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SPANISH VERB

mirar a los ojos

to look (someone) in the eye

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: mirando a los ojos
  • Past participle: mirado a los ojos

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use mirar a los ojos

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

  1. Present

    Cuando miento, no miro a los ojos a nadie.

    When I lie, I don't look anyone in the eye.

  2. Past

    Me miró a los ojos y supe que era verdad.

    She looked me in the eye and I knew it was true.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo nos miraba a los ojos al dar la mano.

    My grandfather looked us in the eye when shaking hands.

  4. Future

    Esta noche la miraré a los ojos y se lo diré.

    Tonight I'll look her in the eye and tell her.

  5. Conditional

    Yo le miraría a los ojos antes de creerle.

    I'd look him in the eye before believing him.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que me mires a los ojos cuando hables.

    I want you to look me in the eye when you speak.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí que me mirara a los ojos y no pudo.

    I asked him to look me in the eye and he couldn't.

  8. Imperative

    Mírame a los ojos y dime la verdad.

    Look me in the eye and tell me the truth.

Good to know

  • "Mirar a alguien a los ojos": mírame a los ojos, look me in the eye. "Mirar por" someone is to look out for them.

Where you hear mirar a los ojos

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 3

  • Cuando hablo con una madre, la miro a los ojos. When I talk to a mother, I look her in the eye.
  • Aquella noche, en Oaxaca, Rocío me miró a los ojos, y respiró conmigo. That night in Oaxaca, Rocio looked me in the eye, and breathed with me.
  • Esta noche la voy a mirar a los ojos, como Sarah. Tonight I'm going to look her in the eye, like Sarah.
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Fluency Level 3 · La miro a los ojos.

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