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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 LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, 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 / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, 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 LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, 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 DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, 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 LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, 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
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | pencil | pencils |
Possessive case | pencil's | pencils' |
pencil
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | penciled, pencilled |
Imperative | pencil |
Present Participle (Participle I) | penciling, pencilling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | penciled, pencilled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I pencil | we pencil |
you pencil | you pencil |
he/she/it pencils | they pencil |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am penciling, pencilling | we are penciling, pencilling |
you are penciling, pencilling | you are penciling, pencilling |
he/she/it is penciling, pencilling | they are penciling, pencilling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have penciled, pencilled | we have penciled, pencilled |
you have penciled, pencilled | you have penciled, pencilled |
he/she/it has penciled, pencilled | they have penciled, pencilled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been penciling, pencilling | we have been penciling, pencilling |
you have been penciling, pencilling | you have been penciling, pencilling |
he/she/it has been penciling, pencilling | they have been penciling, pencilling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I penciled, pencilled | we penciled, pencilled |
you penciled, pencilled | you penciled, pencilled |
he/she/it penciled, pencilled | they penciled, pencilled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was penciling, pencilling | we were penciling, pencilling |
you were penciling, pencilling | you were penciling, pencilling |
he/she/it was penciling, pencilling | they were penciling, pencilling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had penciled, pencilled | we had penciled, pencilled |
you had penciled, pencilled | you had penciled, pencilled |
he/she/it had penciled, pencilled | they had penciled, pencilled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been penciling, pencilling | we had been penciling, pencilling |
you had been penciling, pencilling | you had been penciling, pencilling |
he/she/it had been penciling, pencilling | they had been penciling, pencilling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will pencil | we shall/will pencil |
you will pencil | you will pencil |
he/she/it will pencil | they will pencil |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be penciling, pencilling | we shall/will be penciling, pencilling |
you will be penciling, pencilling | you will be penciling, pencilling |
he/she/it will be penciling, pencilling | they will be penciling, pencilling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have penciled, pencilled | we shall/will have penciled, pencilled |
you will have penciled, pencilled | you will have penciled, pencilled |
he/she/it will have penciled, pencilled | they will have penciled, pencilled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been penciling, pencilling | we shall/will have been penciling, pencilling |
you will have been penciling, pencilling | you will have been penciling, pencilling |
he/she/it will have been penciling, pencilling | they will have been penciling, pencilling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would pencil | we should/would pencil |
you would pencil | you would pencil |
he/she/it would pencil | they would pencil |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be penciling, pencilling | we should/would be penciling, pencilling |
you would be penciling, pencilling | you would be penciling, pencilling |
he/she/it would be penciling, pencilling | they would be penciling, pencilling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have penciled, pencilled | we should/would have penciled, pencilled |
you would have penciled, pencilled | you would have penciled, pencilled |
he/she/it would have penciled, pencilled | they would have penciled, pencilled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been penciling, pencilling | we should/would have been penciling, pencilling |
you would have been penciling, pencilling | you would have been penciling, pencilling |
he/she/it would have been penciling, pencilling | they would have been penciling, pencilling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am penciled, pencilled | we are penciled, pencilled |
you are penciled, pencilled | you are penciled, pencilled |
he/she/it is penciled, pencilled | they are penciled, pencilled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being penciled, pencilled | we are being penciled, pencilled |
you are being penciled, pencilled | you are being penciled, pencilled |
he/she/it is being penciled, pencilled | they are being penciled, pencilled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been penciled, pencilled | we have been penciled, pencilled |
you have been penciled, pencilled | you have been penciled, pencilled |
he/she/it has been penciled, pencilled | they have been penciled, pencilled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was penciled, pencilled | we were penciled, pencilled |
you were penciled, pencilled | you were penciled, pencilled |
he/she/it was penciled, pencilled | they were penciled, pencilled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being penciled, pencilled | we were being penciled, pencilled |
you were being penciled, pencilled | you were being penciled, pencilled |
he/she/it was being penciled, pencilled | they were being penciled, pencilled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been penciled, pencilled | we had been penciled, pencilled |
you had been penciled, pencilled | you had been penciled, pencilled |
he/she/it had been penciled, pencilled | they had been penciled, pencilled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be penciled, pencilled | we shall/will be penciled, pencilled |
you will be penciled, pencilled | you will be penciled, pencilled |
he/she/it will be penciled, pencilled | they will be penciled, pencilled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been penciled, pencilled | we shall/will have been penciled, pencilled |
you will have been penciled, pencilled | you will have been penciled, pencilled |
he/she/it will have been penciled, pencilled | they will have been penciled, pencilled |