Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- it gets dark
SPANISH VERB
oscurecer
to get dark
- #460 most used
- Regular -er verb
- Gerund: oscureciendo
- Past participle: oscurecido
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- it got dark
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- it used to get dark
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- it will get dark
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- it would get dark
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- (that) it get dark
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- (if) it got dark
How to use oscurecer
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
En diciembre oscurece como a las seis de la tarde.
In December it gets dark around six in the evening.
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Past
Oscureció de repente y empezó a llover.
It got dark suddenly and started to rain.
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Imperfect
En verano oscurecía mucho más tarde.
In summer it got dark much later.
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Future
Apúrate, en media hora oscurecerá.
Hurry up, it'll be dark in half an hour.
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Conditional
Sin nubes, no oscurecería tan temprano.
Without clouds, it wouldn't get dark so early.
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Present subjunctive
Regresemos antes de que oscurezca.
Let's head back before it gets dark.
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Past subjunctive
Queríamos llegar al pueblo antes de que oscureciera.
We wanted to reach the village before it got dark.
Good to know
- In winter "oscurece" early; "anochecer" means the same thing.
Where you hear oscurecer
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- En invierno oscurece temprano. In winter it gets dark early.
- Ayer oscureció muy rápido. Yesterday it got dark very fast.
- Va a oscurecer pronto. It's going to get dark soon.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.