SPANISH VERB

amanecer

to get light, to dawn

Conjugation

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Presente · now, habits and facts

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

Condicional · “would”

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present

En junio amanece antes de las siete.

In June it gets light before seven.
Past

Amaneció nublado, pero luego salió el sol.

It dawned cloudy, but then the sun came out.
Imperfect

En invierno amanecía cuando llegábamos al trabajo.

In winter it was getting light when we arrived at work.
Future

Mañana amanecerá despejado, según el parte.

Tomorrow will dawn clear, according to the forecast.
Conditional

Sin tanta luz en la ciudad, amanecería más bonito.

Without so much light in the city, dawn would be prettier.
Present subjunctive

Salimos cuando amanezca, para evitar el calor.

We'll leave when it gets light, to avoid the heat.
Past subjunctive

Esperamos en el coche a que amaneciera.

We waited in the car for it to get light.

With a person, "amanecer" is to wake up somewhere or in some state: amanecí en Cádiz, amaneció con fiebre. "Al amanecer" is at dawn.

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

En abril, en Sevilla, amanece sobre las ocho. In April, in Seville, it gets light at about eight.
El Viernes Santo amaneció sobre Triana, y nadie había dormido. On Good Friday it got light over Triana, and nobody had slept.
En verano va a amanecer mucho antes. In summer it's going to get light much earlier.

Advanced Level 2 · Está amaneciendo.

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.