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SPANISH VERB

amar

to love

  • #235 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: amando
  • Past participle: amado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use amar

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

  1. Present

    Amo esta ciudad con todo mi corazón.

    I love this city with all my heart.

  2. Past

    Mi abuela amó a mi abuelo hasta el último día.

    My grandma loved my grandad until the last day.

  3. Imperfect

    Lorca amaba Granada y sus jardines.

    Lorca loved Granada and its gardens.

  4. Future

    Te amaré toda la vida, dijo él en la boda.

    I will love you all my life, he said at the wedding.

  5. Conditional

    ¿Me amarías igual si fuera pobre?

    Would you love me the same if I were poor?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Deseo que ames tu trabajo tanto como yo.

    I wish you'd love your job as much as I do.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Quería que la amara como en las películas.

    She wanted him to love her like in the films.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Ama lo que haces y nunca trabajarás, dicen!

    Love what you do and you'll never work, they say!

Good to know

  • Between people in Spain you say te quiero far more often than te amo.

Where you hear amar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Te amo, y te lo digo delante de todos. I love you, and I'm telling you in front of everyone.
  • Amé a mi marido toda la vida. I loved my husband all my life.
  • Te voy a amar todos los días de mi vida. I'm going to love you all the days of my life.
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All the Days of My Life

Advanced Level 3 · amarte

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