
admirar Present Conjugation
admirar — to admire
The present of admirar is regular: admiro, admiras, admira, admiramos, admiráis, admiran.
admirar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present to talk about people you currently respect or things you find beautiful right now.
Notes on admirar in the Present
Admirar is a standard -ar verb. No stem changes or weird spelling shifts here.
Example Sentences
Admiro mucho tu dedicación.
I admire your dedication a lot.
yo
¿Admiras el arte moderno?
Do you admire modern art?
tú
Ellos admiran a los científicos.
They admire scientists.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'admiro' to mean 'I admired' (past).
Correct: admiré
Why: Without the accent on the final letter, 'admiro' is strictly present tense 'I admire'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: admiré
The preterite of admirar is regular: admiré, admiraste, admiró, admiramos, admirasteis, admiraron.
Imperfect
yo: admiraba
The imperfect of admirar is regular: admiraba, admirabas, admiraba, admirábamos, admirabais, admiraban.
Future
yo: admiraré
The future of admirar is regular: admiraré, admirarás, admirará, admiraremos, admiraréis, admirarán.
Conditional
yo: admiraría
The conditional of admirar is regular: admiraría, admirarías, admiraría, admiraríamos, admiraríais, admirarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: admire
The present subjunctive of admirar is regular: admire, admires, admire, admiremos, admiréis, admiren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: admirara
The imperfect subjunctive of admirar is regular: admirara, admiraras, admirara, admiráramos, admirarais, admiraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: admira
The affirmative imperative of admirar is: admira (tú), admire (usted), admiremos (nosotros), admirad (vosotros), admiren (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no admires
The negative imperative of admirar uses the present subjunctive: no admires, no admire, no admiremos, no admiréis, no admiren.