How to conjugate Mirar in Spanish

Introduction

Mirar is the Spanish verb for "to look, to watch". It is a regular AR verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to mirar include: presenciar, ver.

Indicative Tenses of Mirar

Mirar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of mirar 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, "miro a los flores bonitos", meaning "I look at the pretty flowers".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	miro	I look
Tú	miras	you look
Ella / Él / Usted	mira	s/he looks, you (formal) look
Nosotras / Nosotros	miramos	we look
Vosotras / Vosotros	miráis	you (plural) look
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	miran	they look

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Mirar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of mirar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "miré a los flores bonitos", meaning "I looked at the pretty flowers".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	miré	I looked
Tú	miraste	you looked
Ella / Él / Usted	miró	s/he looked, you (formal) looked
Nosotras / Nosotros	miramos	we looked
Vosotras / Vosotros	mirasteis	you (plural) looked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	miraron	they looked

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Mirar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of mirar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "miraba a los flores bonitos", meaning "I used to look at the pretty flowers".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	miraba	I used to look
Tú	mirabas	you used to look
Ella / Él / Usted	miraba	s/he used to look, you (formal) used to look
Nosotras / Nosotros	mirábamos	we used to look
Vosotras / Vosotros	mirabais	you (plural) used to look
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	miraban	they used to look

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Mirar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of mirar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy mirando a los flores bonitos", meaning "I am looking at the pretty flowers".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy mirando	I am looking
Tú	estás mirando	you are looking
Ella / Él / Usted	está mirando	s/he is looking, you (formal) are looking
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos mirando	we are looking
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis mirando	you (plural) are looking
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están mirando	they are looking

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Mirar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of mirar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a mirar a los flores bonitos", meaning "I am going to look at the pretty flowers".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a mirar	I am going to look
Tú	vas a mirar	you are going to look
Ella / Él / Usted	va a mirar	s/he is going to look, you (formal) are going to look
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a mirar	we are going to look
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a mirar	you (plural) are going to look
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a mirar	they are going to look

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Mirar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of mirar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "miraré a los flores bonitos", meaning "I will look at the pretty flowers".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	miraré	I will look
Tú	mirarás	you will look
Ella / Él / Usted	mirará	s/he will look, you (formal) will look
Nosotras / Nosotros	miraremos	we will look
Vosotras / Vosotros	miraréis	you (plural) will look
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	mirarán	they will look

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Mirar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of mirar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "miraría a los flores bonitos", meaning "I would look at the pretty flowers".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	miraría	I would look
Tú	mirarías	you would look
Ella / Él / Usted	miraría	s/he would look, you (formal) would look
Nosotras / Nosotros	miraríamos	we would look
Vosotras / Vosotros	miraríais	you (plural) would look
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	mirarían	they would look

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Mirar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of mirar 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 mirado a los flores bonitos", meaning "I have looked at the pretty flowers".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he mirado	I have looked
Tú	has mirado	you have looked
Ella / Él / Usted	ha mirado	s/he has looked, you (formal) have looked
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos mirado	we have looked
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis mirado	you (plural) have looked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han mirado	they have looked

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Mirar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of mirar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había mirado a los flores bonitos", meaning "I had looked at the pretty flowers".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había mirado	I had looked
Tú	habías mirado	you had looked
Ella / Él / Usted	había mirado	s/he had looked, you (formal) had looked
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos mirado	we had looked
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais mirado	you (plural) had looked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían mirado	they had looked

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Mirar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of mirar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré mirado a los flores bonitos", meaning "I will have looked at the pretty flowers".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré mirado	I will have looked
Tú	habrás mirado	you will have looked
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá mirado	s/he will have looked, you (formal) will have looked
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos mirado	we will have looked
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis mirado	you (plural) will have looked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán mirado	they will have looked

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Mirar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of mirar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría mirado a los flores bonitos", meaning "I would have looked at the pretty flowers".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría mirado	I would have looked
Tú	habrías mirado	you would have looked
Ella / Él / Usted	habría mirado	s/he would have looked, you (formal) would have looked
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos mirado	we would have looked
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais mirado	you (plural) would have looked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían mirado	they would have looked

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Subjunctive Tenses of Mirar

Mirar 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, "mire", meaning "I look".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	mire	I look
Tú	mires	you look
Ella / Él / Usted	mire	s/he looks, you (formal) look
Nosotras / Nosotros	miremos	we look
Vosotras / Vosotros	miréis	you (plural) look
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	miren	they look

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Mirar 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, "mirara", meaning "I looked".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	mirara	I looked
Tú	miraras	you looked
Ella / Él / Usted	mirara	s/he looked, you (formal) looked
Nosotras / Nosotros	miráramos	we looked
Vosotras / Vosotros	mirarais	you (plural) looked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	miraran	they looked

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Mirar 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, "mirare", meaning "I will look".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	mirare	I will look
Tú	mirares	you will look
Ella / Él / Usted	mirare	s/he will look, you (formal) will look
Nosotras / Nosotros	miráremos	we will look
Vosotras / Vosotros	mirareis	you (plural) will look
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	miraren	they will look

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Mirar 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 mirado", meaning "I have looked".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya mirado	I have looked
Tú	hayas mirado	you have looked
Ella / Él / Usted	haya mirado	s/he has looked, you (formal) have looked
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos mirado	we have looked
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis mirado	you (plural) have looked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan mirado	they have looked

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Mirar 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 mirado", meaning "I had looked".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera mirado	I had looked
Tú	hubieras mirado	you had looked
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera mirado	s/he had looked, you (formal) had looked
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos mirado	we had looked
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais mirado	you (plural) had looked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran mirado	they had looked

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Mirar 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 mirado", meaning "I will have looked".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere mirado	I will have looked
Tú	hubieres mirado	you will have looked
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere mirado	s/he will have looked, you (formal) will have looked
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos mirado	we will have looked
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis mirado	you (plural) will have looked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren mirado	they will have looked

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Imperative Tenses of Mirar

Mirar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "mire", meaning "(to you formal) look!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	mira	(to you) look!
Ella / Él / Usted	mire	(to you formal) look!
Nosotras / Nosotros	miremos	let's look!
Vosotras / Vosotros	mirad	(to you plural) look!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	miren	(to you plural formal) look!

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Mirar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no mire", meaning "(to you formal) don't look!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no mires	(to you) don't look!
Ella / Él / Usted	no mire	(to you formal) don't look!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no miremos	let's not look!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no miréis	(to you plural) don't look!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no miren	(to you plural formal) don't look!

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Example sentences and usage

• ¡Eh, mira! ¡Un mono de tres cabezas! Hey, look, a three-headed monkey!
• La belleza está en los ojos del que mira. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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