How to conjugate Amanecer in Spanish
To dawn Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Amanecer
- Amanecer in the Indicative Present
- Amanecer in the Indicative Preterite
- Amanecer in the Indicative Imperfect
- Amanecer in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Amanecer in the Indicative Informal Future
- Amanecer in the Indicative Future
- Amanecer in the Indicative Conditional
- Amanecer in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Amanecer in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Amanecer in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Amanecer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Amanecer
- Imperative tenses of Amanecer
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Amanecer conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Amanecer is the Spanish verb for "to dawn". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | amanecer | to dawn |
| Past participle | amanecido | dawned |
| Gerund | amaneciendo | dawning |
Indicative Tenses of Amanecer
Amanecer in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of amanecer is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "amanezco", meaning "I dawn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amanezco | I dawn |
| Tú | amaneces | you dawn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amanece | s/he dawns, you (formal) dawn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amanecemos | we dawn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | amanecéis | you (plural) dawn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amanecen | they dawn, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Amanecer in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of amanecer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "amanecí", meaning "I dawned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amanecí | I dawned |
| Tú | amaneciste | you dawned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amaneció | s/he dawned, you (formal) dawned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amanecimos | we dawned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | amanecisteis | you (plural) dawned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amanecieron | they dawned, |
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Amanecer in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of amanecer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "amanecía", meaning "I used to dawn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amanecía | I used to dawn |
| Tú | amanecías | you used to dawn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amanecía | s/he used to dawn, you (formal) used to dawn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amanecíamos | we used to dawn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | amanecíais | you (plural) used to dawn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amanecían | they used to dawn, |
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Amanecer in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of amanecer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy amaneciendo", meaning "I am dawning".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy amaneciendo | I am dawning |
| Tú | estás amaneciendo | you are dawning |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está amaneciendo | s/he is dawning, you (formal) are dawning |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos amaneciendo | we are dawning |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis amaneciendo | you (plural) are dawning |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están amaneciendo | they are dawning, |
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Amanecer in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of amanecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a amanecer", meaning "I am going to dawn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a amanecer | I am going to dawn |
| Tú | vas a amanecer | you are going to dawn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a amanecer | s/he is going to dawn, you (formal) are going to dawn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a amanecer | we are going to dawn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a amanecer | you (plural) are going to dawn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a amanecer | they are going to dawn, |
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Amanecer in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of amanecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "amaneceré", meaning "I will dawn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amaneceré | I will dawn |
| Tú | amanecerás | you will dawn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amanecerá | s/he will dawn, you (formal) will dawn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amaneceremos | we will dawn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | amaneceréis | you (plural) will dawn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amanecerán | they will dawn, |
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Amanecer in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of amanecer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "amanecería", meaning "I would dawn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amanecería | I would dawn |
| Tú | amanecerías | you would dawn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amanecería | s/he would dawn, you (formal) would dawn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amaneceríamos | we would dawn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | amaneceríais | you (plural) would dawn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amanecerían | they would dawn, |
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Amanecer in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of amanecer is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he amanecido", meaning "I have dawned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he amanecido | I have dawned |
| Tú | has amanecido | you have dawned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha amanecido | s/he has dawned, you (formal) have dawned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos amanecido | we have dawned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis amanecido | you (plural) have dawned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han amanecido | they have dawned, |
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Amanecer in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of amanecer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había amanecido", meaning "I had dawned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había amanecido | I had dawned |
| Tú | habías amanecido | you had dawned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había amanecido | s/he had dawned, you (formal) had dawned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos amanecido | we had dawned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais amanecido | you (plural) had dawned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían amanecido | they had dawned, |
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Amanecer in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of amanecer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré amanecido", meaning "I will have dawned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré amanecido | I will have dawned |
| Tú | habrás amanecido | you will have dawned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá amanecido | s/he will have dawned, you (formal) will have dawned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos amanecido | we will have dawned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis amanecido | you (plural) will have dawned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán amanecido | they will have dawned, |
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Amanecer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of amanecer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría amanecido", meaning "I would have dawned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría amanecido | I would have dawned |
| Tú | habrías amanecido | you would have dawned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría amanecido | s/he would have dawned, you (formal) would have dawned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos amanecido | we would have dawned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais amanecido | you (plural) would have dawned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían amanecido | they would have dawned, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Amanecer
Amanecer in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "amanezca", meaning "I dawn".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amanezca | I dawn |
| Tú | amanezcas | you dawn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amanezca | s/he dawns, you (formal) dawn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amanezcamos | we dawn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | amanezcáis | you (plural) dawn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amanezcan | they dawn, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Amanecer in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "amaneciera", meaning "I dawned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amaneciera | I dawned |
| Tú | amanecieras | you dawned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amaneciera | s/he dawned, you (formal) dawned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amaneciéramos | we dawned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | amanecierais | you (plural) dawned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amanecieran | they dawned, |
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Amanecer in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "amaneciere", meaning "I will dawn".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amaneciere | I will dawn |
| Tú | amanecieres | you will dawn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amaneciere | s/he will dawn, you (formal) will dawn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amaneciéremos | we will dawn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | amaneciereis | you (plural) will dawn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amanecieren | they will dawn, |
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Amanecer in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya amanecido", meaning "I have dawned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya amanecido | I have dawned |
| Tú | hayas amanecido | you have dawned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya amanecido | s/he has dawned, you (formal) have dawned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos amanecido | we have dawned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis amanecido | you (plural) have dawned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan amanecido | they have dawned, |
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Amanecer in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera amanecido", meaning "I had dawned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera amanecido | I had dawned |
| Tú | hubieras amanecido | you had dawned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera amanecido | s/he had dawned, you (formal) had dawned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos amanecido | we had dawned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais amanecido | you (plural) had dawned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran amanecido | they had dawned, |
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Amanecer in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere amanecido", meaning "I will have dawned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere amanecido | I will have dawned |
| Tú | hubieres amanecido | you will have dawned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere amanecido | s/he will have dawned, you (formal) will have dawned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos amanecido | we will have dawned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis amanecido | you (plural) will have dawned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren amanecido | they will have dawned, |
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Imperative Tenses of Amanecer
Amanecer in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "amanezca", meaning "(to you formal) dawn!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | amanece | (to you) dawn! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amanezca | (to you formal) dawn! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amanezcamos | let's dawn! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | amaneced | (to you plural) dawn! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amanezcan | (to you plural formal) dawn! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Amanecer in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no amanezca", meaning "(to you formal) don't dawn!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no amanezcas | (to you) don't dawn! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no amanezca | (to you formal) don't dawn! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no amanezcamos | let's not dawn! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no amanezcáis | (to you plural) don't dawn! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no amanezcan | (to you plural formal) don't dawn! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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