined
tú	has brillado you have shined	you have shined
él/ella/usted	ha brillado he/she/you have shined	he/she/you have shined
nosotros	hemos brillado we have shined	we have shined
vosotros	habéis brillado you all have shined	you all have shined
ellos/ustedes	han brillado they/you all have shined	they/you all have shined

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había brillado I had shined	I had shined
tú	habías brillado you had shined	you had shined
él/ella/usted	había brillado he/she/you had shined	he/she/you had shined
nosotros	habíamos brillado we had shined	we had shined
vosotros	habíais brillado you all had shined	you all had shined
ellos/ustedes	habían brillado they/you all had shined	they/you all had shined

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube brillado I had shined	I had shined
tú	hubiste brillado you had shined	you had shined
él/ella/usted	hubo brillado he/she/you had shined	he/she/you had shined
nosotros	hubimos brillado we had shined	we had shined
vosotros	hubisteis brillado you all had shined	you all had shined
ellos/ustedes	hubieron brillado they/you all had shined	they/you all had shined

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré brillado I will have shined	I will have shined
tú	habrás brillado you will have shined	you will have shined
él/ella/usted	habrá brillado he/she/you will have shined	he/she/you will have shined
nosotros	habremos brillado we will have shined	we will have shined
vosotros	habréis brillado you all will have shined	you all will have shined
ellos/ustedes	habrán brillado they/you all will have shined	they/you all will have shined

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría brillado I would have shined	I would have shined
tú	habrías brillado you would have shined	you would have shined
él/ella/usted	habría brillado he/she/you would have shined	he/she/you would have shined
nosotros	habríamos brillado we would have shined	we would have shined
vosotros	habríais brillado you all would have shined	you all would have shined
ellos/ustedes	habrían brillado they/you all would have shined	they/you all would have shined

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya brillado that I have shined	that I have shined
tú	hayas brillado that you have shined	that you have shined
él/ella/usted	haya brillado that he/she/you have shined	that he/she/you have shined
nosotros	hayamos brillado that we have shined	that we have shined
vosotros	hayáis brillado that you all have shined	that you all have shined
ellos/ustedes	hayan brillado that they/you all have shined	that they/you all have shined

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera brillado that I had shined	that I had shined
tú	hubieras brillado that you had shined	that you had shined
él/ella/usted	hubiera brillado that he/she/you had shined	that he/she/you had shined
nosotros	hubiéramos brillado that we had shined	that we had shined
vosotros	hubierais brillado that you all had shined	that you all had shined
ellos/ustedes	hubieran brillado that they/you all had shined	that they/you all had shined

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	brilla	shine! (you)
usted	brille	shine! (you formal)
nosotros	brillemos	let's shine!
vosotros	brillad	shine! (you all)
ustedes	brillen	shine! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no brilles	don't shine! (you)
usted	no brille	don't shine! (you formal)
nosotros	no brillemos	let's not shine!
vosotros	no brilléis	don't shine! (you all)
ustedes	no brillen	don't shine! (you all)

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