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SPANISH VERB

mirar

to look

  • #36 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: mirando
  • Past participle: mirado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use mirar

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

  1. Present

    ¿Por qué me miras así?

    Why are you looking at me like that?

  2. Past

    Miramos las estrellas toda la noche.

    We looked at the stars all night.

  3. Imperfect

    El niño miraba el mar sin decir nada.

    The boy looked at the sea without saying a word.

  4. Future

    Miraremos los precios antes de decidir.

    We will look at the prices before deciding.

  5. Conditional

    Yo miraría bien el contrato antes de firmar.

    I would look carefully at the contract before signing.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No me gusta que mires el celular mientras comes.

    I don't like you looking at your phone while you eat.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le dije que mirara a los dos lados.

    I told him to look both ways.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Mira qué atardecer tan bonito, Ana!

    Look what a beautiful sunset, Ana!

Good to know

  • Mirar is to look at something; ver is to see it.
  • Mira is also how you start a sentence to get attention: "look, hey".

Where you hear mirar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Miro la ciudad desde el techo. I look at the city from the roof.
  • Ayer miré las montañas desde el autobús. Yesterday I looked at the mountains from the bus.
  • Vamos a mirar el mercado. We're going to look around the market.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • ¡Mira los flamencos! Look at the flamingos!
  • Miramos el mar toda la tarde. We looked at the sea all afternoon.
  • Vamos a mirar los fuegos artificiales. We're going to watch the fireworks.
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By Metro or by Taxi?

Beginner Level 1 · ¡Mira!

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Fill It Up

Beginner Level 3 · mire

Needs a subscription 16
The Pink Flamingos

Beginner Level 3 · ¡Mira!

Needs a subscription 27
Twelve Grapes

Beginner Level 3 · ¡Miren!

Needs a subscription 2
Telling the Story

Intermediate Level 2 · te estaba mirando

Free 18
Old Friends

Intermediate Level 2 · mírenla

Needs a subscription 5
Don't Touch Anything

Advanced Level 1 · Mirad.

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The Last Birth

Advanced Level 3 · que miren

Needs a subscription 10
Closed for Holidays

Advanced Level 3 · si no me miráis

Needs a subscription 15
In Her Own Hand

Advanced Level 3 · que la historia me miraba

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Just in Case

Advanced Level 3 · no mires las alas

Needs a subscription 21
Not That Bad

Advanced Level 3 · estoy mirando las estrellas

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And 2 more lessons.

Verbs like this one

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