Oscurecer

to darken

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

oscurecer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

oscureciendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

oscurecido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	oscureco I darken	I darken
tú	oscureces you darken	you darken
él/ella/usted	oscurece he/she/you darkens	he/she/you darkens
nosotros	oscurecemos we darken	we darken
vosotros	oscurecéis you all darken	you all darken
ellos/ustedes	oscurecen they/you all darken	they/you all darken

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	oscurecía I used to darken	I used to darken
tú	oscurecías you used to darken	you used to darken
él/ella/usted	oscurecía he/she/you used to darken	he/she/you used to darken
nosotros	oscurecíamos we used to darken	we used to darken
vosotros	oscurecíais you all used to darken	you all used to darken
ellos/ustedes	oscurecían 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	oscurecí I darkened	I darkened
tú	oscureciste you darkened	you darkened
él/ella/usted	oscureció he/she/you darkened	he/she/you darkened
nosotros	oscurecimos we darkened	we darkened
vosotros	oscurecisteis you all darkened	you all darkened
ellos/ustedes	oscurecieron they/you all darkened	they/you all darkened

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	oscureceré I will darken	I will darken
tú	oscurecerás you will darken	you will darken
él/ella/usted	oscurecerá he/she/you will darken	he/she/you will darken
nosotros	oscureceremos we will darken	we will darken
vosotros	oscureceréis you all will darken	you all will darken
ellos/ustedes	oscurecerán 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	oscurecería I would darken	I would darken
tú	oscurecerías you would darken	you would darken
él/ella/usted	oscurecería he/she/you would darken	he/she/you would darken
nosotros	oscureceríamos we would darken	we would darken
vosotros	oscureceríais you all would darken	you all would darken
ellos/ustedes	oscurecerían 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	oscureca that I darken	that I darken
tú	oscurecas that you darken	that you darken
él/ella/usted	oscureca that he/she/you darken	that he/she/you darken
nosotros	oscurecamos that we darken	that we darken
vosotros	oscurecáis that you all darken	that you all darken
ellos/ustedes	oscurecan 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	oscureciera or oscureciese that I darkened	that I darkened
tú	oscurecieras or oscurecieses that you darkened	that you darkened
él/ella/usted	oscureciera or oscureciese that he/she/you darkened	that he/she/you darkened
nosotros	oscureciéramos or oscureciésemos that we darkened	that we darkened
vosotros	oscurecierais or oscurecieseis that you all darkened	that you all darkened
ellos/ustedes	oscurecieran or oscureciesen that they/you all darkened	that they/you all darkened

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había oscurecido I had darkened	I had darkened
tú	habías oscurecido you had darkened	you had darkened
él/ella/usted	había oscurecido he/she/you had darkened	he/she/you had darkened
nosotros	habíamos oscurecido we had darkened	we had darkened
vosotros	habíais oscurecido you all had darkened	you all had darkened
ellos/ustedes	habían oscurecido 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 oscurecido I had darkened	I had darkened
tú	hubiste oscurecido you had darkened	you had darkened
él/ella/usted	hubo oscurecido he/she/you had darkened	he/she/you had darkened
nosotros	hubimos oscurecido we had darkened	we had darkened
vosotros	hubisteis oscurecido you all had darkened	you all had darkened
ellos/ustedes	hubieron oscurecido 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 oscurecido I will have darkened	I will have darkened
tú	habrás oscurecido you will have darkened	you will have darkened
él/ella/usted	habrá oscurecido he/she/you will have darkened	he/she/you will have darkened
nosotros	habremos oscurecido we will have darkened	we will have darkened
vosotros	habréis oscurecido you all will have darkened	you all will have darkened
ellos/ustedes	habrán oscurecido 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 oscurecido I would have darkened	I would have darkened
tú	habrías oscurecido you would have darkened	you would have darkened
él/ella/usted	habría oscurecido he/she/you would have darkened	he/she/you would have darkened
nosotros	habríamos oscurecido we would have darkened	we would have darkened
vosotros	habríais oscurecido you all would have darkened	you all would have darkened
ellos/ustedes	habrían oscurecido 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 oscurecido that I have darkened	that I have darkened
tú	hayas oscurecido that you have darkened	that you have darkened
él/ella/usted	haya oscurecido that he/she/you have darkened	that he/she/you have darkened
nosotros	hayamos oscurecido that we have darkened	that we have darkened
vosotros	hayáis oscurecido that you all have darkened	that you all have darkened
ellos/ustedes	hayan oscurecido 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 oscurecido that I had darkened	that I had darkened
tú	hubieras oscurecido that you had darkened	that you had darkened
él/ella/usted	hubiera oscurecido that he/she/you had darkened	that he/she/you had darkened
nosotros	hubiéramos oscurecido that we had darkened	that we had darkened
vosotros	hubierais oscurecido that you all had darkened	that you all had darkened
ellos/ustedes	hubieran oscurecido that they/you all had darkened	that they/you all had darkened

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	oscurece	darken! (you)
usted	oscureca	darken! (you formal)
nosotros	oscurecamos	let's darken!
vosotros	oscureced	darken! (you all)
ustedes	oscurecan	darken! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no oscurecas	don't darken! (you)
usted	no oscureca	don't darken! (you formal)
nosotros	no oscurecamos	let's not darken!
vosotros	no oscurecáis	don't darken! (you all)
ustedes	no oscurecan	don't darken! (you all)

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