Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Brillar in Spanish
brillar to shine, to glow, to sparkle, to glitter Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Brillar (to shine, to glow, to sparkle, to glitter) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: brillo, brillas, brilla, brillamos, brilláis, brillan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- brillado shone
- Gerund
- brillando shining
- Similar
- relucir, rutilar, centellear
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Brillar
- Brillar in the Indicative Present
- Brillar in the Indicative Preterite
- Brillar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Brillar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Brillar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Brillar in the Indicative Future
- Brillar in the Indicative Conditional
- Brillar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Brillar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Brillar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Brillar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Brillar
- Imperative tenses of Brillar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Brillar
Brillar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of brillar 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, “brillo”, meaning “I shine”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | brillo | I shine |
| Tú | brillas | you shine |
| Ella / Él / Usted | brilla | s/he shines |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | brillamos | we shine |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | brilláis | you (plural) shine |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | brillan | they shine |
How it’s built: Regular: stem brill- plus the -ar endings.
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Brillar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of brillar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “brillé”, meaning “I shone”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | brillé | I shone |
| Tú | brillaste | you shone |
| Ella / Él / Usted | brilló | s/he shone |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | brillamos | we shone |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | brillasteis | you (plural) shone |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | brillaron | they shone |
How it’s built: Regular: stem brill- plus the -ar endings.
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Brillar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of brillar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “brillaba”, meaning “I used to shine”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | brillaba | I used to shine |
| Tú | brillabas | you used to shine |
| Ella / Él / Usted | brillaba | s/he used to shine |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | brillábamos | we used to shine |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | brillabais | you (plural) used to shine |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | brillaban | they used to shine |
How it’s built: Regular: stem brill- plus the -ar endings.
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Brillar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of brillar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy brillando”, meaning “I am shining”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy brillando | I am shining |
| Tú | estás brillando | you are shining |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está brillando | s/he is shining |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos brillando | we are shining |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis brillando | you (plural) are shining |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están brillando | they are shining |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund brillando.
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Brillar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of brillar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a brillar”, meaning “I am going to shine”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a brillar | I am going to shine |
| Tú | vas a brillar | you are going to shine |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a brillar | s/he is going to shine |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a brillar | we are going to shine |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a brillar | you (plural) are going to shine |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a brillar | they are going to shine |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive brillar.
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Brillar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of brillar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “brillaré”, meaning “I will shine”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | brillaré | I will shine |
| Tú | brillarás | you will shine |
| Ella / Él / Usted | brillará | s/he will shine |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | brillaremos | we will shine |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | brillaréis | you (plural) will shine |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | brillarán | they will shine |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive brillar plus the future endings.
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Brillar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of brillar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “brillaría”, meaning “I would shine”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | brillaría | I would shine |
| Tú | brillarías | you would shine |
| Ella / Él / Usted | brillaría | s/he would shine |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | brillaríamos | we would shine |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | brillaríais | you (plural) would shine |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | brillarían | they would shine |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive brillar plus the conditional endings.
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Brillar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of brillar 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 brillado”, meaning “I have shone”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he brillado | I have shone |
| Tú | has brillado | you have shone |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha brillado | s/he has shone |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos brillado | we have shone |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis brillado | you (plural) have shone |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han brillado | they have shone |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle brillado.
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Brillar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of brillar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había brillado”, meaning “I had shone”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había brillado | I had shone |
| Tú | habías brillado | you had shone |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había brillado | s/he had shone |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos brillado | we had shone |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais brillado | you (plural) had shone |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían brillado | they had shone |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle brillado.
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Brillar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of brillar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré brillado”, meaning “I will have shone”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré brillado | I will have shone |
| Tú | habrás brillado | you will have shone |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá brillado | s/he will have shone |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos brillado | we will have shone |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis brillado | you (plural) will have shone |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán brillado | they will have shone |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle brillado.
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Brillar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of brillar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría brillado”, meaning “I would have shone”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría brillado | I would have shone |
| Tú | habrías brillado | you would have shone |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría brillado | s/he would have shone |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos brillado | we would have shone |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais brillado | you (plural) would have shone |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían brillado | they would have shone |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle brillado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Brillar
Brillar 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, “brille”, meaning “I shine”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | brille | I shine |
| Tú | brilles | you shine |
| Ella / Él / Usted | brille | s/he shines |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | brillemos | we shine |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | brilléis | you (plural) shine |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | brillen | they shine |
How it’s built: Regular: stem brill- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Brillar 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, “brillara”, meaning “I shone”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | brillara | I shone |
| Tú | brillaras | you shone |
| Ella / Él / Usted | brillara | s/he shone |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | brilláramos | we shone |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | brillarais | you (plural) shone |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | brillaran | they shone |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, brillaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (brilláramos).
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Brillar 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, “brillare”, meaning “I will shine”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | brillare | I will shine |
| Tú | brillares | you will shine |
| Ella / Él / Usted | brillare | s/he will shine |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | brilláremos | we will shine |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | brillareis | you (plural) will shine |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | brillaren | they will shine |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, brillaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (brilláremos).
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Brillar 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 brillado”, meaning “I have shone”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya brillado | I have shone |
| Tú | hayas brillado | you have shone |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya brillado | s/he has shone |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos brillado | we have shone |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis brillado | you (plural) have shone |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan brillado | they have shone |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle brillado.
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Brillar 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 brillado”, meaning “I had shone”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera brillado | I had shone |
| Tú | hubieras brillado | you had shone |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera brillado | s/he had shone |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos brillado | we had shone |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais brillado | you (plural) had shone |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran brillado | they had shone |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle brillado.
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Brillar 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 brillado”, meaning “I will have shone”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere brillado | I will have shone |
| Tú | hubieres brillado | you will have shone |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere brillado | s/he will have shone |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos brillado | we will have shone |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis brillado | you (plural) will have shone |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren brillado | they will have shone |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle brillado.
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Imperative tenses of Brillar
Brillar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “brille”, meaning “(to you formal) shine!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | brilla | (to you) shine! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | brille | (to you formal) shine! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | brillemos | let's shine! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | brillad | (to you plural) shine! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | brillen | (to you plural formal) shine! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (brilla); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (brille, brillemos, brillen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (brillad).
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Brillar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no brille”, meaning “(to you formal) don't shine!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no brilles | (to you) don't shine! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no brille | (to you formal) don't shine! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no brillemos | let's not shine! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no brilléis | (to you plural) don't shine! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no brillen | (to you plural formal) don't shine! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no brilles, no brille, no brillemos, no brilléis, no brillen.
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Frequently asked questions about Brillar
Is brillar a regular or irregular verb?
Brillar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate brillar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), brillar is conjugated as: yo brillo, tú brillas, él/ella/usted brilla, nosotros brillamos, vosotros brilláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes brillan. The present tense 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.
How do you conjugate brillar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), brillar is conjugated as: yo brillé, tú brillaste, él/ella/usted brilló, nosotros brillamos, vosotros brillasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes brillaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate brillar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), brillar is conjugated as: yo brillaba, tú brillabas, él/ella/usted brillaba, nosotros brillábamos, vosotros brillabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes brillaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate brillar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), brillar is conjugated as: yo brillaré, tú brillarás, él/ella/usted brillará, nosotros brillaremos, vosotros brillaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes brillarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate brillar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), brillar is conjugated as: yo brille, tú brilles, él/ella/usted brille, nosotros brillemos, vosotros brilléis, ellos/ellas/ustedes brillen. The present subjunctive 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.
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