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SPANISH VERB

medir

to measure

  • #365 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: midiendo
  • Past participle: medido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use medir

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

  1. Present

    ¿Cuánto mides? Yo mido un metro sesenta.

    How tall are you? I'm one meter sixty.

  2. Past

    Medí la pared para comprar la cortina.

    I measured the wall to buy the curtain.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela medía la harina con una taza vieja.

    My grandma measured the flour with an old cup.

  4. Future

    El arquitecto medirá el terreno la próxima semana.

    The architect will measure the lot next week.

  5. Conditional

    Yo mediría el espacio antes de comprar el sofá.

    I'd measure the space before buying the sofa.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es mejor que midas la puerta antes de pedir el refrigerador.

    It's best that you measure the door before ordering the fridge.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El doctor pidió que midieran al niño cada mes.

    The doctor asked that they measure the child every month.

  8. Imperative

    Mide dos tazas de arroz y una de agua.

    Measure two cups of rice and one of water.

Good to know

  • "¿Cuánto mides?" asks how tall you are: mido un metro setenta.

Where you hear medir

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • La mesa mide un metro. The table measures one metre.
  • Medí la mesa antes de comprarla. I measured the table before buying it.
  • Mañana mediré la ventana. Tomorrow I'll measure the window.
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The Canyon

Intermediate Level 1 · Miden mil metros. · cuánto mide

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