Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Aspirar in Spanish
aspirar to inhale, to breathe in, to aspire, to aim for, to vacuum, to hoover Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Aspirar (to inhale, to breathe in, to aspire, to aim for, to vacuum, to hoover) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: aspiro, aspiras, aspira, aspiramos, aspiráis, aspiran. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- aspirado inhaled
- Gerund
- aspirando inhaling
- Similar
- inhalar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Aspirar
- Aspirar in the Indicative Present
- Aspirar in the Indicative Preterite
- Aspirar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Aspirar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Aspirar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Aspirar in the Indicative Future
- Aspirar in the Indicative Conditional
- Aspirar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Aspirar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Aspirar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Aspirar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Aspirar
- Imperative tenses of Aspirar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Aspirar
Aspirar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of aspirar 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, “aspiro”, meaning “I inhale”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aspiro | I inhale |
| Tú | aspiras | you inhale |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aspira | s/he inhales |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aspiramos | we inhale |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aspiráis | you (plural) inhale |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aspiran | they inhale |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aspir- plus the -ar endings.
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Aspirar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of aspirar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “aspiré”, meaning “I inhaled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aspiré | I inhaled |
| Tú | aspiraste | you inhaled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aspiró | s/he inhaled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aspiramos | we inhaled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aspirasteis | you (plural) inhaled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aspiraron | they inhaled |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aspir- plus the -ar endings.
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Aspirar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of aspirar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “aspiraba”, meaning “I used to inhale”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aspiraba | I used to inhale |
| Tú | aspirabas | you used to inhale |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aspiraba | s/he used to inhale |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aspirábamos | we used to inhale |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aspirabais | you (plural) used to inhale |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aspiraban | they used to inhale |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aspir- plus the -ar endings.
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Aspirar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of aspirar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy aspirando”, meaning “I am inhaling”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy aspirando | I am inhaling |
| Tú | estás aspirando | you are inhaling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está aspirando | s/he is inhaling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos aspirando | we are inhaling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis aspirando | you (plural) are inhaling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están aspirando | they are inhaling |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund aspirando.
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Aspirar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of aspirar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a aspirar”, meaning “I am going to inhale”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a aspirar | I am going to inhale |
| Tú | vas a aspirar | you are going to inhale |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a aspirar | s/he is going to inhale |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a aspirar | we are going to inhale |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a aspirar | you (plural) are going to inhale |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a aspirar | they are going to inhale |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive aspirar.
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Aspirar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of aspirar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “aspiraré”, meaning “I will inhale”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aspiraré | I will inhale |
| Tú | aspirarás | you will inhale |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aspirará | s/he will inhale |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aspiraremos | we will inhale |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aspiraréis | you (plural) will inhale |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aspirarán | they will inhale |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive aspirar plus the future endings.
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Aspirar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of aspirar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “aspiraría”, meaning “I would inhale”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aspiraría | I would inhale |
| Tú | aspirarías | you would inhale |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aspiraría | s/he would inhale |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aspiraríamos | we would inhale |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aspiraríais | you (plural) would inhale |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aspirarían | they would inhale |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive aspirar plus the conditional endings.
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Aspirar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of aspirar 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 aspirado”, meaning “I have inhaled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he aspirado | I have inhaled |
| Tú | has aspirado | you have inhaled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha aspirado | s/he has inhaled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos aspirado | we have inhaled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis aspirado | you (plural) have inhaled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han aspirado | they have inhaled |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle aspirado.
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Aspirar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of aspirar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había aspirado”, meaning “I had inhaled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había aspirado | I had inhaled |
| Tú | habías aspirado | you had inhaled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había aspirado | s/he had inhaled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos aspirado | we had inhaled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais aspirado | you (plural) had inhaled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían aspirado | they had inhaled |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle aspirado.
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Aspirar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of aspirar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré aspirado”, meaning “I will have inhaled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré aspirado | I will have inhaled |
| Tú | habrás aspirado | you will have inhaled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá aspirado | s/he will have inhaled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos aspirado | we will have inhaled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis aspirado | you (plural) will have inhaled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán aspirado | they will have inhaled |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle aspirado.
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Aspirar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of aspirar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría aspirado”, meaning “I would have inhaled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría aspirado | I would have inhaled |
| Tú | habrías aspirado | you would have inhaled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría aspirado | s/he would have inhaled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos aspirado | we would have inhaled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais aspirado | you (plural) would have inhaled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían aspirado | they would have inhaled |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle aspirado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Aspirar
Aspirar 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, “aspire”, meaning “I inhale”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aspire | I inhale |
| Tú | aspires | you inhale |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aspire | s/he inhales |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aspiremos | we inhale |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aspiréis | you (plural) inhale |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aspiren | they inhale |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aspir- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Aspirar 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, “aspirara”, meaning “I inhaled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aspirara | I inhaled |
| Tú | aspiraras | you inhaled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aspirara | s/he inhaled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aspiráramos | we inhaled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aspirarais | you (plural) inhaled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aspiraran | they inhaled |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, aspiraron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (aspiráramos).
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Aspirar 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, “aspirare”, meaning “I will inhale”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aspirare | I will inhale |
| Tú | aspirares | you will inhale |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aspirare | s/he will inhale |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aspiráremos | we will inhale |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aspirareis | you (plural) will inhale |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aspiraren | they will inhale |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, aspiraron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (aspiráremos).
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Aspirar 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 aspirado”, meaning “I have inhaled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya aspirado | I have inhaled |
| Tú | hayas aspirado | you have inhaled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya aspirado | s/he has inhaled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos aspirado | we have inhaled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis aspirado | you (plural) have inhaled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan aspirado | they have inhaled |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle aspirado.
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Aspirar 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 aspirado”, meaning “I had inhaled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera aspirado | I had inhaled |
| Tú | hubieras aspirado | you had inhaled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera aspirado | s/he had inhaled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos aspirado | we had inhaled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais aspirado | you (plural) had inhaled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran aspirado | they had inhaled |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle aspirado.
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Aspirar 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 aspirado”, meaning “I will have inhaled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere aspirado | I will have inhaled |
| Tú | hubieres aspirado | you will have inhaled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere aspirado | s/he will have inhaled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos aspirado | we will have inhaled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis aspirado | you (plural) will have inhaled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren aspirado | they will have inhaled |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle aspirado.
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Imperative tenses of Aspirar
Aspirar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “aspire”, meaning “(to you formal) inhale!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | aspira | (to you) inhale! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aspire | (to you formal) inhale! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aspiremos | let's inhale! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aspirad | (to you plural) inhale! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aspiren | (to you plural formal) inhale! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (aspira); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (aspire, aspiremos, aspiren); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (aspirad).
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Aspirar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no aspire”, meaning “(to you formal) don't inhale!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no aspires | (to you) don't inhale! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no aspire | (to you formal) don't inhale! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no aspiremos | let's not inhale! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no aspiréis | (to you plural) don't inhale! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no aspiren | (to you plural formal) don't inhale! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no aspires, no aspire, no aspiremos, no aspiréis, no aspiren.
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Frequently asked questions about Aspirar
Is aspirar a regular or irregular verb?
Aspirar 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 aspirar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), aspirar is conjugated as: yo aspiro, tú aspiras, él/ella/usted aspira, nosotros aspiramos, vosotros aspiráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aspiran. 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 aspirar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), aspirar is conjugated as: yo aspiré, tú aspiraste, él/ella/usted aspiró, nosotros aspiramos, vosotros aspirasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aspiraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate aspirar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), aspirar is conjugated as: yo aspiraba, tú aspirabas, él/ella/usted aspiraba, nosotros aspirábamos, vosotros aspirabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes aspiraban. 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 aspirar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), aspirar is conjugated as: yo aspiraré, tú aspirarás, él/ella/usted aspirará, nosotros aspiraremos, vosotros aspiraréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aspirarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate aspirar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), aspirar is conjugated as: yo aspire, tú aspires, él/ella/usted aspire, nosotros aspiremos, vosotros aspiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aspiren. 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.
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