honrar Present Conjugation
honrar — to honor
The present tense (honro, honras, honra, etc.) describes current actions, habits, and general truths about honoring.
honrar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions happening right now, habitual actions related to honoring (like always honoring promises), or general statements about what it means to honor someone or something.
Notes on honrar in the Present
Honrar is regular in the present indicative tense. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo honro la verdad por encima de todo.
I honor the truth above all else.
yo
¿Tú honras a tus mayores?
Do you honor your elders?
tú
Él siempre honra su palabra.
He always honors his word.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros honramos el legado de nuestros ancestros.
We honor the legacy of our ancestors.
nosotros
Ellos honran la cultura local.
They honor the local culture.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense for actions that just finished, where the preterite is needed.
Correct: For a completed action in the recent past, use the preterite: 'Ayer honré mi promesa' (Yesterday I honored my promise), not 'Ayer honro mi promesa'.
Why: The present tense is for ongoing or habitual actions, not single completed events.
Mistake: Confusing the vosotros form, writing 'honrais' instead of 'honráis'.
Correct: The vosotros form requires a written accent: honráis.
Why: The accent indicates the correct stress for this plural form.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: honré
The preterite of 'honrar' is regular: honré, honraste, honró, honramos, honrasteis, honraron.
Imperfect
yo: honraba
The imperfect of 'honrar' (honraba, honrabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past actions of honoring.
Future
yo: honraré
The future tense (honraré, honrarás, etc.) expresses what will happen or probability.
Conditional
yo: honraría
The conditional (honraría, honrarías, etc.) expresses 'would' actions, politeness, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: honre
The present subjunctive (honre, honres, etc.) follows expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: honrara
The imperfect subjunctive (honrara/honrase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests in the past.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: honra
Use 'honra' (tú), 'honre' (usted), 'honremos' (nosotros), 'honrad' (vosotros), 'honren' (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no honres
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: 'no honres' (tú), 'no honre' (usted), 'no honremos' (nosotros), 'no honréis' (vosotros), 'no honren' (ustedes).