Amar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Amar in Spanish

Amar means “to love,” “to feel deep affection for,” or “to cherish.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and the main patterns used with people, things, places, and activities.

Amar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Amar keeps the stable stem am- and takes ordinary -AR endings. Its gerund amando — “loving” — and participle amado — “loved” — are regular.

Amar 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 amado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	amar	to love
Gerund	amando	loving
Past participle	amado	loved

Amar meaning and essential uses

Amar is transitive. RAE defines its core meaning as having love for someone or something: Amo a mi familia. — “I love my family.” Personal a is used before a specific person.

It can also take things, places, ideas, or activities as direct objects: Ama la música. — “He / she loves music.” In ordinary speech, querer is also very common for affection, but this lesson targets amar.

Amar regular conjugation pattern

The stem am- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as amo — “I love,” amé — “I loved,” and ame — “that I love” — use ordinary -AR endings.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.

Amar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Amar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	amo	I love
Tú — you, singular informal	amas	you love
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ama	he / she loves; you love (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	amamos	we love
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	amáis	you love (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aman	they love; you love (plural)

• Amo a mi familia. — I love my family.

Amar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	amé	I loved
Tú — you, singular informal	amaste	you loved
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	amó	he / she loved; you loved (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	amamos	we loved
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	amasteis	you loved (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	amaron	they loved; you loved (plural)

• Amé esa ciudad desde el primer día. — I loved that city from the first day.

Amar 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 amado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	amaba	I used to love / was loving
Tú — you, singular informal	amabas	you used to love / were loving
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	amaba	he / she used to love / was loving; you used to love / were loving (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	amábamos	we used to love / were loving
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	amabais	you used to love / were loving (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	amaban	they used to love / were loving; you used to love / were loving (plural)

• De niño amaba los animales. — As a child, I loved animals.

Amar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus amando — “loving.”

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

• Estoy amando cada momento de este viaje. — I am loving every moment of this trip.

Amar 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 amar.

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

• Voy a amar este lugar. — I am going to love this place.

Amar 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	amaré	I will love
Tú — you, singular informal	amarás	you will love
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	amará	he / she will love; you will love (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	amaremos	we will love
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	amaréis	you will love (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	amarán	they will love; you will love (plural)

• Amaremos siempre nuestra ciudad. — We will always love our city.

Amar 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	amaría	I would love
Tú — you, singular informal	amarías	you would love
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	amaría	he / she would love; you would love (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	amaríamos	we would love
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	amaríais	you would love (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	amarían	they would love; you would love (plural)

• Amaría vivir cerca del mar. — I would love to live near the sea.

Amar 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 amado.

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

• He amado la música toda mi vida. — I have loved music all my life.

Amar 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 amado.

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

• Ya había amado ese libro durante años. — I had already loved that book for years.

Amar 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 amado.

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

• Para entonces habrán amado muchos lugares diferentes. — By then they will have loved many different places.

Amar 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 amado.

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

• Habría amado conocer ese lugar. — I would have loved to know that place.

Amar subjunctive conjugations

Amar 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. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ame	that I love
Tú — you, singular informal	ames	that you love
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ame	that he / she love; that you love (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	amemos	that we love
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	améis	that you love (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	amen	that they love; that you love (plural)

• Quiero que ames lo que haces. — I want you to love what you do.

Amar 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 amado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	amara	that I loved
Tú — you, singular informal	amaras	that you loved
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	amara	that he / she loved; that you loved (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	amáramos	that we loved
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	amarais	that you loved (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	amaran	that they loved; that you loved (plural)

• Preferían que amáramos nuestra profesión. — They preferred that we love our profession.
• Era importante que amases tu trabajo. — It was important that you love your work.

Amar 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	amare	if / when I should love
Tú — you, singular informal	amares	if / when you should love
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	amare	if / when he / she should love; if / when you should love (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	amáremos	if / when we should love
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	amareis	if / when you should love (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	amaren	if / when they should love; if / when you should love (plural)

• Quien amare de verdad sabrá respetar. — Whoever should truly love will know how to respect.

Amar 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 amado.

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

• Me alegra que hayas amado ese proyecto. — I am glad that you loved that project.

Amar 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 amado.

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

• Si hubiera amado más ese trabajo, habría seguido allí. — If I had loved that job more, I would have stayed there.
• Si hubieses amado la ciudad, habrías vuelto. — If you had loved the city, you would have returned.

Amar 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 amado.

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

• Si hubieren amado ese lugar, quizá regresen. — If they should have loved that place, perhaps they will return.

Amar imperative and commands

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

Amar 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	ama	love
Usted — you, singular formal	ame	love (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	amemos	let’s love
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	amad	love (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	amen	love (plural)

• Ama a los demás con respeto. — Love others with respect.

Amar 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 ames	do not love
Usted — you, singular formal	no ame	do not love (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no amemos	let’s not love
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no améis	do not love (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no amen	do not love (plural)

• No ames una idea solo porque es familiar. — Do not love an idea only because it is familiar.

Common constructions with Amar

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

• amar a alguien. — to love someone.
• amar algo / un lugar / una actividad. — to love something, a place, or an activity.
• amar + infinitive in selected literary or expressive contexts. — to love doing something.

Example sentences with Amar

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

• Amo esta ciudad. — I love this city.
• Ella ama la música clásica. — She loves classical music.
• Amamos pasar tiempo juntos. — We love spending time together.
• Espero que ames tu trabajo. — I hope you love your work.
• Han amado este lugar durante años. — They have loved this place for years.
• Ama lo que haces, pero descansa también. — Love what you do, but rest too.

Regional and usage notes for Amar

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 amás la música. — You love music. (voseo)
• Amá lo que hacés. — Love what you do. (affirmative vos command)

Amar is fully regular. Once the -AR endings are secure, focus on natural complements: personal a with people and a direct object with things, places, ideas, and activities.