extrañar Present Conjugation
extrañar — to miss
The present tense of extrañar is completely regular: extraño, extrañas, extraña, extrañamos, extrañáis, extrañan.
extrañar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to express that you currently miss someone or something, or to describe the general feeling of nostalgia you have for a place or time.
Notes on extrañar in the Present
Extrañar is a standard -ar verb in the present tense with no stem changes or irregular endings.
Example Sentences
Te extraño mucho cuando no estás aquí.
I miss you a lot when you aren't here.
yo
¿Extrañas tu antigua casa?
Do you miss your old house?
tú
Ellos extrañan la comida de su país.
They miss the food from their country.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'extrañar' to mean 'to miss a bus'.
Correct: Use 'perder' (perder el autobús).
Why: Extrañar refers to emotional longing, not missing a scheduled event or transport.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: extrañé
The preterite of extrañar is regular: extrañé, extrañaste, extrañó, extrañamos, extrañasteis, extrañaron.
Imperfect
yo: extrañaba
The imperfect of extrañar uses the standard -aba endings: extrañaba, extrañabas, extrañaba, extrañábamos, extrañabais, extrañaban.
Future
yo: extrañaré
The future tense of extrañar adds endings to the infinitive: extrañaré, extrañarás, extrañará, extrañaremos, extrañaréis, extrañarán.
Conditional
yo: extrañaría
The conditional of extrañar is regular: extrañaría, extrañarías, extrañaría, extrañaríamos, extrañaríais, extrañarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: extrañe
The present subjunctive of extrañar flips the vowel to 'e': extrañe, extrañes, extrañe, extrañemos, extrañéis, extrañen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: extrañara
The imperfect subjunctive of extrañar uses the -ra endings: extrañara, extrañaras, extrañara, extrañáramos, extrañarais, extrañaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: extraña
The affirmative imperative of extrañar uses extraña (tú) and extrañe (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no extrañes
The negative imperative of extrañar uses the present subjunctive: no extrañes, no extrañe, no extrañemos, no extrañéis, no extrañen.