Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Amar in Spanish
amar to love Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Amar (to love) is a widely used regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: amo, amas, ama, amamos, amáis, aman. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- amado loved
- Gerund
- amando loving
- Similar
- encantar, querer
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Amar
- Amar in the Indicative Present
- Amar in the Indicative Preterite
- Amar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Amar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Amar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Amar in the Indicative Future
- Amar in the Indicative Conditional
- Amar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Amar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Amar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Amar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Amar
- Imperative tenses of Amar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Amar
Amar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of amar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “amo”, meaning “I love”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amo | I love |
| Tú | amas | you love |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ama | s/he loves |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amamos | we love |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | amáis | you (plural) love |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aman | they love |
How it’s built: Regular: stem am- plus the -ar endings.
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Amar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of amar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “amé”, meaning “I loved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amé | I loved |
| Tú | amaste | you loved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amó | s/he loved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amamos | we loved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | amasteis | you (plural) loved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amaron | they loved |
How it’s built: Regular: stem am- plus the -ar endings.
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Amar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of amar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “amaba”, meaning “I used to love”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amaba | I used to love |
| Tú | amabas | you used to love |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amaba | s/he used to love |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amábamos | we used to love |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | amabais | you (plural) used to love |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amaban | they used to love |
How it’s built: Regular: stem am- plus the -ar endings.
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Amar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of amar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy amando”, meaning “I am loving”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy amando | I am loving |
| Tú | estás amando | you are loving |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está amando | s/he is loving |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos amando | we are loving |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis amando | you (plural) are loving |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están amando | they are loving |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund amando.
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Amar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of amar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a amar”, meaning “I am going to love”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a amar | I am going to love |
| Tú | vas a amar | you are going to love |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a amar | s/he is going to love |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a amar | we are going to love |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a amar | you (plural) are going to love |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a amar | they are going to love |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive amar.
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Amar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of amar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “amaré”, meaning “I will love”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amaré | I will love |
| Tú | amarás | you will love |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amará | s/he will love |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amaremos | we will love |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | amaréis | you (plural) will love |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amarán | they will love |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive amar plus the future endings.
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Amar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of amar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “amaría”, meaning “I would love”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amaría | I would love |
| Tú | amarías | you would love |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amaría | s/he would love |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amaríamos | we would love |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | amaríais | you (plural) would love |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amarían | they would love |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive amar plus the conditional endings.
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Amar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of amar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he amado”, meaning “I have loved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he amado | I have loved |
| Tú | has amado | you have loved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha amado | s/he has loved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos amado | we have loved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis amado | you (plural) have loved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han amado | they have loved |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle amado.
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Amar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of amar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había amado”, meaning “I had loved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había amado | I had loved |
| Tú | habías amado | you had loved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había amado | s/he had loved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos amado | we had loved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais amado | you (plural) had loved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían amado | they had loved |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle amado.
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Amar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of amar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré amado”, meaning “I will have loved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré amado | I will have loved |
| Tú | habrás amado | you will have loved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá amado | s/he will have loved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos amado | we will have loved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis amado | you (plural) will have loved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán amado | they will have loved |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle amado.
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Amar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of amar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría amado”, meaning “I would have loved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría amado | I would have loved |
| Tú | habrías amado | you would have loved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría amado | s/he would have loved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos amado | we would have loved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais amado | you (plural) would have loved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían amado | they would have loved |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle amado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Amar
Amar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “ame”, meaning “I love”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ame | I love |
| Tú | ames | you love |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ame | s/he loves |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amemos | we love |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | améis | you (plural) love |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amen | they love |
How it’s built: Regular: stem am- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Amar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “amara”, meaning “I loved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amara | I loved |
| Tú | amaras | you loved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amara | s/he loved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amáramos | we loved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | amarais | you (plural) loved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amaran | they loved |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, amaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (amáramos).
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Amar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “amare”, meaning “I will love”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amare | I will love |
| Tú | amares | you will love |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amare | s/he will love |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amáremos | we will love |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | amareis | you (plural) will love |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amaren | they will love |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, amaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (amáremos).
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Amar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya amado”, meaning “I have loved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya amado | I have loved |
| Tú | hayas amado | you have loved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya amado | s/he has loved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos amado | we have loved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis amado | you (plural) have loved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan amado | they have loved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle amado.
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Amar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera amado”, meaning “I had loved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera amado | I had loved |
| Tú | hubieras amado | you had loved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera amado | s/he had loved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos amado | we had loved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais amado | you (plural) had loved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran amado | they had loved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle amado.
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Amar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere amado”, meaning “I will have loved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere amado | I will have loved |
| Tú | hubieres amado | you will have loved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere amado | s/he will have loved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos amado | we will have loved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis amado | you (plural) will have loved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren amado | they will have loved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle amado.
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Imperative tenses of Amar
Amar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “ame”, meaning “(to you formal) love!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | ama | (to you) love! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ame | (to you formal) love! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | amemos | let's love! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | amad | (to you plural) love! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amen | (to you plural formal) love! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (ama); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (ame, amemos, amen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (amad).
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Amar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no ame”, meaning “(to you formal) don't love!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no ames | (to you) don't love! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no ame | (to you formal) don't love! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no amemos | let's not love! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no améis | (to you plural) don't love! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no amen | (to you plural formal) don't love! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no ames, no ame, no amemos, no améis, no amen.
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Frequently asked questions about Amar
Is amar a regular or irregular verb?
Amar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate amar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), amar is conjugated as: yo amo, tú amas, él/ella/usted ama, nosotros amamos, vosotros amáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aman. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate amar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), amar is conjugated as: yo amé, tú amaste, él/ella/usted amó, nosotros amamos, vosotros amasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes amaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate amar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), amar is conjugated as: yo amaba, tú amabas, él/ella/usted amaba, nosotros amábamos, vosotros amabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes amaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate amar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), amar is conjugated as: yo amaré, tú amarás, él/ella/usted amará, nosotros amaremos, vosotros amaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes amarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate amar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), amar is conjugated as: yo ame, tú ames, él/ella/usted ame, nosotros amemos, vosotros améis, ellos/ellas/ustedes amen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
What’s the difference between amar and amarse?
Amar means ‘to love’ and amarse means ‘to love (oneself, each other)’. Amarse is the reflexive form of amar, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo amo becomes me amo. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so ama becomes ámate.
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