Mirar means to look at, to watch. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: miro, miras, mira, miramos, miráis, miran.
Mirar in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Mirar in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Mirar in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Mirar in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Mirar in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | miro | miré | miraba | miraré | miraría |
| tú | miras | miraste | mirabas | mirarás | mirarías |
| él / ella / usted | mira | miró | miraba | mirará | miraría |
| nosotros / nosotras | miramos | miramos | mirábamos | miraremos | miraríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | miráis | mirasteis | mirabais | miraréis | miraríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | miran | miraron | miraban | mirarán | mirarían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | miro | I watch |
| tú | miras | you watch |
| él / ella / usted | mira | he/she watches |
| nosotros / nosotras | miramos | we watch |
| vosotros / vosotras | miráis | you all (vosotros) watch |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | miran | they watch |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | miré | I watched |
| tú | miraste | you watched |
| él / ella / usted | miró | he/she watched |
| nosotros / nosotras | miramos | we watched |
| vosotros / vosotras | mirasteis | you all (vosotros) watched |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | miraron | they watched |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | miraba | I used to watch |
| tú | mirabas | you used to watch |
| él / ella / usted | miraba | he/she used to watch |
| nosotros / nosotras | mirábamos | we used to watch |
| vosotros / vosotras | mirabais | you all (vosotros) used to watch |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | miraban | they used to watch |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | miraré | I will watch |
| tú | mirarás | you will watch |
| él / ella / usted | mirará | he/she will watch |
| nosotros / nosotras | miraremos | we will watch |
| vosotros / vosotras | miraréis | you all (vosotros) will watch |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mirarán | they will watch |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | miraría | I would watch |
| tú | mirarías | you would watch |
| él / ella / usted | miraría | he/she would watch |
| nosotros / nosotras | miraríamos | we would watch |
| vosotros / vosotras | miraríais | you all (vosotros) would watch |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mirarían | they would watch |
Mirar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
The present forms are miro, miras, mira, miramos, miráis, miran, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
miré, miraste, miró, miramos, mirasteis, miraron. For example, miré means “I watched”.
Mirar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
The preterite (miré) presents a completed event; the imperfect (miraba) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I watched” and “I used to watch”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are miraré (“I will watch”) and miraría (“I would watch”). The full charts above include every person.
Mirar means to look at, to watch.
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