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Verb

mirar

to look / to watch

Auxiliary: haber

'mirar' is a regular -ar verb meaning to look at or watch actively (versus 'ver', to see). It usually takes the preposition 'a' before people.

Miro por la ventana cada mañana.

I look out of the window every morning.

Indicativo

Presente

Present

yo miro
I look

Miro por la ventana cada mañana.

I look out of the window every morning.

tú miras
you look

¿Por qué me miras así?

Why are you looking at me like that?

él/ella/usted mira
he/she looks

El gato mira los pájaros desde la ventana.

The cat watches the birds from the window.

nosotros miramos
we look

Miramos una película los sábados.

We watch a film on Saturdays.

vosotros miráis
you (plural) look

¿Qué miráis con tanta atención?

What are you looking at so intently?

ellos/ellas/ustedes miran
they look

Los turistas miran el mapa de la ciudad.

The tourists look at the city map.

Pretérito indefinido

Preterite

yo miré
I looked

Miré el reloj y ya era tarde.

I looked at the clock and it was already late.

tú miraste
you looked

¿Miraste antes de cruzar la calle?

Did you look before crossing the street?

él/ella/usted miró
he/she looked

Ella me miró y sonrió.

She looked at me and smiled.

nosotros miramos
we looked

Miramos el atardecer desde la colina.

We watched the sunset from the hill.

vosotros mirasteis
you (plural) looked

¿Mirasteis el partido de ayer?

Did you watch yesterday's match?

ellos/ellas/ustedes miraron
they looked

Todos miraron hacia el cielo al oír el trueno.

Everyone looked up at the sky on hearing the thunder.

Pretérito imperfecto

Imperfect

yo miraba
I used to look

De niño miraba dibujos animados los domingos.

As a child I used to watch cartoons on Sundays.

tú mirabas
you used to look

Siempre mirabas por la ventana en clase.

You always looked out of the window in class.

él/ella/usted miraba
he/she used to look

Ella miraba las estrellas cada noche.

She used to look at the stars every night.

nosotros mirábamos
we used to look

Mirábamos el mar durante horas.

We used to watch the sea for hours.

vosotros mirabais
you (plural) used to look

¿Mirabais mucho la televisión de pequeños?

Did you watch a lot of television as children?

ellos/ellas/ustedes miraban
they used to look

Los vecinos miraban con curiosidad.

The neighbours used to look on with curiosity.

Pretérito perfecto

Present Perfect

yo he mirado
I have looked

He mirado por todas partes y no lo encuentro.

I have looked everywhere and can't find it.

tú has mirado
you have looked

¿Has mirado el correo esta mañana?

Have you checked the mail this morning?

él/ella/usted ha mirado
he/she has looked

El niño ha mirado el escaparate con ilusión.

The child has looked at the shop window with excitement.

nosotros hemos mirado
we have looked

Hemos mirado varias opciones antes de decidir.

We have looked at several options before deciding.

vosotros habéis mirado
you (plural) have looked

¿Habéis mirado ya el menú?

Have you looked at the menu yet?

ellos/ellas/ustedes han mirado
they have looked

Han mirado la casa por dentro y les ha gustado.

They have looked at the house inside and liked it.

Futuro simple

Future

yo miraré
I will look

Mañana miraré los precios en varias tiendas.

Tomorrow I will check the prices in several shops.

tú mirarás
you will look

Mirarás las fotos cuando lleguemos.

You will look at the photos when we arrive.

él/ella/usted mirará
he/she will look

El jurado mirará cada detalle con atención.

The jury will look at every detail carefully.

nosotros miraremos
we will look

Miraremos el amanecer desde la montaña.

We will watch the sunrise from the mountain.

vosotros miraréis
you (plural) will look

Miraréis el documental en clase mañana.

You will watch the documentary in class tomorrow.

ellos/ellas/ustedes mirarán
they will look

Los invitados mirarán las fotos del viaje.

The guests will look at the photos of the trip.

Condicional

Condicional simple

Conditional

yo miraría
I would look

Yo miraría bien las condiciones antes de firmar.

I would look carefully at the conditions before signing.

tú mirarías
you would look

¿Mirarías al niño un momento, por favor?

Would you watch the child for a moment, please?

él/ella/usted miraría
he/she would look

Ella miraría el mundo con otros ojos si viajara.

She would see the world differently if she travelled.

nosotros miraríamos
we would look

Miraríamos otras casas si tuviéramos tiempo.

We would look at other houses if we had time.

vosotros miraríais
you (plural) would look

¿Miraríais por mí mientras estoy fuera?

Would you keep an eye out for me while I'm away?

ellos/ellas/ustedes mirarían
they would look

Mirarían el asunto con más calma otro día.

They would look at the matter more calmly another day.

Subjuntivo

Presente de subjuntivo

Present Subjunctive

yo mire
(that) I look

Quiere que mire su nuevo cuadro.

She wants me to look at her new painting.

tú mires
(that) you look

Te pido que no mires el móvil ahora.

I ask you not to look at your phone now.

él/ella/usted mire
(that) he/she look

Es mejor que mire el mapa antes de salir.

It's better that he looks at the map before leaving.

nosotros miremos
(that) we look

Quizá miremos otra opción más barata.

Maybe we'll look at another cheaper option.

vosotros miréis
(that) you (plural) look

Os pido que miréis bien por dónde pisáis.

I ask you to watch carefully where you step.

ellos/ellas/ustedes miren
(that) they look

Espero que miren el asunto con seriedad.

I hope they look at the matter seriously.

Imperfecto de subjuntivo

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo mirara
(that) I looked

Me pidió que mirara si llovía.

He asked me to check if it was raining.

tú miraras
(that) you looked

Si miraras con calma, lo verías.

If you looked calmly, you would see it.

él/ella/usted mirara
(that) he/she looked

Le pedí que mirara al frente para la foto.

I asked her to look ahead for the photo.

nosotros miráramos
(that) we looked

Nos sugirieron que miráramos otras alternativas.

They suggested we look at other alternatives.

vosotros mirarais
(that) you (plural) looked

Sería útil que mirarais el manual primero.

It would be useful if you looked at the manual first.

ellos/ellas/ustedes miraran
(that) they looked

Quería que miraran el problema desde fuera.

I wanted them to look at the problem from the outside.

Imperativo

Imperativo

Imperative

tú mira
look!

¡Mira ese arcoíris tan bonito!

Look at that beautiful rainbow!

usted mire
look! (formal)

Mire con atención esta radiografía.

Look carefully at this X-ray.

nosotros miremos
let's look!

Miremos el lado positivo de las cosas.

Let's look at the positive side of things.

vosotros mirad
look! (plural)

¡Mirad, ya llega el desfile!

Look, the parade is coming!

ustedes miren
look! (formal plural)

Miren hacia la pantalla, por favor.

Look towards the screen, please.

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