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SPANISH VERB

extrañar

to miss

  • #228 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: extrañando
  • Past participle: extrañado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use extrañar

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

  1. Present

    Extraño mucho a mi familia en México.

    I really miss my family in Mexico.

  2. Past

    Te extrañé en la fiesta de ayer.

    I missed you at yesterday's party.

  3. Imperfect

    En Japón extrañaba las tortillas calientes.

    In Japan I missed warm tortillas.

  4. Future

    Te extrañaremos mucho en la oficina.

    We will miss you a lot at the office.

  5. Conditional

    Extrañaría el clima si me fuera del país.

    I would miss the weather if I left the country.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que extrañes a tu mamá, llámala.

    I don't want you to miss your mom, call her.

  7. Past subjunctive

    No creí que extrañara tanto la comida mexicana.

    I didn't think I would miss Mexican food so much.

  8. Imperative

    Extráñame un poquito, ¿sí? Regreso el lunes.

    Miss me a little, okay? I'm back on Monday.

Good to know

  • Te extraño is "I miss you"; in Spain they say te echo de menos.

Where you hear extrañar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Extraño a mi familia. I miss my family.
  • Te extrañé mucho. I missed you a lot.
  • Te voy a extrañar, amiga. I'm going to miss you, my friend.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Te extraño mucho. I miss you a lot.
  • Te extrañamos en la cena. We missed you at dinner.
  • Los voy a extrañar mucho. I'm going to miss you all very much.
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I'm Going to Miss You

Beginner Level 1 · extrañar · voy a extrañar · Te voy a extrañar. · extraño

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How Do You Feel?

Beginner Level 2 · extrañas

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A Night in the Cemetery

Beginner Level 2 · ¿La extrañas? · ¿Lo extraña?

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On the One Hand

Beginner Level 2 · te vamos a extrañar

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The Pink Flamingos

Beginner Level 3 · extrañamos · Te extrañamos.

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Keep in Touch

Beginner Level 3 · extrañar

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An Email from Boston

Intermediate Level 1 · extrañaría

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Finally

Intermediate Level 2 · había extrañado

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The Same, But Different

Advanced Level 1 · ¿Nos extrañas?

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I Miss Oaxaca

Advanced Level 1 · extrañamos

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When Are You Due?

Advanced Level 1 · Te extrañamos.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.