mirar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
mirar — to look at
The imperative of mirar provides commands: mira, mire, miremos, mirad, miren.
mirar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to look at something immediately. '¡Mira!' is one of the most common commands in Spanish for drawing attention.
Notes on mirar in the Affirmative Imperative
Mirar is regular. The 'tú' form is 'mira' (identical to the present él/ella form), and the 'vosotros' form ends in 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Mira ese pájaro tan bonito!
Look at that beautiful bird!
tú
Mire el tablero para ver los resultados.
Look at the board to see the results.
usted
Miren a la cámara y sonrían.
Look at the camera and smile.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'mirar' as a command.
Correct: ¡Mira!
Why: Learners often use the infinitive for commands, but Spanish requires the imperative mood.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: miro
The present tense of mirar is regular: miro, miras, mira, miramos, miráis, miran.
Preterite
yo: miré
The preterite of mirar is regular: miré, miraste, miró, miramos, mirasteis, miraron.
Imperfect
yo: miraba
The imperfect of mirar uses the regular -aba endings: miraba, mirabas, miraba, mirábamos, mirabais, miraban.
Future
yo: miraré
The future tense of mirar adds endings to the infinitive: miraré, mirarás, mirará, miraremos, miraréis, mirarán.
Conditional
yo: miraría
The conditional of mirar is regular: miraría, mirarías, miraría, miraríamos, miraríais, mirarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: mire
The present subjunctive of mirar uses -e endings: mire, mires, mire, miremos, miréis, miren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: mirara
The imperfect subjunctive of mirar is formed from the preterite stem: mirara, miraras, mirara, miráramos, mirarais, miraran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no mires
The negative imperative of mirar uses subjunctive forms: no mires, no mire, no miremos, no miréis, no miren.