Ensombrecer

to darken

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

ensombrecer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

ensombreciendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

ensombrecido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ensombreco I darken	I darken
tú	ensombreces you darken

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he ensombrecido I have darkened	I have darkened
tú	has ensombrecido

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	ensombrece	darken! (you)
usted	ensombreca	darken! (you formal)
nosotros	ensombrecamos	let's darken!
vosotros	ensombreced

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no ensombrecas	don't darken! (you)
usted	no ensombreca	don't darken! (you formal)
nosotros	no ensombrecamos	let's not darken!
vosotros

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ensombrecía I used to darken	I used to darken
tú	ensombrecías you used to darken	you used to darken
él/ella/usted	ensombrecía he/she/you used to darken	he/she/you used to darken
nosotros	ensombrecíamos we used to darken	we used to darken
vosotros	ensombrecíais you all used to darken	you all used to darken
ellos/ustedes	ensombrecían they/you all used to darken	they/you all used to darken

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ensombrecí I darkened	I darkened
tú	ensombreciste you darkened	you darkened
él/ella/usted	ensombreció he/she/you darkened	he/she/you darkened
nosotros	ensombrecimos we darkened	we darkened
vosotros	ensombrecisteis you all darkened	you all darkened
ellos/ustedes	ensombrecieron they/you all darkened	they/you all darkened

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ensombreceré I will darken	I will darken
tú	ensombrecerás you will darken	you will darken
él/ella/usted	ensombrecerá he/she/you will darken	he/she/you will darken
nosotros	ensombreceremos we will darken	we will darken
vosotros	ensombreceréis you all will darken	you all will darken
ellos/ustedes	ensombrecerán they/you all will darken	they/you all will darken

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ensombrecería I would darken	I would darken
tú	ensombrecerías you would darken	you would darken
él/ella/usted	ensombrecería he/she/you would darken	he/she/you would darken
nosotros	ensombreceríamos we would darken	we would darken
vosotros	ensombreceríais you all would darken	you all would darken
ellos/ustedes	ensombrecerían they/you all would darken	they/you all would darken

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ensombreca that I darken	that I darken
tú	ensombrecas that you darken	that you darken
él/ella/usted	ensombreca that he/she/you darken	that he/she/you darken
nosotros	ensombrecamos that we darken	that we darken
vosotros	ensombrecáis that you all darken	that you all darken
ellos/ustedes	ensombrecan that they/you all darken	that they/you all darken

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ensombreciera or ensombreciese that I darkened	that I darkened
tú	ensombrecieras or ensombrecieses that you darkened	that you darkened
él/ella/usted	ensombreciera or ensombreciese that he/she/you darkened	that he/she/you darkened
nosotros	ensombreciéramos or ensombreciésemos that we darkened	that we darkened
vosotros	ensombrecierais or ensombrecieseis that you all darkened	that you all darkened
ellos/ustedes	ensombrecieran or ensombreciesen that they/you all darkened	that they/you all darkened

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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