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How to conjugate Lucir in Spanish

lucir to shine, to look (good), to wear (proudly), to show off Irregular Verb

At a glance: Lucir (to shine, to look (good), to wear (proudly), to show off) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: luzco, luces, luce, lucimos, lucís, lucen. Yo adds a z (luzco); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (luzca).

Past participle
lucido shone
Gerund
luciendo shining
Similar
brillar, relucir, rutilar, fardar, presumir

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Indicative tenses of Lucir

Lucir in the Indicative Present

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 shine”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoluzcoI shine
Túlucesyou shine
Ella / Él / Ustedluces/he shines
Nosotras / Nosotroslucimoswe shine
Vosotras / Vosotroslucísyou (plural) shine
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeslucenthey shine

How it’s built: Yo adds a z (luzco); the other forms are regular.

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Lucir in the Indicative Preterite

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 shone”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YolucíI shone
Túlucisteyou shone
Ella / Él / Ustedluciós/he shone
Nosotras / Nosotroslucimoswe shone
Vosotras / Vosotroslucisteisyou (plural) shone
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeslucieronthey shone

How it’s built: Regular: stem luc- plus the -ir endings.

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Lucir in the Indicative Imperfect

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 shine”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YolucíaI used to shine
Túlucíasyou used to shine
Ella / Él / Ustedlucías/he used to shine
Nosotras / Nosotroslucíamoswe used to shine
Vosotras / Vosotroslucíaisyou (plural) used to shine
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeslucíanthey used to shine

How it’s built: Regular: stem luc- plus the -ir endings.

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Lucir in the Indicative Present Continuous

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 shining”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy luciendoI am shining
Túestás luciendoyou are shining
Ella / Él / Ustedestá luciendos/he is shining
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos luciendowe are shining
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis luciendoyou (plural) are shining
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán luciendothey are shining

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund luciendo.

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Lucir in the Indicative Informal Future

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 shine”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a lucirI am going to shine
Túvas a luciryou are going to shine
Ella / Él / Ustedva a lucirs/he is going to shine
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a lucirwe are going to shine
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a luciryou (plural) are going to shine
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a lucirthey are going to shine

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive lucir.

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Lucir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of lucir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “luciré”, meaning “I will shine”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoluciréI will shine
Túlucirásyou will shine
Ella / Él / Ustedlucirás/he will shine
Nosotras / Nosotrosluciremoswe will shine
Vosotras / Vosotrosluciréisyou (plural) will shine
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesluciránthey will shine

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive lucir plus the future endings.

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Lucir in the Indicative Conditional

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 shine”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoluciríaI would shine
Túluciríasyou would shine
Ella / Él / Ustedlucirías/he would shine
Nosotras / Nosotrosluciríamoswe would shine
Vosotras / Vosotrosluciríaisyou (plural) would shine
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesluciríanthey would shine

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive lucir plus the conditional endings.

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Lucir in the Indicative Present Perfect

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 shone”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe lucidoI have shone
Túhas lucidoyou have shone
Ella / Él / Ustedha lucidos/he has shone
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos lucidowe have shone
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis lucidoyou (plural) have shone
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan lucidothey have shone

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle lucido.

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Lucir in the Indicative Past Perfect

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 shone”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía lucidoI had shone
Túhabías lucidoyou had shone
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía lucidos/he had shone
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos lucidowe had shone
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais lucidoyou (plural) had shone
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían lucidothey had shone

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle lucido.

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Lucir in the Indicative Future Perfect

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 shone”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré lucidoI will have shone
Túhabrás lucidoyou will have shone
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá lucidos/he will have shone
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos lucidowe will have shone
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis lucidoyou (plural) will have shone
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán lucidothey will have shone

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle lucido.

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Lucir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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 shone”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría lucidoI would have shone
Túhabrías lucidoyou would have shone
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría lucidos/he would have shone
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos lucidowe would have shone
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais lucidoyou (plural) would have shone
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían lucidothey would have shone

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle lucido.

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Subjunctive tenses of Lucir

Lucir 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, “luzca”, meaning “I shine”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoluzcaI shine
Túluzcasyou shine
Ella / Él / Ustedluzcas/he shines
Nosotras / Nosotrosluzcamoswe shine
Vosotras / Vosotrosluzcáisyou (plural) shine
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesluzcanthey shine

How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, luzco (luzca, luzcas, luzca, luzcamos, luzcáis, luzcan).

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Lucir 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, “luciera”, meaning “I shone”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YolucieraI shone
Túlucierasyou shone
Ella / Él / Ustedlucieras/he shone
Nosotras / Nosotrosluciéramoswe shone
Vosotras / Vosotroslucieraisyou (plural) shone
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeslucieranthey shone

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, lucieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (luciéramos).

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Lucir 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, “luciere”, meaning “I will shine”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoluciereI will shine
Túlucieresyou will shine
Ella / Él / Ustedlucieres/he will shine
Nosotras / Nosotrosluciéremoswe will shine
Vosotras / Vosotrosluciereisyou (plural) will shine
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeslucierenthey will shine

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, lucieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (luciéremos).

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Lucir 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 lucido”, meaning “I have shone”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya lucidoI have shone
Túhayas lucidoyou have shone
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya lucidos/he has shone
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos lucidowe have shone
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis lucidoyou (plural) have shone
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan lucidothey have shone

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle lucido.

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Lucir 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 lucido”, meaning “I had shone”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera lucidoI had shone
Túhubieras lucidoyou had shone
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera lucidos/he had shone
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos lucidowe had shone
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais lucidoyou (plural) had shone
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran lucidothey had shone

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle lucido.

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Lucir 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 lucido”, meaning “I will have shone”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere lucidoI will have shone
Túhubieres lucidoyou will have shone
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere lucidos/he will have shone
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos lucidowe will have shone
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis lucidoyou (plural) will have shone
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren lucidothey will have shone

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle lucido.

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Imperative tenses of Lucir

Lucir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “luzca”, meaning “(to you formal) shine!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túluce(to you) shine!
Ella / Él / Ustedluzca(to you formal) shine!
Nosotras / Nosotrosluzcamoslet's shine!
Vosotras / Vosotroslucid(to you plural) shine!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesluzcan(to you plural formal) shine!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (luce); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (luzca, luzcamos, luzcan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (lucid).

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Lucir in the Imperative Negative

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 shine!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno luzcas(to you) don't shine!
Ella / Él / Ustedno luzca(to you formal) don't shine!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno luzcamoslet's not shine!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno luzcáis(to you plural) don't shine!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno luzcan(to you plural formal) don't shine!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no luzcas, no luzca, no luzcamos, no luzcáis, no luzcan.

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Frequently asked questions about Lucir

Is lucir a regular or irregular verb?

Lucir is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo adds a z (luzco); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (luzca).

How do you conjugate lucir in the present tense (presente)?

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.

How do you conjugate lucir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

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.

How do you conjugate lucir in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

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.

How do you conjugate lucir in the future tense (futuro simple)?

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.

How do you conjugate lucir in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

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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