Almorzar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Almorzar in Spanish

Almorzar means “to have lunch” or “to eat lunch.” You will learn its o → ue present change, z → c spelling change before e, regular past/future families, and commands.

Almorzar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Almorzar has an o → ue stem change in stressed present-family forms, which use almuerz-. It also changes z → c before e, as in almorcé / almorcemos.

Almorzar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle almorzado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	almorzar	to have lunch / eat lunch
Gerund	almorzando	having lunch / eating lunch
Past participle	almorzado	had lunch / eaten lunch

Almorzar meaning and essential uses

Almorzar can be intransitive, meaning to have lunch: Almuerzo a la una. — “I have lunch at one.” RAE also records transitive use for eating something as lunch.

Regional meal terminology varies across the Spanish-speaking world, but the conjugation is the same. This lesson focuses on the common modern sense “to have/eat lunch.”

Almorzar irregular conjugation patterns

Stressed present indicative forms use almuerz-: almuerzo, almuerzas, almuerza, almuerzan. Nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use almorz-: almorzamos / almorzáis.

Before e, final z changes to c: almorcé — “I had lunch,” and present-subjunctive plural almorcemos / almorcéis. Stressed subjunctive forms are almuerce / almuerces / almuercen.

Almorzar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Almorzar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. Stressed forms use almuerz-; nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras retain almorz-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	almuerzo	I have lunch / eat lunch
Tú — you, singular informal	almuerzas	you have lunch / eat lunch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	almuerza	he / she has lunch / eats lunch; you have lunch / eat lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	almorzamos	we have lunch / eat lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	almorzáis	you have lunch / eat lunch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	almuerzan	they have lunch / eat lunch; you have lunch / eat lunch (plural)

• Almuerzo a la una. — I have lunch at one.

Almorzar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The first-person singular is almorcé, showing z → c before e.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	almorcé	I had lunch / ate lunch
Tú — you, singular informal	almorzaste	you had lunch / ate lunch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	almorzó	he / she had lunch / ate lunch; you had lunch / ate lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	almorzamos	we had lunch / ate lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	almorzasteis	you had lunch / ate lunch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	almorzaron	they had lunch / ate lunch; you had lunch / ate lunch (plural)

• Ayer almorcé con Marta. — Yesterday I had lunch with Marta.

Almorzar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant almorzado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	almorzaba	I used to have lunch / eat lunch / was having lunch / eating lunch
Tú — you, singular informal	almorzabas	you used to have lunch / eat lunch / were having lunch / eating lunch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	almorzaba	he / she used to have lunch / eat lunch / was having lunch / eating lunch; you used to have lunch / eat lunch / were having lunch / eating lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	almorzábamos	we used to have lunch / eat lunch / were having lunch / eating lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	almorzabais	you used to have lunch / eat lunch / were having lunch / eating lunch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	almorzaban	they used to have lunch / eat lunch / were having lunch / eating lunch; you used to have lunch / eat lunch / were having lunch / eating lunch (plural)

• Antes almorzábamos en la oficina. — We used to have lunch at the office.

Almorzar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus almorzando — “having lunch / eating lunch.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy almorzando	I am having lunch / eating lunch
Tú — you, singular informal	estás almorzando	you are having lunch / eating lunch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está almorzando	he / she is having lunch / eating lunch; you are having lunch / eating lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos almorzando	we are having lunch / eating lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis almorzando	you are having lunch / eating lunch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están almorzando	they are having lunch / eating lunch; you are having lunch / eating lunch (plural)

• Estoy almorzando con mis compañeros. — I am having lunch with my coworkers.

Almorzar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and almorzar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a almorzar	I am going to have lunch / eat lunch
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a almorzar	you are going to have lunch / eat lunch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a almorzar	he / she is going to have lunch / eat lunch; you are going to have lunch / eat lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a almorzar	we are going to have lunch / eat lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a almorzar	you are going to have lunch / eat lunch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a almorzar	they are going to have lunch / eat lunch; you are going to have lunch / eat lunch (plural)

• Voy a almorzar temprano hoy. — I am going to have lunch early today.

Almorzar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	almorzaré	I will have lunch / eat lunch
Tú — you, singular informal	almorzarás	you will have lunch / eat lunch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	almorzará	he / she will have lunch / eat lunch; you will have lunch / eat lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	almorzaremos	we will have lunch / eat lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	almorzaréis	you will have lunch / eat lunch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	almorzarán	they will have lunch / eat lunch; you will have lunch / eat lunch (plural)

• Almorzaremos juntos mañana. — We will have lunch together tomorrow.

Almorzar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	almorzaría	I would have lunch / eat lunch
Tú — you, singular informal	almorzarías	you would have lunch / eat lunch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	almorzaría	he / she would have lunch / eat lunch; you would have lunch / eat lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	almorzaríamos	we would have lunch / eat lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	almorzaríais	you would have lunch / eat lunch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	almorzarían	they would have lunch / eat lunch; you would have lunch / eat lunch (plural)

• Almorzaría fuera si hiciera buen tiempo. — I would have lunch outside if the weather were good.

Almorzar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant almorzado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he almorzado	I have had lunch / eaten lunch
Tú — you, singular informal	has almorzado	you have had lunch / eaten lunch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha almorzado	he / she has had lunch / eaten lunch; you have had lunch / eaten lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos almorzado	we have had lunch / eaten lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis almorzado	you have had lunch / eaten lunch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han almorzado	they have had lunch / eaten lunch; you have had lunch / eaten lunch (plural)

• He almorzado ya. — I have already had lunch.

Almorzar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant almorzado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había almorzado	I had had lunch / eaten lunch
Tú — you, singular informal	habías almorzado	you had had lunch / eaten lunch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había almorzado	he / she had had lunch / eaten lunch; you had had lunch / eaten lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos almorzado	we had had lunch / eaten lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais almorzado	you had had lunch / eaten lunch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían almorzado	they had had lunch / eaten lunch; you had had lunch / eaten lunch (plural)

• Ya habíamos almorzado cuando llegaron. — We had already had lunch when they arrived.

Almorzar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant almorzado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré almorzado	I will have had lunch / eaten lunch
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás almorzado	you will have had lunch / eaten lunch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá almorzado	he / she will have had lunch / eaten lunch; you will have had lunch / eaten lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos almorzado	we will have had lunch / eaten lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis almorzado	you will have had lunch / eaten lunch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán almorzado	they will have had lunch / eaten lunch; you will have had lunch / eaten lunch (plural)

• Para entonces habrán almorzado todos. — By then everyone will have had lunch.

Almorzar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant almorzado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría almorzado	I would have had lunch / eaten lunch
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías almorzado	you would have had lunch / eaten lunch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría almorzado	he / she would have had lunch / eaten lunch; you would have had lunch / eaten lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos almorzado	we would have had lunch / eaten lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais almorzado	you would have had lunch / eaten lunch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían almorzado	they would have had lunch / eaten lunch; you would have had lunch / eaten lunch (plural)

• Habría almorzado antes con más tiempo. — I would have had lunch earlier with more time.

Almorzar subjunctive conjugations

Almorzar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. Stressed forms use almuerc-; nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use almorc-, preserving the /s/ sound before e.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	almuerce	that I have lunch / eat lunch
Tú — you, singular informal	almuerces	that you have lunch / eat lunch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	almuerce	that he / she have lunch / eat lunch; that you have lunch / eat lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	almorcemos	that we have lunch / eat lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	almorcéis	that you have lunch / eat lunch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	almuercen	that they have lunch / eat lunch; that you have lunch / eat lunch (plural)

• Quiero que almuerces conmigo. — I want you to have lunch with me.

Almorzar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant almorzado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	almorzara	that I had lunch / ate lunch
Tú — you, singular informal	almorzaras	that you had lunch / ate lunch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	almorzara	that he / she had lunch / ate lunch; that you had lunch / ate lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	almorzáramos	that we had lunch / ate lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	almorzarais	that you had lunch / ate lunch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	almorzaran	that they had lunch / ate lunch; that you had lunch / ate lunch (plural)

• Preferían que almorzáramos a la una. — They preferred that we have lunch at one.
• Era mejor que almorzases antes de salir. — It was better for you to have lunch before leaving.

Almorzar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	almorzare	if / when I should have lunch / eat lunch
Tú — you, singular informal	almorzares	if / when you should have lunch / eat lunch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	almorzare	if / when he / she should have lunch / eat lunch; if / when you should have lunch / eat lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	almorzáremos	if / when we should have lunch / eat lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	almorzareis	if / when you should have lunch / eat lunch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	almorzaren	if / when they should have lunch / eat lunch; if / when you should have lunch / eat lunch (plural)

• Quien almorzare en el comedor deberá dejar la mesa limpia. — Whoever should have lunch in the dining room must leave the table clean.

Almorzar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant almorzado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya almorzado	that I have had lunch / eaten lunch
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas almorzado	that you have had lunch / eaten lunch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya almorzado	that he / she has had lunch / eaten lunch; that you have had lunch / eaten lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos almorzado	that we have had lunch / eaten lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis almorzado	that you have had lunch / eaten lunch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan almorzado	that they have had lunch / eaten lunch; that you have had lunch / eaten lunch (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas almorzado. — I am glad that you had lunch.

Almorzar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant almorzado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera almorzado	that I had had lunch / eaten lunch
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras almorzado	that you had had lunch / eaten lunch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera almorzado	that he / she had had lunch / eaten lunch; that you had had lunch / eaten lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos almorzado	that we had had lunch / eaten lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais almorzado	that you had had lunch / eaten lunch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran almorzado	that they had had lunch / eaten lunch; that you had had lunch / eaten lunch (plural)

• Si hubiera almorzado antes, no tendría hambre. — If I had eaten lunch earlier, I would not be hungry.
• Si hubieses almorzado con nosotros, habrías probado el menú. — If you had had lunch with us, you would have tried the menu.

Almorzar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant almorzado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere almorzado	if / when I should have had lunch / eaten lunch
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres almorzado	if / when you should have had lunch / eaten lunch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere almorzado	if / when he / she should have had lunch / eaten lunch; if / when you should have had lunch / eaten lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos almorzado	if / when we should have had lunch / eaten lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis almorzado	if / when you should have had lunch / eaten lunch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren almorzado	if / when they should have had lunch / eaten lunch; if / when you should have had lunch / eaten lunch (plural)

• Si hubieren almorzado fuera, deberán regresar antes de las dos. — If they should have eaten lunch outside, they must return before two.

Almorzar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Almorzar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	almuerza	have lunch
Usted — you, singular formal	almuerce	have lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	almorcemos	let’s have lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	almorzad	have lunch (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	almuercen	have lunch (plural)

• Almuerza antes de la reunión. — Have lunch before the meeting.

Almorzar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no almuerces	do not have lunch
Usted — you, singular formal	no almuerce	do not have lunch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no almorcemos	let’s not have lunch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no almorcéis	do not have lunch (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no almuercen	do not have lunch (plural)

• No almuerces demasiado tarde. — Do not have lunch too late.

Common constructions with Almorzar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• almorzar. — to have / eat lunch.
• almorzar con alguien. — to have lunch with someone.
• almorzar en + place. — to have lunch at/in a place.
• almorzar algo. — to eat something for lunch.

Example sentences with Almorzar

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• ¿A qué hora almuerzas? — What time do you have lunch?
• Almorzamos juntos los viernes. — We have lunch together on Fridays.
• Hoy voy a almorzar en casa. — Today I am going to have lunch at home.
• Espero que almuerces antes de salir. — I hope you have lunch before leaving.
• Ya han almorzado. — They have already had lunch.
• Almuerza algo ligero. — Have something light for lunch.

Regional and usage notes for Almorzar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos almorzás a la una. — You have lunch at one. (voseo)
• Almorzá con nosotros. — Have lunch with us. (affirmative vos command)

For almorzar, track two interacting rules: stressed o → ue and spelling z → c before e. This gives contrasts such as almuerzo / almorzamos and almuerce / almorcemos.