Mirar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Mirar in Spanish

Mirar means “to look at,” “to watch,” or “to examine.” You will learn its regular -AR conjugation and the main patterns for directing attention, watching, checking, and looking after.

Mirar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Mirar keeps the stable stem mir- and takes ordinary -AR endings. Its gerund mirando — “looking / watching” — and participle mirado — “looked at / watched” — are regular.

Mirar 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 mirado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	mirar	to look at / watch
Gerund	mirando	looking at / watching
Past participle	mirado	looked at / watched

Mirar meaning and essential uses

Mirar commonly means directing one’s gaze toward something: Miro la pantalla. — “I look at the screen.” With a person, personal a is normal: Mira a Ana. — “He / she looks at Ana.”

RAE also records senses such as observing, checking, examining, considering, and caring for. Useful extensions include mirar por alguien — “to look after / care for someone” — and mirar a ver — “to check / see.”

Mirar regular conjugation pattern

The stem mir- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as miro — “I look / watch,” miré — “I looked / watched,” and mire — “that I look / watch” — use ordinary -AR endings.

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

Mirar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Mirar 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	miro	I look at / watch
Tú — you, singular informal	miras	you look at / watch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mira	he / she looks at / watches; you look at / watch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	miramos	we look at / watch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	miráis	you look at / watch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	miran	they look at / watch; you look at / watch (plural)

• Miro las noticias por la mañana. — I watch the news in the morning.

Mirar 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	miré	I looked at / watched
Tú — you, singular informal	miraste	you looked at / watched
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	miró	he / she looked at / watched; you looked at / watched (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	miramos	we looked at / watched
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mirasteis	you looked at / watched (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	miraron	they looked at / watched; you looked at / watched (plural)

• Ayer miré el mapa antes de salir. — Yesterday I looked at the map before leaving.

Mirar 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 mirado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	miraba	I used to look at / watch / was looking at / watching
Tú — you, singular informal	mirabas	you used to look at / watch / were looking at / watching
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	miraba	he / she used to look at / watch / was looking at / watching; you used to look at / watch / were looking at / watching (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	mirábamos	we used to look at / watch / were looking at / watching
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mirabais	you used to look at / watch / were looking at / watching (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	miraban	they used to look at / watch / were looking at / watching; you used to look at / watch / were looking at / watching (plural)

• De niño miraba dibujos animados los sábados. — As a child, I used to watch cartoons on Saturdays.

Mirar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus mirando — “looking at / watching.”

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

• Estoy mirando una película. — I am watching a movie.

Mirar 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 mirar.

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

• Voy a mirar el informe ahora. — I am going to look at the report now.

Mirar 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	miraré	I will look at / watch
Tú — you, singular informal	mirarás	you will look at / watch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mirará	he / she will look at / watch; you will look at / watch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	miraremos	we will look at / watch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	miraréis	you will look at / watch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	mirarán	they will look at / watch; you will look at / watch (plural)

• Miraré el horario más tarde. — I will check the schedule later.

Mirar 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	miraría	I would look at / watch
Tú — you, singular informal	mirarías	you would look at / watch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	miraría	he / she would look at / watch; you would look at / watch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	miraríamos	we would look at / watch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	miraríais	you would look at / watch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	mirarían	they would look at / watch; you would look at / watch (plural)

• Miraría primero las opciones disponibles. — I would look at the available options first.

Mirar 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 mirado.

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

• He mirado todos los documentos. — I have looked at all the documents.

Mirar 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 mirado.

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

• Ya habíamos mirado ese modelo. — We had already looked at that model.

Mirar 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 mirado.

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

• Para entonces habrán mirado todas las propuestas. — By then they will have looked at all the proposals.

Mirar 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 mirado.

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

• Habría mirado el mapa otra vez. — I would have looked at the map again.

Mirar subjunctive conjugations

Mirar 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	mire	that I look at / watch
Tú — you, singular informal	mires	that you look at / watch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mire	that he / she look at / watch; that you look at / watch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	miremos	that we look at / watch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	miréis	that you look at / watch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	miren	that they look at / watch; that you look at / watch (plural)

• Quiero que mires esta foto. — I want you to look at this photo.

Mirar 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	mirara	that I looked at / watched
Tú — you, singular informal	miraras	that you looked at / watched
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mirara	that he / she looked at / watched; that you looked at / watched (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	miráramos	that we looked at / watched
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mirarais	that you looked at / watched (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	miraran	that they looked at / watched; that you looked at / watched (plural)

• Preferían que miráramos el problema con calma. — They preferred that we look at the problem calmly.
• Era mejor que mirases primero las instrucciones. — It was better for you to look at the instructions first.

Mirar 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	mirare	if / when I should look at / watch
Tú — you, singular informal	mirares	if / when you should look at / watch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mirare	if / when he / she should look at / watch; if / when you should look at / watch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	miráremos	if / when we should look at / watch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mirareis	if / when you should look at / watch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	miraren	if / when they should look at / watch; if / when you should look at / watch (plural)

• Quien mirare los archivos deberá respetar la confidencialidad. — Whoever should look at the files must respect confidentiality.

Mirar 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 mirado.

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

• Me alegra que hayas mirado el informe. — I am glad that you looked at the report.

Mirar 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 mirado.

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

• Si hubiéramos mirado el mapa, no nos habríamos perdido. — If we had looked at the map, we would not have gotten lost.
• Si hubieses mirado la pantalla, habrías visto el aviso. — If you had looked at the screen, you would have seen the notice.

Mirar 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 mirado.

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

• Si hubieren mirado los documentos, deberán confirmarlo. — If they should have looked at the documents, they must confirm it.

Mirar imperative and commands

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

Mirar 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	mira	look at
Usted — you, singular formal	mire	look at (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	miremos	let’s look at
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mirad	look at (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	miren	look at (plural)

• Mira esta foto. — Look at this photo.

Mirar 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 mires	do not look at
Usted — you, singular formal	no mire	do not look at (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no miremos	let’s not look at
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no miréis	do not look at (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no miren	do not look at (plural)

• No mires directamente al sol. — Do not look directly at the sun.

Common constructions with Mirar

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

• mirar algo / a alguien. — to look at something / someone.
• mirar por alguien. — to look after / care for someone.
• mirar a ver. — to check / see.

Example sentences with Mirar

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

• Mira la pantalla. — Look at the screen.
• Estamos mirando una serie nueva. — We are watching a new series.
• ¿Has mirado el horario? — Have you checked the schedule?
• Espero que mires las instrucciones. — I hope you look at the instructions.
• Ella mira por sus padres. — She looks after her parents.
• Voy a mirar a ver si está abierto. — I am going to check whether it is open.

Regional and usage notes for Mirar

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 mirás muchas películas. — You watch many movies. (voseo)
• Mirá esta foto. — Look at this photo. (affirmative vos command)

Mirar is morphologically regular. The important learner task is choosing the intended sense: direct your eyes toward something, watch something over time, check information, or use one of its established prepositional expressions.