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SPANISH VERB

admirar

to admire

  • #469 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: admirando
  • Past participle: admirado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I admire
  2. tú you admire
  3. usted, él, ella he/she admires
  4. nosotros we admire
  5. vosotros Spain you all admire
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they admire

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I admired
  2. tú you admired
  3. usted, él, ella he/she admired
  4. nosotros we admired
  5. vosotros Spain you all admired
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they admired

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to admire
  2. tú you used to admire
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to admire
  4. nosotros we used to admire
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to admire
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to admire

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will admire
  2. tú you will admire
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will admire
  4. nosotros we will admire
  5. vosotros Spain you all will admire
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will admire

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would admire
  2. tú you would admire
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would admire
  4. nosotros we would admire
  5. vosotros Spain you all would admire
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would admire

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I admire
  2. tú (that) you admire
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she admire
  4. nosotros (that) we admire
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all admire
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they admire

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I admired
  2. tú (if) you admired
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she admired
  4. nosotros (if) we admired
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all admired
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they admired

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú admire!
  2. usted admire! (formal)
  3. nosotros admire! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain admire! (all of you)
  5. ustedes admire! (all of you)

How to use admirar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Admiro mucho a mi madre por su paciencia.

    I really admire my mother for her patience.

  2. Past

    Admiramos la vista desde lo alto de la torre.

    We admired the view from the top of the tower.

  3. Imperfect

    De niño admiraba a los futbolistas de la tele.

    As a boy I admired the footballers on TV.

  4. Future

    Todos admirarán tu valor cuando cuentes la historia.

    Everyone will admire your courage when you tell the story.

  5. Conditional

    Cualquiera admiraría un jardín tan bonito como este.

    Anyone would admire a garden as pretty as this one.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Me gusta que admires tanto a tus abuelos.

    I like that you admire your grandparents so much.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Nunca pensé que admirara tanto a su jefe.

    I never thought he admired his boss so much.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Admira ese atardecer, no mires el teléfono!

    Admire that sunset, don't look at your phone!

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