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SPANISH VERB

respirar

to breathe

  • #360 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: respirando
  • Past participle: respirado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use respirar

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

  1. Present

    Respiro mejor desde que dejé de fumar.

    I breathe better since I quit smoking.

  2. Past

    Respiré hondo antes de la entrevista.

    I took a deep breath before the interview.

  3. Imperfect

    El bebé respiraba tranquilo en su cuna.

    The baby was breathing peacefully in his crib.

  4. Future

    En la montaña respiraremos aire limpio.

    In the mountains we'll breathe clean air.

  5. Conditional

    Sin tanta contaminación, respiraríamos mucho mejor.

    Without so much pollution, we'd breathe much better.

  6. Present subjunctive

    El doctor quiere que respire despacio, señora.

    The doctor wants you to breathe slowly, ma'am.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si respiraras por la nariz, correrías mejor.

    If you breathed through your nose, you'd run better.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Respira profundo y cuenta hasta diez!

    Breathe deeply and count to ten!

Where you hear respirar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Respire hondo, por favor. Take a deep breath, please.
  • Respiré muy bien. I breathed very well.
  • Va a respirar mejor mañana. You're going to breathe better tomorrow.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Ya respiro mejor. I'm breathing better now.
  • Respiré hondo y entré a la clínica. I took a deep breath and went into the clinic.
  • Va a respirar mejor con esta medicina. You're going to breathe better with this medicine.
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What Hurts?

Beginner Level 2 · Respire.

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The First Day

Intermediate Level 1 · que respire

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If You Tell Me to Breathe

Advanced Level 2 · que respire

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Don't Look at the Clock

Advanced Level 3 · respira

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Not That Bad

Advanced Level 3 · Encarna, respira

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Nobody Panic

Fluency Level 2 · respira hondo

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A Midwife, Not an Exam

Fluency Level 2 · Respiras hondo.

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