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And so, I took the pencil and wrote:
Por lo tanto, tomé el lápiz y escribí:
Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del Loco
La Historia del Loco
Katzenbach, John
The Madman's Tale
Katzenbach, John
© 2004 by John Katzenbach
Sometimes, however, Reiter saw him alone, writing in lead pencil on various slips of paper that he took out of his pockets and then put away with great care.
A veces, sin embago, Reiter lo veía solo, escribiendo con un lápiz de mina sobre papeles de todo tipo que sacaba de sus bolsillos y que luego guardaba con extremo cuidado.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
I could barely hold the pencil in my hand. It was what I saw in the darkness that night.
Apenas si conseguí sostener el lápiz para escribir lo que vi aquella noche.
Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del Loco
La Historia del Loco
Katzenbach, John
The Madman's Tale
Katzenbach, John
© 2004 by John Katzenbach
He looked down at the pencil in his hand.
Él bajó la mirada al lápiz en su mano.
Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante Despierto
Amante Despierto
Ward, J.R.
Lover Awakened
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2006
The hospital was, no matter how mad they all were, still a bureaucracy, and subject to pencil pushers and second-guessers throughout state government.
Por muy locos que estuvieran todos, el hospital seguía siendo una burocracia, y dependía de chupatintas de la administración estatal.
Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del Loco
La Historia del Loco
Katzenbach, John
The Madman's Tale
Katzenbach, John
© 2004 by John Katzenbach

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Collocations

pencil case
plumier
pencil sharpener
afilalápices
slate pencil
pizarrín
pencil box
plumier
propelling pencil
portaminas
eyebrow pencil
lápiz de cejas

Word forms

pencil

noun
SingularPlural
Common casepencilpencils
Possessive casepencil'spencils'

pencil

verb
Basic forms
Pastpenciled, pencilled
Imperativepencil
Present Participle (Participle I)penciling, pencilling
Past Participle (Participle II)penciled, pencilled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I pencilwe pencil
you pencilyou pencil
he/she/it pencilsthey pencil
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am penciling, pencillingwe are penciling, pencilling
you are penciling, pencillingyou are penciling, pencilling
he/she/it is penciling, pencillingthey are penciling, pencilling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have penciled, pencilledwe have penciled, pencilled
you have penciled, pencilledyou have penciled, pencilled
he/she/it has penciled, pencilledthey have penciled, pencilled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been penciling, pencillingwe have been penciling, pencilling
you have been penciling, pencillingyou have been penciling, pencilling
he/she/it has been penciling, pencillingthey have been penciling, pencilling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I penciled, pencilledwe penciled, pencilled
you penciled, pencilledyou penciled, pencilled
he/she/it penciled, pencilledthey penciled, pencilled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was penciling, pencillingwe were penciling, pencilling
you were penciling, pencillingyou were penciling, pencilling
he/she/it was penciling, pencillingthey were penciling, pencilling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had penciled, pencilledwe had penciled, pencilled
you had penciled, pencilledyou had penciled, pencilled
he/she/it had penciled, pencilledthey had penciled, pencilled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been penciling, pencillingwe had been penciling, pencilling
you had been penciling, pencillingyou had been penciling, pencilling
he/she/it had been penciling, pencillingthey had been penciling, pencilling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will pencilwe shall/will pencil
you will pencilyou will pencil
he/she/it will pencilthey will pencil
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be penciling, pencillingwe shall/will be penciling, pencilling
you will be penciling, pencillingyou will be penciling, pencilling
he/she/it will be penciling, pencillingthey will be penciling, pencilling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have penciled, pencilledwe shall/will have penciled, pencilled
you will have penciled, pencilledyou will have penciled, pencilled
he/she/it will have penciled, pencilledthey will have penciled, pencilled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been penciling, pencillingwe shall/will have been penciling, pencilling
you will have been penciling, pencillingyou will have been penciling, pencilling
he/she/it will have been penciling, pencillingthey will have been penciling, pencilling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would pencilwe should/would pencil
you would pencilyou would pencil
he/she/it would pencilthey would pencil
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be penciling, pencillingwe should/would be penciling, pencilling
you would be penciling, pencillingyou would be penciling, pencilling
he/she/it would be penciling, pencillingthey would be penciling, pencilling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have penciled, pencilledwe should/would have penciled, pencilled
you would have penciled, pencilledyou would have penciled, pencilled
he/she/it would have penciled, pencilledthey would have penciled, pencilled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been penciling, pencillingwe should/would have been penciling, pencilling
you would have been penciling, pencillingyou would have been penciling, pencilling
he/she/it would have been penciling, pencillingthey would have been penciling, pencilling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am penciled, pencilledwe are penciled, pencilled
you are penciled, pencilledyou are penciled, pencilled
he/she/it is penciled, pencilledthey are penciled, pencilled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being penciled, pencilledwe are being penciled, pencilled
you are being penciled, pencilledyou are being penciled, pencilled
he/she/it is being penciled, pencilledthey are being penciled, pencilled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been penciled, pencilledwe have been penciled, pencilled
you have been penciled, pencilledyou have been penciled, pencilled
he/she/it has been penciled, pencilledthey have been penciled, pencilled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was penciled, pencilledwe were penciled, pencilled
you were penciled, pencilledyou were penciled, pencilled
he/she/it was penciled, pencilledthey were penciled, pencilled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being penciled, pencilledwe were being penciled, pencilled
you were being penciled, pencilledyou were being penciled, pencilled
he/she/it was being penciled, pencilledthey were being penciled, pencilled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been penciled, pencilledwe had been penciled, pencilled
you had been penciled, pencilledyou had been penciled, pencilled
he/she/it had been penciled, pencilledthey had been penciled, pencilled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be penciled, pencilledwe shall/will be penciled, pencilled
you will be penciled, pencilledyou will be penciled, pencilled
he/she/it will be penciled, pencilledthey will be penciled, pencilled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been penciled, pencilledwe shall/will have been penciled, pencilled
you will have been penciled, pencilledyou will have been penciled, pencilled
he/she/it will have been penciled, pencilledthey will have been penciled, pencilled