How to conjugate Mostrar in Spanish
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Mostrar
- Mostrar in the Indicative Present
- Mostrar in the Indicative Preterite
- Mostrar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Mostrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Mostrar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Mostrar in the Indicative Future
- Mostrar in the Indicative Conditional
- Mostrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Mostrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Mostrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Mostrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Mostrar
- Imperative tenses of Mostrar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Mostrar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Mostrar is the Spanish verb for "to show". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to mostrar include: demostrar, enseñar.
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | mostrar | to show |
Past participle | mostrado | shown |
Gerund | mostrando | showing |
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Mostrar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of mostrar 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, "muestro", meaning "I show".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | muestro | I show |
Tú | muestras | you show |
Ella / Él / Usted | muestra | s/he shows, you (formal) show |
Nosotras / Nosotros | mostramos | we show |
Vosotras / Vosotros | mostráis | you (plural) show |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | muestran | they show, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Mostrar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of mostrar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "mostré", meaning "I showed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | mostré | I showed |
Tú | mostraste | you showed |
Ella / Él / Usted | mostró | s/he showed, you (formal) showed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | mostramos | we showed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | mostrasteis | you (plural) showed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mostraron | they showed, |
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Mostrar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of mostrar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "mostraba", meaning "I used to show".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | mostraba | I used to show |
Tú | mostrabas | you used to show |
Ella / Él / Usted | mostraba | s/he used to show, you (formal) used to show |
Nosotras / Nosotros | mostrábamos | we used to show |
Vosotras / Vosotros | mostrabais | you (plural) used to show |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mostraban | they used to show, |
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Mostrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of mostrar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy mostrando", meaning "I am showing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy mostrando | I am showing |
Tú | estás mostrando | you are showing |
Ella / Él / Usted | está mostrando | s/he is showing, you (formal) are showing |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos mostrando | we are showing |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis mostrando | you (plural) are showing |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están mostrando | they are showing, |
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Mostrar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of mostrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a mostrar", meaning "I am going to show".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a mostrar | I am going to show |
Tú | vas a mostrar | you are going to show |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a mostrar | s/he is going to show, you (formal) are going to show |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a mostrar | we are going to show |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a mostrar | you (plural) are going to show |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a mostrar | they are going to show, |
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Mostrar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of mostrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "mostraré", meaning "I will show".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | mostraré | I will show |
Tú | mostrarás | you will show |
Ella / Él / Usted | mostrará | s/he will show, you (formal) will show |
Nosotras / Nosotros | mostraremos | we will show |
Vosotras / Vosotros | mostraréis | you (plural) will show |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mostrarán | they will show, |
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Mostrar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of mostrar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "mostraría", meaning "I would show".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | mostraría | I would show |
Tú | mostrarías | you would show |
Ella / Él / Usted | mostraría | s/he would show, you (formal) would show |
Nosotras / Nosotros | mostraríamos | we would show |
Vosotras / Vosotros | mostraríais | you (plural) would show |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mostrarían | they would show, |
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Mostrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of mostrar 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 mostrado", meaning "I have shown".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he mostrado | I have shown |
Tú | has mostrado | you have shown |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha mostrado | s/he has shown, you (formal) have shown |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos mostrado | we have shown |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis mostrado | you (plural) have shown |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han mostrado | they have shown, |
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Mostrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of mostrar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había mostrado", meaning "I had shown".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había mostrado | I had shown |
Tú | habías mostrado | you had shown |
Ella / Él / Usted | había mostrado | s/he had shown, you (formal) had shown |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos mostrado | we had shown |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais mostrado | you (plural) had shown |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían mostrado | they had shown, |
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Mostrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of mostrar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré mostrado", meaning "I will have shown".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré mostrado | I will have shown |
Tú | habrás mostrado | you will have shown |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá mostrado | s/he will have shown, you (formal) will have shown |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos mostrado | we will have shown |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis mostrado | you (plural) will have shown |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán mostrado | they will have shown, |
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Mostrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of mostrar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría mostrado", meaning "I would have shown".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría mostrado | I would have shown |
Tú | habrías mostrado | you would have shown |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría mostrado | s/he would have shown, you (formal) would have shown |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos mostrado | we would have shown |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais mostrado | you (plural) would have shown |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían mostrado | they would have shown, |
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Mostrar 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, "muestre", meaning "I show".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | muestre | I show |
Tú | muestres | you show |
Ella / Él / Usted | muestre | s/he shows, you (formal) show |
Nosotras / Nosotros | mostremos | we show |
Vosotras / Vosotros | mostréis | you (plural) show |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | muestren | they show, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Mostrar 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, "mostrara", meaning "I showed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | mostrara | I showed |
Tú | mostraras | you showed |
Ella / Él / Usted | mostrara | s/he showed, you (formal) showed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | mostráramos | we showed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | mostrarais | you (plural) showed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mostraran | they showed, |
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Mostrar 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, "mostrare", meaning "I will show".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | mostrare | I will show |
Tú | mostrares | you will show |
Ella / Él / Usted | mostrare | s/he will show, you (formal) will show |
Nosotras / Nosotros | mostráremos | we will show |
Vosotras / Vosotros | mostrareis | you (plural) will show |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mostraren | they will show, |
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Mostrar 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 mostrado", meaning "I have shown".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya mostrado | I have shown |
Tú | hayas mostrado | you have shown |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya mostrado | s/he has shown, you (formal) have shown |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos mostrado | we have shown |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis mostrado | you (plural) have shown |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan mostrado | they have shown, |
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Mostrar 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 mostrado", meaning "I had shown".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera mostrado | I had shown |
Tú | hubieras mostrado | you had shown |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera mostrado | s/he had shown, you (formal) had shown |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos mostrado | we had shown |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais mostrado | you (plural) had shown |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran mostrado | they had shown, |
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Mostrar 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 mostrado", meaning "I will have shown".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere mostrado | I will have shown |
Tú | hubieres mostrado | you will have shown |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere mostrado | s/he will have shown, you (formal) will have shown |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos mostrado | we will have shown |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis mostrado | you (plural) will have shown |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren mostrado | they will have shown, |
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Mostrar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "muestre", meaning "(to you formal) show!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | muestra | (to you) show! |
Ella / Él / Usted | muestre | (to you formal) show! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | mostremos | let's show! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | mostrad | (to you plural) show! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | muestren | (to you plural formal) show! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Mostrar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no muestre", meaning "(to you formal) don't show!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no muestres | (to you) don't show! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no muestre | (to you formal) don't show! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no mostremos | let's not show! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no mostréis | (to you plural) don't show! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no muestren | (to you plural formal) don't show! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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