SPANISH VERB REFERENCE

mirar

to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)

-ar verbRegular in these six tenses

Conjugations

Present Presente

Habits, current states, and general facts.

mirar: Present
SubjectVerb formListen
yomiro
túmiras
él / ella / ustedmira
nosotros / nosotrasmiramos
vosotros / vosotrasmiráis
ellos / ellas / ustedesmiran

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple

Actions viewed as completed events in the past.

mirar: Preterite
SubjectVerb formListen
yomiré
túmiraste
él / ella / ustedmiró
nosotros / nosotrasmiramos
vosotros / vosotrasmirasteis
ellos / ellas / ustedesmiraron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto

Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.

mirar: Imperfect
SubjectVerb formListen
yomiraba
túmirabas
él / ella / ustedmiraba
nosotros / nosotrasmirábamos
vosotros / vosotrasmirabais
ellos / ellas / ustedesmiraban

Future Futuro simple

Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.

mirar: Future
SubjectVerb formListen
yomiraré
túmirarás
él / ella / ustedmirará
nosotros / nosotrasmiraremos
vosotros / vosotrasmiraréis
ellos / ellas / ustedesmirarán

Conditional Condicional simple

Hypothetical events and some polite requests.

mirar: Conditional
SubjectVerb formListen
yomiraría
túmirarías
él / ella / ustedmiraría
nosotros / nosotrasmiraríamos
vosotros / vosotrasmiraríais
ellos / ellas / ustedesmirarían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo

Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.

mirar: Present subjunctive
SubjectVerb formListen
yomire
túmires
él / ella / ustedmire
nosotros / nosotrasmiremos
vosotros / vosotrasmiréis
ellos / ellas / ustedesmiren

Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.

Meaning & usage

  • to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)
  • to watch (to look at, view, or observe for a period of time)
  • to watch (to mind, attend, or guard)

English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗

Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations

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