Destellar

to sparkle

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

destellar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

destellando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

destellado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destello I sparkle	I sparkle
tú	destellas you sparkle	you sparkle
él/ella/usted	destella he/she/you sparkles	he/she/you sparkles
nosotros	destellamos we sparkle	we sparkle
vosotros	destelláis you all sparkle	you all sparkle
ellos/ustedes	destellan they/you all sparkle	they/you all sparkle

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destellaba I used to sparkle	I used to sparkle
tú	destellabas you used to sparkle	you used to sparkle
él/ella/usted	destellaba he/she/you used to sparkle	he/she/you used to sparkle
nosotros	destellábamos we used to sparkle	we used to sparkle
vosotros	destellabais you all used to sparkle	you all used to sparkle
ellos/ustedes	destellaban they/you all used to sparkle	they/you all used to sparkle

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destellé I sparkled	I sparkled
tú	destellaste you sparkled	you sparkled
él/ella/usted	destelló he/she/you sparkled	he/she/you sparkled
nosotros	destellamos we sparkled	we sparkled
vosotros	destellasteis you all sparkled	you all sparkled
ellos/ustedes	destellaron they/you all sparkled	they/you all sparkled

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destellaré I will sparkle	I will sparkle
tú	destellarás you will sparkle	you will sparkle
él/ella/usted	destellará he/she/you will sparkle	he/she/you will sparkle
nosotros	destellaremos we will sparkle	we will sparkle
vosotros	destellaréis you all will sparkle	you all will sparkle
ellos/ustedes	destellarán they/you all will sparkle	they/you all will sparkle

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destellaría I would sparkle	I would sparkle
tú	destellarías you would sparkle	you would sparkle
él/ella/usted	destellaría he/she/you would sparkle	he/she/you would sparkle
nosotros	destellaríamos we would sparkle	we would sparkle
vosotros	destellaríais you all would sparkle	you all would sparkle
ellos/ustedes	destellarían they/you all would sparkle	they/you all would sparkle

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destelle that I sparkle	that I sparkle
tú	destelles that you sparkle	that you sparkle
él/ella/usted	destelle that he/she/you sparkle	that he/she/you sparkle
nosotros	destellemos that we sparkle	that we sparkle
vosotros	destelléis that you all sparkle	that you all sparkle
ellos/ustedes	destellen that they/you all sparkle	that they/you all sparkle

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destellara or destellase that I sparkled	that I sparkled
tú	destellaras or destellases that you sparkled	that you sparkled
él/ella/usted	destellara or destellase that he/she/you sparkled	that he/she/you sparkled
nosotros	destelláramos or destellásemos that we sparkled	that we sparkled
vosotros	destellarais or destellaseis that you all sparkled	that you all sparkled
ellos/ustedes	destellaran or destellasen that they/you all sparkled	that they/you all sparkled

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	destella	sparkle! (you)
usted	destelle	sparkle! (you formal)
nosotros	destellemos	let's sparkle!
vosotros	destellad	sparkle! (you all)
ustedes	destellen	sparkle! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no destelles	don't sparkle! (you)
usted	no destelle	don't sparkle! (you formal)
nosotros	no destellemos	let's not sparkle!
vosotros	no destelléis	don't sparkle! (you all)
ustedes	no destellen	don't sparkle! (you all)

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