Spanish verb opacar conjugation

opacar

to overshadow

regular verbPast participle: opacadoGerund: opacando

Opacar means to overshadow or diminish the prominence of someone or something, often by comparison or by drawing attention away.

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Complete conjugation of opacar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	opaco	La niebla opaca la vista. The fog obscures the view.
Tú	opacas	El humo opaca la ventana. The smoke obscures the window.
Él / Ella / Usted	opaca	La sombra opaca la luz del día. The shadow dulls the daylight.
Nosotros / Nosotras	opacamos	Las nubes opacan el sol. The clouds obscure the sun.
Vosotros / Vosotras	opacáis	Las cortinas opacan la habitación. The curtains darken the room.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	opacan	Las nubes opacan el cielo. The clouds darken the sky.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	opacqué	La niebla opacqué la vista. The fog obscured the view.
Tú	opacaste	Tú opacaste la claridad del día. You obscured the brightness of the day.
Él / Ella / Usted	opacó	La sombra opacó la luz del sol. The shadow obscured the sunlight.
Nosotros / Nosotras	opacamos	El humo opacó la visión de todos. The smoke obscured everyone's vision.
Vosotros / Vosotras	opacasteis	Vuestro esfuerzo opacó los errores. Your effort overshadowed the mistakes.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	opacaron	Las nubes opacaron el cielo. The clouds obscured the sky.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	opacaba	La niebla opacaba la vista. The fog was obscuring the view.
Tú	opacabas	Tú opacabas la luz con tus cortinas. You were dimming the light with your curtains.
Él / Ella / Usted	opacaba	El humo opacaba el cielo. The smoke was darkening the sky.
Nosotros / Nosotras	opacábamos	La niebla opacaba nuestras visiones. The fog was clouding our visions.
Vosotros / Vosotras	opacabais	Vuestras palabras opacaban la verdad. Your words were overshadowing the truth.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	opacaban	Las nubes opacaban el sol. The clouds were blocking the sun.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	estoy opacando	Estoy opacando la luz para dormir mejor. I am dimming the light to sleep better.
Tú	estás opacando	Estás opacando la pantalla con esa lámpara. You are dimming the screen with that lamp.
Él / Ella / Usted	está opacando	Ella está opacando las velas en la fiesta. She is dimming the candles at the party.
Nosotros / Nosotras	estamos opacando	Estamos opacando las luces del escenario. We are dimming the stage lights.
Vosotros / Vosotras	estáis opacando	Vosotros estáis opacando las ventanas. You all are dimming the windows.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	están opacando	Ellos están opacando las cámaras antiguas. They are dimming the old cameras.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	voy a opacar	Voy a opacar la luz ahora mismo. I am going to overshadow the light right now.
Tú	vas a opacar	¿Vas a opacar la presentación? Are you going to overshadow the presentation?
Él / Ella / Usted	va a opacar	Ella va a opacar a sus competidores. She is going to overshadow her competitors.
Nosotros / Nosotras	vamos a opacar	Vamos a opacar la competencia juntos. We are going to overshadow the competition together.
Vosotros / Vosotras	vais a opacar	Vosotros vais a opacar a los demás. You all are going to overshadow the others.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	van a opacar	Ellos van a opacar la competencia. They are going to overshadow the competition.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	opacaré	El día opacará la luz del sol. The day will overshadow the sunlight.
Tú	opacarás	Tú opacarás la verdad con mentiras. You will overshadow the truth with lies.
Él / Ella / Usted	opacará	Ella opacará a sus competidores. She will overshadow her competitors.
Nosotros / Nosotras	opacaremos	Nosotros opacaremos las dificultades. We will overshadow the difficulties.
Vosotros / Vosotras	opacaréis	Vosotros opacaréis las luces temprano. You all will overshadow the lights early.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	opacarán	Ellos opacarán las estrellas con su brillo. They will overshadow the stars with their brightness.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	opacaría	Yo opacaría esa luz si fuera demasiado brillante. I would dim that light if it were too bright.
Tú	opacarías	Tú opacarías la pantalla si la ajustaras. You would dim the screen if you adjusted it.
Él / Ella / Usted	opacaría	Él opacaría las velas para crear ambiente. He would dim the candles to create ambiance.
Nosotros / Nosotras	opacaríamos	Nosotros opacaríamos las luces para ver la película. We would dim the lights to watch the movie.
Vosotros / Vosotras	opacaríais	Vosotros opacaríais las lámparas si las apagáis. You all would dim the lamps if you turn them off.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	opacarían	Ellos opacarían las luces si no fuera necesario. They would dim the lights if it weren't necessary.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	he opacado	Yo he opacado su talento. I have overshadowed his talent.
Tú	has opacado	Tú has opacado su brillo. You have overshadowed his shine.
Él / Ella / Usted	ha opacado	Ella ha opacado a sus competidores. She has overshadowed her competitors.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hemos opacado	Nosotros hemos opacado sus logros. We have overshadowed their achievements.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habéis opacado	Vosotros habéis opacado la competencia. You all have overshadowed the competition.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	han opacado	Ellos han opacado a los demás. They have overshadowed the others.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	había opacado	La luz había opacado la belleza del cuadro. The light had overshadowed the beauty of the painting.
Tú	habías opacado	Tú habías opacado la presentación con tus comentarios. You had overshadowed the presentation with your comments.
Él / Ella / Usted	había opacado	Ella había opacado a sus competidores antes de la final. She had overshadowed her competitors before the final.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habíamos opacado	Nosotros habíamos opacado la competencia en el torneo. We had overshadowed the competition in the tournament.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habíais opacado	Vosotros habíais opacado la exposición con vuestras ideas. You all had overshadowed the exhibition with your ideas.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habían opacado	Ellos habían opacado a los demás en la competencia. They had overshadowed the others in the competition.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habré opacado	Para entonces, habré opacado todas las luces. By then, I will have overshadowed all the lights.
Tú	habrás opacado	Para mañana, habrás opacado la competencia. By tomorrow, you will have overshadowed the competition.
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá opacado	Él habrá opacado a todos en la fiesta. He will have overshadowed everyone at the party.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos opacado	Nosotros habremos opacado las expectativas. We will have overshadowed the expectations.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis opacado	Vosotros habréis opacado las dudas. You all will have overshadowed the doubts.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán opacado	Ellos habrán opacado las críticas. They will have overshadowed the criticisms.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habría opacado	La niebla habría opacado la vista. The fog would have overshadowed the view.
Tú	habrías opacado	Tú habrías opacado la verdad. You would have overshadowed the truth.
Él / Ella / Usted	habría opacado	Él habría opacado la competencia. He would have overshadowed the competition.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habríamos opacado	Nosotros habríamos opacado la luz. We would have overshadowed the light.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habríais opacado	Vosotros habríais opacado el brillo. You all would have overshadowed the shine.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrían opacado	Ellos habrían opacado la fama. They would have overshadowed the fame.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	opaque	Es importante que opaque la vista. It's important that he/she/it dulls the view.
Tú	opaques	Espero que opques el brillo de esa luz. I hope that you dull the brightness of that light.
Él / Ella / Usted	opaque	Es posible que opaque la imagen. It's possible that he/she/you dulls the image.
Nosotros / Nosotras	opaguemos	Queremos que opaguemos las estrellas. We want us to dull the stars.
Vosotros / Vosotras	opaguéis	Dudo que opaguéis la verdad. I doubt that you all dull the truth.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	opaquen	Es necesario que opaquen la luz. It's necessary that they/you all dull the light.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	opacara	Esperaba que opacara la luz. I hoped that he dimmed the light.
Tú	opacaras	No creía que opacaras la verdad. I didn't believe that you obscured the truth.
Él / Ella / Usted	opacara	Pensé que opacara la imagen. I thought that he dimmed the image.
Nosotros / Nosotras	opacáramos	Deseábamos que opacáramos el brillo. We wished that we dimmed the shine.
Vosotros / Vosotras	opacarais	No sabíamos que opacarais la luz. We didn't know that you all dimmed the light.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	opacaran	Pensaban que opacaran la imagen. They thought that they dimmed the image.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	opacare	Si la luz se opacare, no veremos bien. If the light dims, we won't see well.
Tú	opacares	Cuando el sol se opacares, será tarde. When the sun dims, it will be late.
Él / Ella / Usted	opacare	Es probable que la pantalla opacare mañana. It's likely that the screen will dim tomorrow.
Nosotros / Nosotras	opacáremos	Cuando la nube opacáremos el sol, enfriará. When the cloud dims the sun, it will cool down.
Vosotros / Vosotras	opacareis	Si la luz opacare, apagaremos las luces. If the light dims, we will turn off the lights.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	opacaren	Cuando las nubes opacaren el cielo, lloverá. When the clouds obscure the sky, it will rain.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya opacado	Es posible que haya opacado la verdad. It is possible that I have overshadowed the truth.
Tú	hayas opacado	No creo que hayas opacado a nadie. I don't think you have overshadowed anyone.
Él / Ella / Usted	haya opacado	Es importante que haya opacado sus errores. It is important that he has overshadowed his mistakes.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos opacado	Esperamos que hayamos opacado las dudas. We hope that we have overshadowed the doubts.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis opacado	No creo que hayáis opacado la competencia. I don't think you all have overshadowed the competition.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan opacado	Es posible que hayan opacado sus logros. It is possible that they have overshadowed their achievements.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiera opacado	Si hubiera opacado la verdad, no lo sabrías. If I had overshadowed the truth, you wouldn't know.
Tú	hubieras opacado	Es posible que hubieras opacado su talento. You might have overshadowed his talent.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiera opacado	Ella hubiera opacado a sus competidores. She would have overshadowed her competitors.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéramos opacado	Nosotros hubiéramos opacado la competencia. We would have overshadowed the competition.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubierais opacado	Vosotros hubierais opacado sus logros. You all would have overshadowed their achievements.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieran opacado	Ellos hubieran opacado la reputación. They would have overshadowed the reputation.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiere opacado	Es posible que yo hubiere opacado la verdad. It is possible that I will have overshadowed the truth.
Tú	hubieres opacado	Quizá tú hubieres opacado su esfuerzo. Maybe you will have overshadowed his effort.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiere opacado	Es probable que él hubiere opacado la competencia. It is likely that he will have overshadowed the competition.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéremos opacado	Es posible que nosotros hubiéremos opacado sus logros. It is possible that we will have overshadowed their achievements.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubiereis opacado	Quizá vosotros hubiereis opacado la reputación. Maybe you all will have overshadowed the reputation.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieren opacado	Es probable que ellos hubieren opacado la verdad. It is likely that they will have overshadowed the truth.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	opaca	No opaces la vista durante la película. Don't block your view during the movie.
Tú	opaca	Opaca la luz para dormir mejor. Dim the light to sleep better.
Él / Ella / Usted	opaca	Opaca la ventana, por favor. Please close the window.
Nosotros / Nosotras	opacamos	Opacamos las manchas con este producto. We cover the stains with this product.
Vosotros / Vosotras	opacad	Opacad las luces antes de salir. Turn off the lights before leaving.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	opacan	Opacan las áreas con pintura nueva. They cover the areas with new paint.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	no opaco	No opaco la vista de los demás. I do not overshadow others' view.
Tú	no opaques	No opaques la verdad. Don't overshadow the truth.
Él / Ella / Usted	no opaque	No opaque su talento. He/She/You (formal) does not overshadow his/her/your talent.
Nosotros / Nosotras	no opaquemos	No opaquemos la luz del sol. Let's not overshadow the sunlight.
Vosotros / Vosotras	no opaguéis	No opaguéis la belleza natural. Don't overshadow natural beauty.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	no opaquen	No opaquen las ideas de otros. They/You all (formal) do not overshadow others' ideas.