Mostrar means to show. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: muestro, muestras, muestra, mostramos, mostráis, muestran.
Mostrar 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.
Mostrar in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Mostrar in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Mostrar in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Mostrar 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 | muestro | mostré | mostraba | mostraré | mostraría |
| tú | muestras | mostraste | mostrabas | mostrarás | mostrarías |
| él / ella / usted | muestra | mostró | mostraba | mostrará | mostraría |
| nosotros / nosotras | mostramos | mostramos | mostrábamos | mostraremos | mostraríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | mostráis | mostrasteis | mostrabais | mostraréis | mostraríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | muestran | mostraron | mostraban | mostrarán | mostrarían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | muestro | I show |
| tú | muestras | you show |
| él / ella / usted | muestra | he/she shows |
| nosotros / nosotras | mostramos | we show |
| vosotros / vosotras | mostráis | you all (vosotros) show |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | muestran | they show |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mostré | I showed |
| tú | mostraste | you showed |
| él / ella / usted | mostró | he/she showed |
| nosotros / nosotras | mostramos | we showed |
| vosotros / vosotras | mostrasteis | you all (vosotros) showed |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mostraron | they showed |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mostraba | I used to show |
| tú | mostrabas | you used to show |
| él / ella / usted | mostraba | he/she used to show |
| nosotros / nosotras | mostrábamos | we used to show |
| vosotros / vosotras | mostrabais | you all (vosotros) used to show |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mostraban | they used to show |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mostraré | I will show |
| tú | mostrarás | you will show |
| él / ella / usted | mostrará | he/she will show |
| nosotros / nosotras | mostraremos | we will show |
| vosotros / vosotras | mostraréis | you all (vosotros) will show |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mostrarán | they will show |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mostraría | I would show |
| tú | mostrarías | you would show |
| él / ella / usted | mostraría | he/she would show |
| nosotros / nosotras | mostraríamos | we would show |
| vosotros / vosotras | mostraríais | you all (vosotros) would show |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mostrarían | they would show |
Mostrar differs from the regular endings in the present. Changed forms include present: muestro, muestras, muestra. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The present forms are muestro, muestras, muestra, mostramos, mostráis, muestran, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
mostré, mostraste, mostró, mostramos, mostrasteis, mostraron. For example, mostré means “I showed”.
Mostrar differs from the regular endings in the present. Changed forms include present: muestro, muestras, muestra. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The preterite (mostré) presents a completed event; the imperfect (mostraba) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I showed” and “I used to show”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are mostraré (“I will show”) and mostraría (“I would show”). The full charts above include every person.
Mostrar means to show.
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