Ella VerbsTo show off Irregular Verb
At a glance: Lucir (to show off) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: luzco, luces, luce, lucimos, lucís, lucen. Its irregularities include: Add z before c for yo in the indicative present (and therefore the subjunctive present and imperatives).
Lucir is the Spanish verb for "to show off". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to lucir include: fardar, presumir.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | lucir | to show off |
| Past participle | lucido | shown off |
| Gerund | luciendo | showing off |
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The Indicative Present of lucir 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, "luzco", meaning "I show off".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | luzco | I show off |
| Tú | luces | you show off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | luce | s/he shows off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | lucimos | we show off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | lucís | you (plural) show off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lucen | they show off |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Preterite of lucir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "lucí", meaning "I showed off".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | lucí | I showed off |
| Tú | luciste | you showed off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | lució | s/he showed off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | lucimos | we showed off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | lucisteis | you (plural) showed off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lucieron | they showed off |
The Indicative Imperfect of lucir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "lucía", meaning "I used to show off".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | lucía | I used to show off |
| Tú | lucías | you used to show off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | lucía | s/he used to show off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | lucíamos | we used to show off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | lucíais | you (plural) used to show off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lucían | they used to show off |
The Indicative Present Continuous of lucir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy luciendo", meaning "I am showing off".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy luciendo | I am showing off |
| Tú | estás luciendo | you are showing off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está luciendo | s/he is showing off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos luciendo | we are showing off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis luciendo | you (plural) are showing off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están luciendo | they are showing off |
The Indicative Informal Future of lucir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a lucir", meaning "I am going to show off".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a lucir | I am going to show off |
| Tú | vas a lucir | you are going to show off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a lucir | s/he is going to show off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a lucir | we are going to show off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a lucir | you (plural) are going to show off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a lucir | they are going to show off |
The Indicative Future of lucir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "luciré", meaning "I will show off".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | luciré | I will show off |
| Tú | lucirás | you will show off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | lucirá | s/he will show off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | luciremos | we will show off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | luciréis | you (plural) will show off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lucirán | they will show off |
The Indicative Conditional of lucir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "luciría", meaning "I would show off".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | luciría | I would show off |
| Tú | lucirías | you would show off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | luciría | s/he would show off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | luciríamos | we would show off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | luciríais | you (plural) would show off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lucirían | they would show off |
The Indicative Present Perfect of lucir 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 lucido", meaning "I have shown off".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he lucido | I have shown off |
| Tú | has lucido | you have shown off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha lucido | s/he has shown off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos lucido | we have shown off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis lucido | you (plural) have shown off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han lucido | they have shown off |
The Indicative Past Perfect of lucir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había lucido", meaning "I had shown off".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había lucido | I had shown off |
| Tú | habías lucido | you had shown off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había lucido | s/he had shown off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos lucido | we had shown off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais lucido | you (plural) had shown off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían lucido | they had shown off |
The Indicative Future Perfect of lucir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré lucido", meaning "I will have shown off".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré lucido | I will have shown off |
| Tú | habrás lucido | you will have shown off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá lucido | s/he will have shown off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos lucido | we will have shown off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis lucido | you (plural) will have shown off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán lucido | they will have shown off |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of lucir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría lucido", meaning "I would have shown off".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría lucido | I would have shown off |
| Tú | habrías lucido | you would have shown off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría lucido | s/he would have shown off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos lucido | we would have shown off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais lucido | you (plural) would have shown off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían lucido | they would have shown off |
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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, "luzca", meaning "I show off".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | luzca | I show off |
| Tú | luzcas | you show off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | luzca | s/he shows off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | luzcamos | we show off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | luzcáis | you (plural) show off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | luzcan | they show off |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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, "luciera", meaning "I showed off".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | luciera | I showed off |
| Tú | lucieras | you showed off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | luciera | s/he showed off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | luciéramos | we showed off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | lucierais | you (plural) showed off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lucieran | they showed off |
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "luciere", meaning "I will show off".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | luciere | I will show off |
| Tú | lucieres | you will show off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | luciere | s/he will show off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | luciéremos | we will show off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | luciereis | you (plural) will show off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lucieren | they will show off |
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 lucido", meaning "I have shown off".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya lucido | I have shown off |
| Tú | hayas lucido | you have shown off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya lucido | s/he has shown off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos lucido | we have shown off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis lucido | you (plural) have shown off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan lucido | they have shown off |
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 lucido", meaning "I had shown off".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera lucido | I had shown off |
| Tú | hubieras lucido | you had shown off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera lucido | s/he had shown off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos lucido | we had shown off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais lucido | you (plural) had shown off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran lucido | they had shown off |
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 lucido", meaning "I will have shown off".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere lucido | I will have shown off |
| Tú | hubieres lucido | you will have shown off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere lucido | s/he will have shown off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos lucido | we will have shown off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis lucido | you (plural) will have shown off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren lucido | they will have shown off |
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "luzca", meaning "(to you formal) show! off".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | luce | (to you) show! off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | luzca | (to you formal) show! off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | luzcamos | let's show! off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | lucid | (to you plural) show! off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | luzcan | (to you plural formal) show! off |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no luzca", meaning "(to you formal) don't show! off".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no luzcas | (to you) don't show! off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no luzca | (to you formal) don't show! off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no luzcamos | let's not show! off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no luzcáis | (to you plural) don't show! off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no luzcan | (to you plural formal) don't show! off |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Lucir is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: Add z before c for yo in the indicative present (and therefore the subjunctive present and imperatives).
In the present tense (presente), lucir is conjugated as: yo luzco, tú luces, él/ella/usted luce, nosotros lucimos, vosotros lucís, ellos/ellas/ustedes lucen. 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), lucir is conjugated as: yo lucí, tú luciste, él/ella/usted lució, nosotros lucimos, vosotros lucisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes lucieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), lucir is conjugated as: yo lucía, tú lucías, él/ella/usted lucía, nosotros lucíamos, vosotros lucíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes lucían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), lucir is conjugated as: yo luciré, tú lucirás, él/ella/usted lucirá, nosotros luciremos, vosotros luciréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes lucirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), lucir is conjugated as: yo luzca, tú luzcas, él/ella/usted luzca, nosotros luzcamos, vosotros luzcáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes luzcan. 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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