Mejorar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Mejorar in Spanish

Mejorar means “to improve” or “to get better.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and the difference between transitive improvement and intransitive recovery or progress.

Mejorar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Mejorar keeps the stable stem mejor- and takes ordinary -AR endings. Its gerund mejorando — “improving / getting better” — and participle mejorado — “improved” — are regular.

Mejorar 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 mejorado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	mejorar	to improve
Gerund	mejorando	improving
Past participle	mejorado	improved

Mejorar meaning and essential uses

Mejorar can be transitive: Mejoramos el servicio. — “We improve the service.” The direct object is what is made better.

It can also be intransitive, meaning to become better, recover, or progress: Su salud mejora. — “His / her health is improving.” RAE also records pronominal uses in several of these senses.

Mejorar regular conjugation pattern

The stem mejor- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as mejoro — “I improve,” mejoré — “I improved,” and mejore — “that I improve” — take normal -AR endings.

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

Mejorar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Mejorar 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	mejoro	I improve
Tú — you, singular informal	mejoras	you improve
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mejora	he / she improves; you improve (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	mejoramos	we improve
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mejoráis	you improve (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	mejoran	they improve; you improve (plural)

• Mejoro mi pronunciación con práctica diaria. — I improve my pronunciation with daily practice.

Mejorar 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	mejoré	I improved
Tú — you, singular informal	mejoraste	you improved
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mejoró	he / she improved; you improved (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	mejoramos	we improved
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mejorasteis	you improved (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	mejoraron	they improved; you improved (plural)

• Ayer mejoré el informe antes de enviarlo. — Yesterday I improved the report before sending it.

Mejorar 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 the invariant participle mejorado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	mejoraba	I used to improve / was improving
Tú — you, singular informal	mejorabas	you used to improve / were improving
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mejoraba	he / she used to improve / was improving; you used to improve / were improving (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	mejorábamos	we used to improve / were improving
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mejorabais	you used to improve / were improving (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	mejoraban	they used to improve / were improving; you used to improve / were improving (plural)

• Antes mejoraba poco a poco. — I used to improve little by little.

Mejorar present progressive

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

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

• El servicio está mejorando. — The service is improving.

Mejorar 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 mejorar.

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

• Voy a mejorar este diseño. — I am going to improve this design.

Mejorar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive; there is no separate irregular future or conditional stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	mejoraré	I will improve
Tú — you, singular informal	mejorarás	you will improve
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mejorará	he / she will improve; you will improve (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	mejoraremos	we will improve
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mejoraréis	you will improve (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	mejorarán	they will improve; you will improve (plural)

• Mejoraremos el sistema el próximo mes. — We will improve the system next month.

Mejorar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The endings attach to the full infinitive; there is no separate irregular future or conditional stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	mejoraría	I would improve
Tú — you, singular informal	mejorarías	you would improve
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mejoraría	he / she would improve; you would improve (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	mejoraríamos	we would improve
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mejoraríais	you would improve (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	mejorarían	they would improve; you would improve (plural)

• Mejoraría la interfaz con menos elementos. — I would improve the interface with fewer elements.

Mejorar 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 the invariant participle mejorado.

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

• He mejorado mucho este año. — I have improved a lot this year.

Mejorar 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 the invariant participle mejorado.

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

• La situación ya había mejorado. — The situation had already improved.

Mejorar 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 the invariant participle mejorado.

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

• Para entonces habrán mejorado los resultados. — By then the results will have improved.

Mejorar 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 the invariant participle mejorado.

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

• Habría mejorado más con práctica constante. — I would have improved more with consistent practice.

Mejorar subjunctive conjugations

Mejorar 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	mejore	that I improve
Tú — you, singular informal	mejores	that you improve
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mejore	that he / she improve; that you improve (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	mejoremos	that we improve
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mejoréis	that you improve (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	mejoren	that they improve; that you improve (plural)

• Espero que mejores pronto. — I hope you get better soon.

Mejorar 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. These forms derive from the third-person plural preterite family; the main table uses the -ra series.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	mejorara	that I improved
Tú — you, singular informal	mejoraras	that you improved
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mejorara	that he / she improved; that you improved (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	mejoráramos	that we improved
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mejorarais	that you improved (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	mejoraran	that they improved; that you improved (plural)

• Querían que mejoráramos el proceso. — They wanted us to improve the process.
• Era mejor que mejorases primero la base. — It was better for you to improve the foundation first.

Mejorar 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 share the same historical family as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	mejorare	if / when I should improve
Tú — you, singular informal	mejorares	if / when you should improve
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mejorare	if / when he / she should improve; if / when you should improve (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	mejoráremos	if / when we should improve
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mejorareis	if / when you should improve (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	mejoraren	if / when they should improve; if / when you should improve (plural)

• Quien mejorare la oferta deberá comunicarlo. — Whoever should improve the offer must report it.

Mejorar 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 the invariant participle mejorado.

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

• Me alegra que hayas mejorado. — I am glad that you have improved.

Mejorar 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 the invariant participle mejorado.

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

• Si hubiéramos mejorado antes el sistema, habríamos evitado el problema. — If we had improved the system earlier, we would have avoided the problem.
• Si hubieses mejorado la propuesta, tendría más posibilidades. — If you had improved the proposal, it would have more possibilities.

Mejorar 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 the invariant participle mejorado.

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

• Si hubieren mejorado las condiciones, deberán documentarlo. — If they should have improved the conditions, they must document it.

Mejorar imperative and commands

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

Mejorar 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	mejora	improve
Usted — you, singular formal	mejore	improve (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	mejoremos	let’s improve
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mejorad	improve (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	mejoren	improve (plural)

• Mejora esta frase antes de entregarla. — Improve this sentence before submitting it.

Mejorar 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 mejores	do not improve
Usted — you, singular formal	no mejore	do not improve (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no mejoremos	let’s not improve
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no mejoréis	do not improve (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no mejoren	do not improve (plural)

• No mejores una parte a costa de otra. — Do not improve one part at the expense of another.

Common constructions with Mejorar

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

• mejorar algo. — to improve something.
• mejorar de salud. — to improve in health / recover.
• mejorar con + method or time. — to improve with a method or over time.

Example sentences with Mejorar

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

• Mi español está mejorando. — My Spanish is improving.
• Queremos mejorar la calidad. — We want to improve quality.
• Su estado mejoró durante la noche. — His / her condition improved during the night.
• Espero que la situación mejore pronto. — I hope the situation improves soon.
• Hemos mejorado el proceso. — We have improved the process.
• Mejora un poco cada día. — Improve a little every day.

Regional and usage notes for Mejorar

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 mejorás con la práctica. — You improve with practice. (voseo)
• Mejorá esta parte primero. — Improve this part first. (affirmative vos command)

Mejorar is fully regular. The main usage distinction is whether it is transitive, making something better, or intransitive, describing a person, condition, or situation that becomes better.