What does mirar mean in English?

Mirar means "to look/watch" in English.

How do you conjugate mirar in Spanish?

Mirar 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 mirar?

Common idiomatic expressions using mirar include: "mirar por encima del hombro" (to look down on someone), "mirar de reojo" (to look out of the corner of one's eye), "mirar para otro lado" (to look the other way / to ignore). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What verbs are related to mirar?

Verbs related to mirar include: mirarse, admirar. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use mirar in a sentence?

Example: "Miro la televisión todas las noches." which means "I watch television every night." in English.

What are synonyms for mirar?

Spanish synonyms for mirar include: ver, observar, contemplar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Mirar Conjugation

to look/watch in Spanish

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

mirando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

mirado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	miro I look/watch	I look/watch
tú	miras you look/watch	you look/watch
él/ella/usted	mira he/she/you look/watchs	he/she/you look/watchs
nosotros	miramos we look/watch	we look/watch
vosotros	miráis you all look/watch	you all look/watch
ellos/ustedes	miran they/you all look/watch	they/you all look/watch

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	miraba I used to look/watch	I used to look/watch
tú	mirabas you used to look/watch	you used to look/watch
él/ella/usted	miraba he/she/you used to look/watch	he/she/you used to look/watch
nosotros	mirábamos we used to look/watch	we used to look/watch
vosotros	mirabais you all used to look/watch	you all used to look/watch
ellos/ustedes	miraban they/you all used to look/watch	they/you all used to look/watch

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	miré I look/watched	I look/watched
tú	miraste you look/watched	you look/watched
él/ella/usted	miró he/she/you look/watched	he/she/you look/watched
nosotros	miramos we look/watched	we look/watched
vosotros	mirasteis you all look/watched	you all look/watched
ellos/ustedes	miraron they/you all look/watched	they/you all look/watched

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	miraré I will look/watch	I will look/watch
tú	mirarás you will look/watch	you will look/watch
él/ella/usted	mirará he/she/you will look/watch	he/she/you will look/watch
nosotros	miraremos we will look/watch	we will look/watch
vosotros	miraréis you all will look/watch	you all will look/watch
ellos/ustedes	mirarán they/you all will look/watch	they/you all will look/watch

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	miraría I would look/watch	I would look/watch
tú	mirarías you would look/watch	you would look/watch
él/ella/usted	miraría he/she/you would look/watch	he/she/you would look/watch
nosotros	miraríamos we would look/watch	we would look/watch
vosotros	miraríais you all would look/watch	you all would look/watch
ellos/ustedes	mirarían they/you all would look/watch	they/you all would look/watch

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mire that I look/watch	that I look/watch
tú	mires that you look/watch	that you look/watch
él/ella/usted	mire that he/she/you look/watch	that he/she/you look/watch
nosotros	miremos that we look/watch	that we look/watch
vosotros	miréis that you all look/watch	that you all look/watch
ellos/ustedes	miren that they/you all look/watch	that they/you all look/watch

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mirara or mirase that I look/watched	that I look/watched
tú	miraras or mirases that you look/watched	that you look/watched
él/ella/usted	mirara or mirase that he/she/you look/watched	that he/she/you look/watched
nosotros	miráramos or mirásemos that we look/watched	that we look/watched
vosotros	mirarais or miraseis that you all look/watched	that you all look/watched
ellos/ustedes	miraran or mirasen that they/you all look/watched	that they/you all look/watched

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	mira	look/watch! (you)
usted	mire	look/watch! (you formal)
nosotros	miremos	let's look/watch!
vosotros	mirad	look/watch! (you all)
ustedes	miren	look/watch! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no mires	don't look/watch! (you)
usted	no mire	don't look/watch! (you formal)
nosotros	no miremos	let's not look/watch!
vosotros	no miréis	don't look/watch! (you all)
ustedes	no miren	don't look/watch! (you all)

More About "mirar"

Idiomatic Expressions

mirar por encima del hombro

to look down on someone

💡 Treating someone with contempt or superiority

mirar de reojo

to look out of the corner of one's eye

💡 Looking at something sideways or suspiciously

mirar para otro lado

to look the other way / to ignore

💡 Deliberately ignoring something

bien mirado

all things considered / on reflection

💡 After careful thought or consideration

mirarse al ombligo

to be self-centered

💡 Being overly focused on oneself

Examples in Context

Miro la televisión todas las noches.

I watch television every night.

Present

Miré por la ventana y vi a Juan.

I looked out the window and saw Juan.

Preterite

¡Mira! Ahí está tu amigo.

Look! There's your friend.

Imperative

Estoy mirando las fotos de vacaciones.

I'm looking at the vacation photos.

Present Progressive

No mires atrás, sigue adelante.

Don't look back, keep moving forward.

Imperative

Related Verbs

mirarse(to look at oneself)

reflexive form - to look at oneself

admirar(to admire)

related stem - to admire

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

ver(to see, watch)

Ver is passive seeing, mirar is active looking

observar(to observe)

More deliberate or scientific observation

contemplar(to contemplate, gaze at)

More thoughtful or prolonged viewing

Usage Notes

•Mirar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meaning: to look (at), to watch (actively)
•Distinguished from "ver" (to see): mirar is intentional looking, ver is general seeing
•"Mirar" implies active looking, "ver" can be passive or intentional
•Imperative "¡Mira!" is very common: Look! / Hey!
•Can be used with direct object without preposition: mirar la tele (to watch TV)
•Often used with "a" when looking at people: mirar a alguien
•Reflexive "mirarse" means "to look at oneself" or "to look at each other"

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