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SPANISH VERB

mostrar

to show

  • #91 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: mostrando
  • Past participle: mostrado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use mostrar

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

  1. Present

    Ana nos muestra las fotos de su viaje.

    Ana is showing us the photos from her trip.

  2. Past

    El guía nos mostró la parte vieja de la ciudad.

    The guide showed us the old part of the city.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi madre nunca mostraba sus fotos de joven.

    My mother never showed her photos from when she was young.

  4. Future

    Te mostraré dónde queda la farmacia más cercana.

    I'll show you where the nearest pharmacy is.

  5. Conditional

    ¿Me mostraría una talla más grande, por favor?

    Would you show me a bigger size, please?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Pídele que te muestre su pasaporte antes de firmar.

    Ask him to show you his passport before signing.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El policía quería que mostráramos nuestros boletos.

    The policeman wanted us to show our tickets.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Muéstrame lo que compraste en el mercado!

    Show me what you bought at the market!

Good to know

  • "Mostrar" and "enseñar" both mean to show; "enseñar" is also to teach.

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