Opacar means to overshadow or diminish the prominence of someone or something, often by comparison or by drawing attention away.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
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