mirar
to look at, to watchPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | miroI look at | nosotros | miramoswe look at |
| tú | mirasyou look at | vosotros | miráisyou all look at |
| él/ella/Ud. | mirahe/she looks at | ellos/Uds. | miranthey look at |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he miradoI have looked at | nosotros | hemos miradowe have looked at |
| tú | has miradoyou have looked at | vosotros | habéis miradoyou all have looked at |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha miradohe/she has looked at | ellos/Uds. | han miradothey have looked at |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | mire(that) I look at | nosotros | miremos(that) we look at |
| tú | mires(that) you look at | vosotros | miréis(that) you all look at |
| él/ella/Ud. | mire(that) he/she looks at | ellos/Uds. | miren(that) they look at |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya mirado(that) I have looked at | nosotros | hayamos mirado(that) we have looked at |
| tú | hayas mirado(that) you have looked at | vosotros | hayáis mirado(that) you all have looked at |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya mirado(that) he/she has looked at | ellos/Uds. | hayan mirado(that) they have looked at |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | miréI looked at | nosotros | miramoswe looked at |
| tú | mirasteyou looked at | vosotros | mirasteisyou all looked at |
| él/ella/Ud. | miróhe/she looked at | ellos/Uds. | miraronthey looked at |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | mirabaI used to look at | nosotros | mirábamoswe used to look at |
| tú | mirabasyou used to look at | vosotros | mirabaisyou all used to look at |
| él/ella/Ud. | mirabahe/she used to look at | ellos/Uds. | mirabanthey used to look at |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había miradoI had looked at | nosotros | habíamos miradowe had looked at |
| tú | habías miradoyou had looked at | vosotros | habíais miradoyou all had looked at |
| él/ella/Ud. | había miradohe/she had looked at | ellos/Uds. | habían miradothey had looked at |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | mirara(that) I looked at | nosotros | miráramos(that) we looked at |
| tú | miraras(that) you looked at | vosotros | mirarais(that) you all looked at |
| él/ella/Ud. | mirara(that) he/she looked at | ellos/Uds. | miraran(that) they looked at |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | mirase(that) I looked at | nosotros | mirásemos(that) we looked at |
| tú | mirases(that) you looked at | vosotros | miraseis(that) you all looked at |
| él/ella/Ud. | mirase(that) he/she looked at | ellos/Uds. | mirasen(that) they looked at |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera mirado(that) I had looked at | nosotros | hubiéramos mirado(that) we had looked at |
| tú | hubieras mirado(that) you had looked at | vosotros | hubierais mirado(that) you all had looked at |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera mirado(that) he/she had looked at | ellos/Uds. | hubieran mirado(that) they had looked at |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube miradoI had looked at | nosotros | hubimos miradowe had looked at |
| tú | hubiste miradoyou had looked at | vosotros | hubisteis miradoyou all had looked at |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo miradohe/she had looked at | ellos/Uds. | hubieron miradothey had looked at |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | miraréI will look at | nosotros | miraremoswe will look at |
| tú | mirarásyou will look at | vosotros | miraréisyou all will look at |
| él/ella/Ud. | miraráhe/she will look at | ellos/Uds. | miraránthey will look at |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | miraríaI would look at | nosotros | miraríamoswe would look at |
| tú | miraríasyou would look at | vosotros | miraríaisyou all would look at |
| él/ella/Ud. | miraríahe/she would look at | ellos/Uds. | miraríanthey would look at |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré miradoI will have looked at | nosotros | habremos miradowe will have looked at |
| tú | habrás miradoyou will have looked at | vosotros | habréis miradoyou all will have looked at |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá miradohe/she will have looked at | ellos/Uds. | habrán miradothey will have looked at |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría miradoI would have looked at | nosotros | habríamos miradowe would have looked at |
| tú | habrías miradoyou would have looked at | vosotros | habríais miradoyou all would have looked at |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría miradohe/she would have looked at | ellos/Uds. | habrían miradothey would have looked at |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | mirare(should) I look at | nosotros | miráremos(should) we look at |
| tú | mirares(should) you look at | vosotros | mirareis(should) you all look at |
| él/ella/Ud. | mirare(should) he/she look at | ellos/Uds. | miraren(should) they look at |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | miremoslet's look at |
| tú | miralook at! | vosotros | miradlook at! |
| él/ella/Ud. | mirelook at! | ellos/Uds. | mirenlook at! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no miremoslet's not look at |
| tú | no miresdon't look at | vosotros | no miréisdon't look at |
| él/ella/Ud. | no miredon't look at | ellos/Uds. | no mirendon't look at |
