Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Mejorar in Spanish
mejorar to improve, to make better, to recover Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Mejorar (to improve, to make better, to recover) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: mejoro, mejoras, mejora, mejoramos, mejoráis, mejoran. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- mejorado improved
- Gerund
- mejorando improving
- Similar
- aliviarse, mejorarse, recobrar, recomponerse, recuperar, recuperarse, reponerse, repuntar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Mejorar
- Mejorar in the Indicative Present
- Mejorar in the Indicative Preterite
- Mejorar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Mejorar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Mejorar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Mejorar in the Indicative Future
- Mejorar in the Indicative Conditional
- Mejorar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Mejorar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Mejorar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Mejorar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Mejorar
- Imperative tenses of Mejorar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Mejorar
Mejorar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of mejorar 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, “mejoro”, meaning “I improve”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mejoro | I improve |
| Tú | mejoras | you improve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mejora | s/he improves |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mejoramos | we improve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mejoráis | you (plural) improve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mejoran | they improve |
How it’s built: Regular: stem mejor- plus the -ar endings.
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Mejorar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of mejorar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “mejoré”, meaning “I improved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mejoré | I improved |
| Tú | mejoraste | you improved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mejoró | s/he improved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mejoramos | we improved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mejorasteis | you (plural) improved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mejoraron | they improved |
How it’s built: Regular: stem mejor- plus the -ar endings.
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Mejorar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of mejorar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “mejoraba”, meaning “I used to improve”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mejoraba | I used to improve |
| Tú | mejorabas | you used to improve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mejoraba | s/he used to improve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mejorábamos | we used to improve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mejorabais | you (plural) used to improve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mejoraban | they used to improve |
How it’s built: Regular: stem mejor- plus the -ar endings.
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Mejorar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of mejorar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy mejorando”, meaning “I am improving”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy mejorando | I am improving |
| Tú | estás mejorando | you are improving |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está mejorando | s/he is improving |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos mejorando | we are improving |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis mejorando | you (plural) are improving |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están mejorando | they are improving |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund mejorando.
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Mejorar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of mejorar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a mejorar”, meaning “I am going to improve”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a mejorar | I am going to improve |
| Tú | vas a mejorar | you are going to improve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a mejorar | s/he is going to improve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a mejorar | we are going to improve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a mejorar | you (plural) are going to improve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a mejorar | they are going to improve |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive mejorar.
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Mejorar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of mejorar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “mejoraré”, meaning “I will improve”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mejoraré | I will improve |
| Tú | mejorarás | you will improve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mejorará | s/he will improve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mejoraremos | we will improve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mejoraréis | you (plural) will improve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mejorarán | they will improve |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive mejorar plus the future endings.
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Mejorar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of mejorar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “mejoraría”, meaning “I would improve”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mejoraría | I would improve |
| Tú | mejorarías | you would improve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mejoraría | s/he would improve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mejoraríamos | we would improve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mejoraríais | you (plural) would improve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mejorarían | they would improve |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive mejorar plus the conditional endings.
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Mejorar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of mejorar 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 mejorado”, meaning “I have improved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he mejorado | I have improved |
| Tú | has mejorado | you have improved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha mejorado | s/he has improved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos mejorado | we have improved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis mejorado | you (plural) have improved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han mejorado | they have improved |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle mejorado.
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Mejorar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of mejorar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había mejorado”, meaning “I had improved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había mejorado | I had improved |
| Tú | habías mejorado | you had improved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había mejorado | s/he had improved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos mejorado | we had improved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais mejorado | you (plural) had improved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían mejorado | they had improved |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle mejorado.
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Mejorar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of mejorar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré mejorado”, meaning “I will have improved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré mejorado | I will have improved |
| Tú | habrás mejorado | you will have improved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá mejorado | s/he will have improved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos mejorado | we will have improved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis mejorado | you (plural) will have improved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán mejorado | they will have improved |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle mejorado.
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Mejorar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of mejorar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría mejorado”, meaning “I would have improved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría mejorado | I would have improved |
| Tú | habrías mejorado | you would have improved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría mejorado | s/he would have improved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos mejorado | we would have improved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais mejorado | you (plural) would have improved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían mejorado | they would have improved |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle mejorado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Mejorar
Mejorar 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, “mejore”, meaning “I improve”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mejore | I improve |
| Tú | mejores | you improve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mejore | s/he improves |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mejoremos | we improve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mejoréis | you (plural) improve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mejoren | they improve |
How it’s built: Regular: stem mejor- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Mejorar 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, “mejorara”, meaning “I improved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mejorara | I improved |
| Tú | mejoraras | you improved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mejorara | s/he improved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mejoráramos | we improved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mejorarais | you (plural) improved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mejoraran | they improved |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, mejoraron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (mejoráramos).
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Mejorar 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, “mejorare”, meaning “I will improve”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mejorare | I will improve |
| Tú | mejorares | you will improve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mejorare | s/he will improve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mejoráremos | we will improve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mejorareis | you (plural) will improve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mejoraren | they will improve |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, mejoraron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (mejoráremos).
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Mejorar 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 mejorado”, meaning “I have improved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya mejorado | I have improved |
| Tú | hayas mejorado | you have improved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya mejorado | s/he has improved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos mejorado | we have improved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis mejorado | you (plural) have improved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan mejorado | they have improved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle mejorado.
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Mejorar 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 mejorado”, meaning “I had improved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera mejorado | I had improved |
| Tú | hubieras mejorado | you had improved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera mejorado | s/he had improved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos mejorado | we had improved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais mejorado | you (plural) had improved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran mejorado | they had improved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle mejorado.
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Mejorar 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 mejorado”, meaning “I will have improved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere mejorado | I will have improved |
| Tú | hubieres mejorado | you will have improved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere mejorado | s/he will have improved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos mejorado | we will have improved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis mejorado | you (plural) will have improved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren mejorado | they will have improved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle mejorado.
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Imperative tenses of Mejorar
Mejorar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “mejore”, meaning “(to you formal) improve!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | mejora | (to you) improve! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mejore | (to you formal) improve! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mejoremos | let's improve! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mejorad | (to you plural) improve! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mejoren | (to you plural formal) improve! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (mejora); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (mejore, mejoremos, mejoren); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (mejorad).
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Mejorar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no mejore”, meaning “(to you formal) don't improve!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no mejores | (to you) don't improve! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no mejore | (to you formal) don't improve! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no mejoremos | let's not improve! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no mejoréis | (to you plural) don't improve! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no mejoren | (to you plural formal) don't improve! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no mejores, no mejore, no mejoremos, no mejoréis, no mejoren.
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Frequently asked questions about Mejorar
Is mejorar a regular or irregular verb?
Mejorar 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 mejorar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), mejorar is conjugated as: yo mejoro, tú mejoras, él/ella/usted mejora, nosotros mejoramos, vosotros mejoráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes mejoran. 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 mejorar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), mejorar is conjugated as: yo mejoré, tú mejoraste, él/ella/usted mejoró, nosotros mejoramos, vosotros mejorasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes mejoraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate mejorar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), mejorar is conjugated as: yo mejoraba, tú mejorabas, él/ella/usted mejoraba, nosotros mejorábamos, vosotros mejorabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes mejoraban. 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 mejorar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), mejorar is conjugated as: yo mejoraré, tú mejorarás, él/ella/usted mejorará, nosotros mejoraremos, vosotros mejoraréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes mejorarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate mejorar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), mejorar is conjugated as: yo mejore, tú mejores, él/ella/usted mejore, nosotros mejoremos, vosotros mejoréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes mejoren. 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 mejorar and mejorarse?
Mejorar means ‘to improve, to make better, to recover’ and mejorarse means ‘to get better, to recover’. Mejorarse is the reflexive form of mejorar, 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 mejoro becomes me mejoro. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so mejora becomes mejórate.
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