What does importar mean in English?

Importar means "to import" in English.

How do you conjugate importar in Spanish?

Importar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with importar?

Common idiomatic expressions using importar include: "no importa" (it doesn't matter / never mind), "me importa un bledo" (I couldn't care less). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

How do you use importar in a sentence?

Example: "No me importó el comentario." which means "The comment didn't matter to me." in English.

Importar

to import

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

importar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

importando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

importado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	importo I import	I import
tú	importas you import	you import
él/ella/usted	importa he/she/you imports	he/she/you imports
nosotros	importamos we import	we import
vosotros	importáis you all import	you all import
ellos/ustedes	importan they/you all import	they/you all import

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	importaba I used to import	I used to import
tú	importabas you used to import	you used to import
él/ella/usted	importaba he/she/you used to import	he/she/you used to import
nosotros	importábamos we used to import	we used to import
vosotros	importabais you all used to import	you all used to import
ellos/ustedes	importaban they/you all used to import	they/you all used to import

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	importé I imported	I imported
tú	importaste you imported	you imported
él/ella/usted	importó he/she/you imported	he/she/you imported
nosotros	importamos we imported	we imported
vosotros	importasteis you all imported	you all imported
ellos/ustedes	importaron they/you all imported	they/you all imported

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	importaré I will import	I will import
tú	importarás you will import	you will import
él/ella/usted	importará he/she/you will import	he/she/you will import
nosotros	importaremos we will import	we will import
vosotros	importaréis you all will import	you all will import
ellos/ustedes	importarán they/you all will import	they/you all will import

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	importaría I would import	I would import
tú	importarías you would import	you would import
él/ella/usted	importaría he/she/you would import	he/she/you would import
nosotros	importaríamos we would import	we would import
vosotros	importaríais you all would import	you all would import
ellos/ustedes	importarían they/you all would import	they/you all would import

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	importe that I import	that I import
tú	importes that you import	that you import
él/ella/usted	importe that he/she/you import	that he/she/you import
nosotros	importemos that we import	that we import
vosotros	importéis that you all import	that you all import
ellos/ustedes	importen that they/you all import	that they/you all import

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	importara or importase that I imported	that I imported
tú	importaras or importases that you imported	that you imported
él/ella/usted	importara or importase that he/she/you imported	that he/she/you imported
nosotros	importáramos or importásemos that we imported	that we imported
vosotros	importarais or importaseis that you all imported	that you all imported
ellos/ustedes	importaran or importasen that they/you all imported	that they/you all imported

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he importado I have imported	I have imported
tú	has importado you have imported	you have imported
él/ella/usted	ha importado he/she/you have imported	he/she/you have imported
nosotros	hemos importado we have imported	we have imported
vosotros	habéis importado you all have imported	you all have imported
ellos/ustedes	han importado they/you all have imported	they/you all have imported

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había importado I had imported	I had imported
tú	habías importado you had imported	you had imported
él/ella/usted	había importado he/she/you had imported	he/she/you had imported
nosotros	habíamos importado we had imported	we had imported
vosotros	habíais importado you all had imported	you all had imported
ellos/ustedes	habían importado they/you all had imported	they/you all had imported

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube importado I had imported	I had imported
tú	hubiste importado you had imported	you had imported
él/ella/usted	hubo importado he/she/you had imported	he/she/you had imported
nosotros	hubimos importado we had imported	we had imported
vosotros	hubisteis importado you all had imported	you all had imported
ellos/ustedes	hubieron importado they/you all had imported	they/you all had imported

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré importado I will have imported	I will have imported
tú	habrás importado you will have imported	you will have imported
él/ella/usted	habrá importado he/she/you will have imported	he/she/you will have imported
nosotros	habremos importado we will have imported	we will have imported
vosotros	habréis importado you all will have imported	you all will have imported
ellos/ustedes	habrán importado they/you all will have imported	they/you all will have imported

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría importado I would have imported	I would have imported
tú	habrías importado you would have imported	you would have imported
él/ella/usted	habría importado he/she/you would have imported	he/she/you would have imported
nosotros	habríamos importado we would have imported	we would have imported
vosotros	habríais importado you all would have imported	you all would have imported
ellos/ustedes	habrían importado they/you all would have imported	they/you all would have imported

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya importado that I have imported	that I have imported
tú	hayas importado that you have imported	that you have imported
él/ella/usted	haya importado that he/she/you have imported	that he/she/you have imported
nosotros	hayamos importado that we have imported	that we have imported
vosotros	hayáis importado that you all have imported	that you all have imported
ellos/ustedes	hayan importado that they/you all have imported	that they/you all have imported

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera importado that I had imported	that I had imported
tú	hubieras importado that you had imported	that you had imported
él/ella/usted	hubiera importado that he/she/you had imported	that he/she/you had imported
nosotros	hubiéramos importado that we had imported	that we had imported
vosotros	hubierais importado that you all had imported	that you all had imported
ellos/ustedes	hubieran importado that they/you all had imported	that they/you all had imported

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	importa	import! (you)
usted	importe	import! (you formal)
nosotros	importemos	let's import!
vosotros	importad	import! (you all)
ustedes	importen	import! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no importes	don't import! (you)
usted	no importe	don't import! (you formal)
nosotros	no importemos	let's not import!
vosotros	no importéis	don't import! (you all)
ustedes	no importen	don't import! (you all)

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Idiomatic Expressions

no importa

it doesn't matter / never mind

💡 Very common expression

me importa un bledo

I couldn't care less

💡 Expressing complete indifference (informal)

Examples in Context

No me importó el comentario.

The comment didn't matter to me.

Preterite

¿Te importa si abro la ventana?

Do you mind if I open the window?

Present

No me ha importado esperar.

I haven't minded waiting.

Present Perfect

No importará el precio.

The price won't matter.

Future

Usage Notes

•Importar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meanings: to matter, to be important, to import (goods)
•Often used like gustar with indirect object pronouns

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