- <anoche, cuando fui a la cala, había luna llena y el mar centelleaba>
- <centelleaba en lo oscuro la llovizna como las chispas de un pabilo>
- <guardaba silencio, pero sus ojos centelleaban al mirarme>
centellear = to twinkle intransitive verb
centellear
intransitive verb
Examples of CENTELLEAR
Conjugation of CENTELLEAR
Regular
| Present | Preterit (Past) | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | |||
| tú | |||
| el/ella/ Ud. | centellea | centelleó | centelleaba |
| nosotros | |||
| vosotros | |||
| ellos/ellas/ Uds. | centellean | centellearon | centelleaban |
| Conditional | Future | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | |||
| tú | |||
| el/ella/ Ud. | centellearía | centelleará | |
| nosotros | |||
| vosotros | |||
| ellos/ellas/ Uds. | centellearían | centellearán |
| Present Perfect | Preterit Perfect | Past Perfect (Pluperfect) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | |||
| tú | |||
| el/ella/ Ud. | ha centelleado | hubo centelleado | había centelleado |
| nosotros | |||
| vosotros | |||
| ellos/ellas/ Uds. | han centelleado | hubieron centelleado | habían centelleado |
| Conditional Perfect | Future Perfect | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | |||
| tú | |||
| el/ella/ Ud. | habría centelleado | habrá centelleado | |
| nosotros | |||
| vosotros | |||
| ellos/ellas/ Uds. | habrían centelleado | habrán centelleado |
| Present Subjunctive | Imperfect Subjunctive | Future Subjunctive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | |||
| tú | |||
| el/ella/ Ud. | centellee | centellease | centelleare |
| nosotros | |||
| vosotros | |||
| ellos/ellas/ Uds. | centelleen | centelleasen | centellearen |
| Present Perfect Subjunctive | Past Perfect (Pluperfect) Subjunctive | Future Perfect Subjunctive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | |||
| tú | |||
| el/ella/ Ud. | haya centelleado | hubiese centelleado | hubiere centelleado |
| nosotros | |||
| vosotros | |||
| ellos/ellas/ Uds. | hayan centelleado | hubiesen centelleado | hubieren centelleado |
Present Participle: centelleando
Past Participle: centelleado
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