How to conjugate Mirar in Spanish
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Mirar
- Mirar in the Indicative Present
- Mirar in the Indicative Preterite
- Mirar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Mirar in the Indicative Future
- Mirar in the Indicative Conditional
- Mirar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Mirar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Mirar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Mirar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Mirar
- Mirar in the Subjunctive Present
- Mirar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Mirar in the Subjunctive Future
- Mirar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Mirar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Mirar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Mirar
- Mirar in the Imperative Affirmative
- Mirar in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
Introduction
Mirar is the Spanish verb for to look (at), to watch. It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 16 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | mirar | to look (at), to watch |
| Past participle | mirado | looked |
| Gerund | mirando | looking |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | miro | I look |
| Tú | miras | you look |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mira | s/he look, you (formal) look |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | miramos | we look |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | miráis | you (plural) look |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | miran | they look, you (plural formal) look |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) looked |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) used to look |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) will look |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) would look |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) have looked |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) had looked |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) will have looked |
Mirar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of mirar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría mirado a los flores bonitos", meaning "I would have looked at the pretty flowers".
| 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, you (plural formal) 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mire | I look |
| Tú | mires | you look |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mire | s/he look, you (formal) look |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | miremos | we look |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | miréis | you (plural) look |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | miren | they look, you (plural formal) look |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) looked |
Mirar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "mirare", meaning "I will look".
| 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, you (plural formal) will look |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) have looked |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) had looked |
Mirar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere mirado", meaning "I will have looked".
| 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, you (plural formal) will have looked |
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!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | mira | (to you) look! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mire | (to you formal) look! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | miremos | (to we) look! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mirad | (to you plural) look! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | miren | (to you plural formal) look! |
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!".
| 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 | (to we) don't look! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no miréis | (to you plural) don't look! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no miren | (to you plural formal) don't look! |
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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