Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Iluminar in Spanish
To illuminate Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Iluminar (to illuminate) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: ilumino, iluminas, ilumina, iluminamos, ilumináis, iluminan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Iluminar
- Iluminar in the Indicative Present
- Iluminar in the Indicative Preterite
- Iluminar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Iluminar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Iluminar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Iluminar in the Indicative Future
- Iluminar in the Indicative Conditional
- Iluminar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Iluminar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Iluminar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Iluminar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Iluminar
- Imperative tenses of Iluminar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Iluminar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Iluminar is the Spanish verb for "to illuminate". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | iluminar | to illuminate |
| Past participle | iluminado | illuminated |
| Gerund | iluminando | illuminating |
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Iluminar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of iluminar 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, "ilumino", meaning "I illuminate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ilumino | I illuminate |
| Tú | iluminas | you illuminate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ilumina | s/he illuminates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iluminamos | we illuminate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ilumináis | you (plural) illuminate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | iluminan | they illuminate |
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Iluminar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of iluminar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "iluminé", meaning "I illuminated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | iluminé | I illuminated |
| Tú | iluminaste | you illuminated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | iluminó | s/he illuminated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iluminamos | we illuminated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iluminasteis | you (plural) illuminated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | iluminaron | they illuminated |
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Iluminar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of iluminar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "iluminaba", meaning "I used to illuminate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | iluminaba | I used to illuminate |
| Tú | iluminabas | you used to illuminate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | iluminaba | s/he used to illuminate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iluminábamos | we used to illuminate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iluminabais | you (plural) used to illuminate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | iluminaban | they used to illuminate |
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Iluminar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of iluminar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy iluminando", meaning "I am illuminating".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy iluminando | I am illuminating |
| Tú | estás iluminando | you are illuminating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está iluminando | s/he is illuminating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos iluminando | we are illuminating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis iluminando | you (plural) are illuminating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están iluminando | they are illuminating |
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Iluminar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of iluminar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a iluminar", meaning "I am going to illuminate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a iluminar | I am going to illuminate |
| Tú | vas a iluminar | you are going to illuminate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a iluminar | s/he is going to illuminate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a iluminar | we are going to illuminate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a iluminar | you (plural) are going to illuminate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a iluminar | they are going to illuminate |
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Iluminar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of iluminar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "iluminaré", meaning "I will illuminate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | iluminaré | I will illuminate |
| Tú | iluminarás | you will illuminate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | iluminará | s/he will illuminate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iluminaremos | we will illuminate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iluminaréis | you (plural) will illuminate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | iluminarán | they will illuminate |
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Iluminar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of iluminar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "iluminaría", meaning "I would illuminate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | iluminaría | I would illuminate |
| Tú | iluminarías | you would illuminate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | iluminaría | s/he would illuminate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iluminaríamos | we would illuminate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iluminaríais | you (plural) would illuminate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | iluminarían | they would illuminate |
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Iluminar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of iluminar 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 iluminado", meaning "I have illuminated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he iluminado | I have illuminated |
| Tú | has iluminado | you have illuminated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha iluminado | s/he has illuminated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos iluminado | we have illuminated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis iluminado | you (plural) have illuminated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han iluminado | they have illuminated |
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Iluminar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of iluminar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había iluminado", meaning "I had illuminated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había iluminado | I had illuminated |
| Tú | habías iluminado | you had illuminated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había iluminado | s/he had illuminated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos iluminado | we had illuminated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais iluminado | you (plural) had illuminated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían iluminado | they had illuminated |
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Iluminar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of iluminar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré iluminado", meaning "I will have illuminated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré iluminado | I will have illuminated |
| Tú | habrás iluminado | you will have illuminated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá iluminado | s/he will have illuminated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos iluminado | we will have illuminated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis iluminado | you (plural) will have illuminated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán iluminado | they will have illuminated |
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Iluminar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of iluminar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría iluminado", meaning "I would have illuminated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría iluminado | I would have illuminated |
| Tú | habrías iluminado | you would have illuminated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría iluminado | s/he would have illuminated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos iluminado | we would have illuminated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais iluminado | you (plural) would have illuminated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían iluminado | they would have illuminated |
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Iluminar 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, "ilumine", meaning "I illuminate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ilumine | I illuminate |
| Tú | ilumines | you illuminate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ilumine | s/he illuminates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iluminemos | we illuminate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iluminéis | you (plural) illuminate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | iluminen | they illuminate |
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Iluminar 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, "iluminara", meaning "I illuminated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | iluminara | I illuminated |
| Tú | iluminaras | you illuminated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | iluminara | s/he illuminated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ilumináramos | we illuminated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iluminarais | you (plural) illuminated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | iluminaran | they illuminated |
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Iluminar 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, "iluminare", meaning "I will illuminate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | iluminare | I will illuminate |
| Tú | iluminares | you will illuminate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | iluminare | s/he will illuminate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ilumináremos | we will illuminate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iluminareis | you (plural) will illuminate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | iluminaren | they will illuminate |
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Iluminar 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 iluminado", meaning "I have illuminated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya iluminado | I have illuminated |
| Tú | hayas iluminado | you have illuminated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya iluminado | s/he has illuminated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos iluminado | we have illuminated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis iluminado | you (plural) have illuminated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan iluminado | they have illuminated |
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Iluminar 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 iluminado", meaning "I had illuminated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera iluminado | I had illuminated |
| Tú | hubieras iluminado | you had illuminated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera iluminado | s/he had illuminated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos iluminado | we had illuminated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais iluminado | you (plural) had illuminated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran iluminado | they had illuminated |
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Iluminar 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 iluminado", meaning "I will have illuminated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere iluminado | I will have illuminated |
| Tú | hubieres iluminado | you will have illuminated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere iluminado | s/he will have illuminated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos iluminado | we will have illuminated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis iluminado | you (plural) will have illuminated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren iluminado | they will have illuminated |
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Iluminar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "ilumine", meaning "(to you formal) illuminate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | ilumina | (to you) illuminate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ilumine | (to you formal) illuminate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iluminemos | let's illuminate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iluminad | (to you plural) illuminate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | iluminen | (to you plural formal) illuminate! |
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Iluminar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no ilumine", meaning "(to you formal) don't illuminate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no ilumines | (to you) don't illuminate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no ilumine | (to you formal) don't illuminate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no iluminemos | let's not illuminate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no iluminéis | (to you plural) don't illuminate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no iluminen | (to you plural formal) don't illuminate! |
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Frequently asked questions about Iluminar
Is iluminar a regular or irregular verb?
Iluminar 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 iluminar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), iluminar is conjugated as: yo ilumino, tú iluminas, él/ella/usted ilumina, nosotros iluminamos, vosotros ilumináis, ellos/ellas/ustedes iluminan. 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 iluminar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), iluminar is conjugated as: yo iluminé, tú iluminaste, él/ella/usted iluminó, nosotros iluminamos, vosotros iluminasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes iluminaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate iluminar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), iluminar is conjugated as: yo iluminaba, tú iluminabas, él/ella/usted iluminaba, nosotros iluminábamos, vosotros iluminabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes iluminaban. 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 iluminar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), iluminar is conjugated as: yo iluminaré, tú iluminarás, él/ella/usted iluminará, nosotros iluminaremos, vosotros iluminaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes iluminarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate iluminar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), iluminar is conjugated as: yo ilumine, tú ilumines, él/ella/usted ilumine, nosotros iluminemos, vosotros iluminéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes iluminen. 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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