Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Importar in Spanish
importar to care about, to mind, to matter, to import Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Importar (to care about, to mind, to matter, to import) is a widely used regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: le importa / le importan, les importa / les importan. Like gustar, the subject typically follows the verb and an indirect object pronoun precedes it.
- Past participle
- importado cared about
- Gerund
- importando caring about
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Importar
- Importar in the Indicative Present
- Importar in the Indicative Preterite
- Importar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Importar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Importar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Importar in the Indicative Future
- Importar in the Indicative Conditional
- Importar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Importar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Importar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Importar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Importar
- Imperative tenses of Importar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Importar
Importar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of importar 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, “me importa / me importan”, meaning “I care about”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me importa / me importan | I care about |
| A ti | te importa / te importan | you care about |
| A ella/él/usted | le importa / le importan | s/he cares about |
| A nosotros/as | nos importa / nos importan | we care about |
| A vosotros/as | os importa / os importan | you (plural) care about |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les importa / les importan | they care about |
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Importar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of importar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me importó / me importaron”, meaning “I cared about”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me importó / me importaron | I cared about |
| A ti | te importó / te importaron | you cared about |
| A ella/él/usted | le importó / le importaron | s/he cared about |
| A nosotros/as | nos importó / nos importaron | we cared about |
| A vosotros/as | os importó / os importaron | you (plural) cared about |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les importó / les importaron | they cared about |
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Importar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of importar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me importaba / me importaban”, meaning “I used to care about”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me importaba / me importaban | I used to care about |
| A ti | te importaba / te importaban | you used to care about |
| A ella/él/usted | le importaba / le importaban | s/he used to care about |
| A nosotros/as | nos importaba / nos importaban | we used to care about |
| A vosotros/as | os importaba / os importaban | you (plural) used to care about |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les importaba / les importaban | they used to care about |
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Importar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of importar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me está importando / me están importando”, meaning “I am caring about”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me está importando / me están importando | I am caring about |
| A ti | te está importando / te están importando | you are caring about |
| A ella/él/usted | le está importando / le están importando | s/he is caring about |
| A nosotros/as | nos está importando / nos están importando | we are caring about |
| A vosotros/as | os está importando / os están importando | you (plural) are caring about |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les está importando / les están importando | they are caring about |
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Importar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of importar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me va a importar / me van a importar”, meaning “I am going to care about”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me va a importar / me van a importar | I am going to care about |
| A ti | te va a importar / te van a importar | you are going to care about |
| A ella/él/usted | le va a importar / le van a importar | s/he is going to care about |
| A nosotros/as | nos va a importar / nos van a importar | we are going to care about |
| A vosotros/as | os va a importar / os van a importar | you (plural) are going to care about |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les va a importar / les van a importar | they are going to care about |
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Importar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of importar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me importará / me importarán”, meaning “I will care about”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me importará / me importarán | I will care about |
| A ti | te importará / te importarán | you will care about |
| A ella/él/usted | le importará / le importarán | s/he will care about |
| A nosotros/as | nos importará / nos importarán | we will care about |
| A vosotros/as | os importará / os importarán | you (plural) will care about |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les importará / les importarán | they will care about |
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Importar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of importar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me importaría / me importarían”, meaning “I would care about”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me importaría / me importarían | I would care about |
| A ti | te importaría / te importarían | you would care about |
| A ella/él/usted | le importaría / le importarían | s/he would care about |
| A nosotros/as | nos importaría / nos importarían | we would care about |
| A vosotros/as | os importaría / os importarían | you (plural) would care about |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les importaría / les importarían | they would care about |
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Importar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of importar 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, “me ha importado / me han importado”, meaning “I have cared about”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me ha importado / me han importado | I have cared about |
| A ti | te ha importado / te han importado | you have cared about |
| A ella/él/usted | le ha importado / le han importado | s/he has cared about |
| A nosotros/as | nos ha importado / nos han importado | we have cared about |
| A vosotros/as | os ha importado / os han importado | you (plural) have cared about |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les ha importado / les han importado | they have cared about |
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Importar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of importar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había importado / me habían importado”, meaning “I had cared about”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me había importado / me habían importado | I had cared about |
| A ti | te había importado / te habían importado | you had cared about |
| A ella/él/usted | le había importado / le habían importado | s/he had cared about |
| A nosotros/as | nos había importado / nos habían importado | we had cared about |
| A vosotros/as | os había importado / os habían importado | you (plural) had cared about |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les había importado / les habían importado | they had cared about |
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Importar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of importar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habrá importado / me habrán importado”, meaning “I will have cared about”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me habrá importado / me habrán importado | I will have cared about |
| A ti | te habrá importado / te habrán importado | you will have cared about |
| A ella/él/usted | le habrá importado / le habrán importado | s/he will have cared about |
| A nosotros/as | nos habrá importado / nos habrán importado | we will have cared about |
| A vosotros/as | os habrá importado / os habrán importado | you (plural) will have cared about |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les habrá importado / les habrán importado | they will have cared about |
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Importar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of importar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría importado / me habrían importado”, meaning “I would have cared about”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me habría importado / me habrían importado | I would have cared about |
| A ti | te habría importado / te habrían importado | you would have cared about |
| A ella/él/usted | le habría importado / le habrían importado | s/he would have cared about |
| A nosotros/as | nos habría importado / nos habrían importado | we would have cared about |
| A vosotros/as | os habría importado / os habrían importado | you (plural) would have cared about |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les habría importado / les habrían importado | they would have cared about |
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Subjunctive tenses of Importar
Importar 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, “me importe / me importen”, meaning “I care about”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me importe / me importen | I care about |
| A ti | te importe / te importen | you care about |
| A ella/él/usted | le importe / le importen | s/he cares about |
| A nosotros/as | nos importe / nos importen | we care about |
| A vosotros/as | os importe / os importen | you (plural) care about |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les importe / les importen | they care about |
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Importar 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, “me importara / me importaran”, meaning “I cared about”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me importara / me importaran | I cared about |
| A ti | te importara / te importaran | you cared about |
| A ella/él/usted | le importara / le importaran | s/he cared about |
| A nosotros/as | nos importara / nos importaran | we cared about |
| A vosotros/as | os importara / os importaran | you (plural) cared about |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les importara / les importaran | they cared about |
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Importar 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, “me importare / me importaren”, meaning “I will care about”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me importare / me importaren | I will care about |
| A ti | te importare / te importaren | you will care about |
| A ella/él/usted | le importare / le importaren | s/he will care about |
| A nosotros/as | nos importare / nos importaren | we will care about |
| A vosotros/as | os importare / os importaren | you (plural) will care about |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les importare / les importaren | they will care about |
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Importar 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, “me haya importado / me hayan importado”, meaning “I have cared about”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me haya importado / me hayan importado | I have cared about |
| A ti | te haya importado / te hayan importado | you have cared about |
| A ella/él/usted | le haya importado / le hayan importado | s/he has cared about |
| A nosotros/as | nos haya importado / nos hayan importado | we have cared about |
| A vosotros/as | os haya importado / os hayan importado | you (plural) have cared about |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les haya importado / les hayan importado | they have cared about |
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Importar 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, “me hubiera importado / me hubieran importado”, meaning “I had cared about”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me hubiera importado / me hubieran importado | I had cared about |
| A ti | te hubiera importado / te hubieran importado | you had cared about |
| A ella/él/usted | le hubiera importado / le hubieran importado | s/he had cared about |
| A nosotros/as | nos hubiera importado / nos hubieran importado | we had cared about |
| A vosotros/as | os hubiera importado / os hubieran importado | you (plural) had cared about |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les hubiera importado / les hubieran importado | they had cared about |
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Importar 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, “me hubiere importado / me hubieren importado”, meaning “I will have cared about”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me hubiere importado / me hubieren importado | I will have cared about |
| A ti | te hubiere importado / te hubieren importado | you will have cared about |
| A ella/él/usted | le hubiere importado / le hubieren importado | s/he will have cared about |
| A nosotros/as | nos hubiere importado / nos hubieren importado | we will have cared about |
| A vosotros/as | os hubiere importado / os hubieren importado | you (plural) will have cared about |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les hubiere importado / les hubieren importado | they will have cared about |
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Imperative tenses of Importar
Importar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “importe”, meaning “(to you formal) care about!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | - | - |
| A ti | importa | (to you) care about! |
| A ella/él/usted | importe | (to you formal) care about! |
| A nosotros/as | importemos | let's care about! |
| A vosotros/as | importad | (to you plural) care about! |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | importen | (to you plural formal) care about! |
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Importar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no importe”, meaning “(to you formal) don't care about!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | - | - |
| A ti | no importes | (to you) don't care about! |
| A ella/él/usted | no importe | (to you formal) don't care about! |
| A nosotros/as | no importemos | let's not care about! |
| A vosotros/as | no importéis | (to you plural) don't care about! |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | no importen | (to you plural formal) don't care about! |
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Frequently asked questions about Importar
Is importar a regular or irregular verb?
Importar 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 importar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), importar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le importa / le importan, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les importa / les importan. 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 importar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), importar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le importó / le importaron, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les importó / les importaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate importar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), importar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le importaba / le importaban, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les importaba / les importaban. 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 importar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), importar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le importará / le importarán, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les importará / les importarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate importar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), importar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le importe / le importen, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les importe / les importen. 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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