admirar Preterite Conjugation
admirar — to admire
The preterite of admirar is regular: admiré, admiraste, admiró, admiramos, admirasteis, admiraron.
admirar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite when the act of admiring happened at a specific moment or for a completed duration of time, such as seeing a masterpiece for the first time.
Notes on admirar in the Preterite
Admirar is fully regular. The 'nosotros' form (admiramos) is the same as the present tense; context will tell you if it's 'we admire' or 'we admired'.
Example Sentences
Ayer admiré las pinturas en el museo.
Yesterday I admired the paintings in the museum.
yo
Él admiró tu trabajo durante la reunión.
He admired your work during the meeting.
él/ella/usted
Admiramos la puesta de sol por unos minutos.
We admired the sunset for a few minutes.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'admiró' (he admired) with 'admiro' (I admire).
Correct: admiró
Why: The accent on the 'ó' changes both the person (from 'I' to 'he/she') and the tense (from present to past).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: admiro
The present of admirar is regular: admiro, admiras, admira, admiramos, admiráis, admiran.
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.