mirar Present Conjugation
mirar — to look at
The present tense of mirar is regular: miro, miras, mira, miramos, miráis, miran.
mirar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about things you are looking at right now or things you watch habitually, like a TV show or the stars. It is also used for general observations about how things look.
Notes on mirar in the Present
Mirar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense. There are no stem changes or spelling shifts to worry about.
Example Sentences
Siempre miro la televisión por la noche.
I always watch TV at night.
yo
¿Por qué me miras así?
Why are you looking at me like that?
tú
Ellos miran el mapa para encontrar la calle.
They are looking at the map to find the street.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'mirar a' for objects.
Correct: Miro el cuadro.
Why: Learners often add 'a' after mirar for everything, but 'a' is only for people (the personal 'a').
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Related Tenses
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: mira
The imperative of mirar provides commands: mira, mire, miremos, mirad, miren.
Negative Imperative
yo: no mires
The negative imperative of mirar uses subjunctive forms: no mires, no mire, no miremos, no miréis, no miren.