Mostrar

to show

🎯
Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
mostrar
🏃
Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
mostrando
📋
Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
mostrado

Simple Tenses

Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
PersonConjugation
yo
muestro
I show
muestras
you show
él/ella/usted
muestra
he/she/you shows
nosotros
mostramos
we show
vosotros
mostráis
you all show
ellos/ustedes
muestran
they/you all show
🕰️
Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
PersonConjugation
yo
mostraba
I used to show
mostrabas
you used to show
él/ella/usted
mostraba
he/she/you used to show
nosotros
mostrábamos
we used to show
vosotros
mostrabais
you all used to show
ellos/ustedes
mostraban
they/you all used to show
📅
Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
PersonConjugation
yo
mostré
I shown
mostraste
you shown
él/ella/usted
mostró
he/she/you shown
nosotros
mostramos
we shown
vosotros
mostrasteis
you all shown
ellos/ustedes
mostraron
they/you all shown
🔮
Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
PersonConjugation
yo
mostraré
I will show
mostrarás
you will show
él/ella/usted
mostrará
he/she/you will show
nosotros
mostraremos
we will show
vosotros
mostraréis
you all will show
ellos/ustedes
mostrarán
they/you all will show
🎯
Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
PersonConjugation
yo
mostraría
I would show
mostrarías
you would show
él/ella/usted
mostraría
he/she/you would show
nosotros
mostraríamos
we would show
vosotros
mostraríais
you all would show
ellos/ustedes
mostrarían
they/you all would show
💭
Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
PersonConjugation
yo
muestre
that I show
muestres
that you show
él/ella/usted
muestre
that he/she/you show
nosotros
mostremos
that we show
vosotros
mostréis
that you all show
ellos/ustedes
muestren
that they/you all show
🌙
Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
PersonConjugation
yo
mostrara
or
mostrase
that I shown
mostraras
or
mostrases
that you shown
él/ella/usted
mostrara
or
mostrase
that he/she/you shown
nosotros
mostráramos
or
mostrásemos
that we shown
vosotros
mostrarais
or
mostraseis
that you all shown
ellos/ustedes
mostraran
or
mostrasen
that they/you all shown

Compound Tenses

Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
PersonConjugation
yo
he mostrado
I have shown
has mostrado
you have shown
él/ella/usted
ha mostrado
he/she/you have shown
nosotros
hemos mostrado
we have shown
vosotros
habéis mostrado
you all have shown
ellos/ustedes
han mostrado
they/you all have shown
Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
PersonConjugation
yo
había mostrado
I had shown
habías mostrado
you had shown
él/ella/usted
había mostrado
he/she/you had shown
nosotros
habíamos mostrado
we had shown
vosotros
habíais mostrado
you all had shown
ellos/ustedes
habían mostrado
they/you all had shown
📍
Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
PersonConjugation
yo
hube mostrado
I had shown
hubiste mostrado
you had shown
él/ella/usted
hubo mostrado
he/she/you had shown
nosotros
hubimos mostrado
we had shown
vosotros
hubisteis mostrado
you all had shown
ellos/ustedes
hubieron mostrado
they/you all had shown
🎊
Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
PersonConjugation
yo
habré mostrado
I will have shown
habrás mostrado
you will have shown
él/ella/usted
habrá mostrado
he/she/you will have shown
nosotros
habremos mostrado
we will have shown
vosotros
habréis mostrado
you all will have shown
ellos/ustedes
habrán mostrado
they/you all will have shown
🔄
Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
PersonConjugation
yo
habría mostrado
I would have shown
habrías mostrado
you would have shown
él/ella/usted
habría mostrado
he/she/you would have shown
nosotros
habríamos mostrado
we would have shown
vosotros
habríais mostrado
you all would have shown
ellos/ustedes
habrían mostrado
they/you all would have shown
💫
Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
PersonConjugation
yo
haya mostrado
that I have shown
hayas mostrado
that you have shown
él/ella/usted
haya mostrado
that he/she/you have shown
nosotros
hayamos mostrado
that we have shown
vosotros
hayáis mostrado
that you all have shown
ellos/ustedes
hayan mostrado
that they/you all have shown
🌌
Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
PersonConjugation
yo
hubiera mostrado
that I had shown
hubieras mostrado
that you had shown
él/ella/usted
hubiera mostrado
that he/she/you had shown
nosotros
hubiéramos mostrado
that we had shown
vosotros
hubierais mostrado
that you all had shown
ellos/ustedes
hubieran mostrado
that they/you all had shown
Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
PersonCommandEnglish
muestra
show! (you)
usted
muestre
show! (you formal)
nosotros
mostremos
let's show!
vosotros
mostrad
show! (you all)
ustedes
muestren
show! (you all)
🚫
Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
PersonCommandEnglish
no muestres
don't show! (you)
usted
no muestre
don't show! (you formal)
nosotros
no mostremos
let's not show!
vosotros
no mostréis
don't show! (you all)
ustedes
no muestren
don't show! (you all)

More About "mostrar"

Examples in Context

Me mostró sus fotos.

He showed me his photos.

Preterite

Este gráfico muestra los resultados.

This graph shows the results.

Present

He mostrado interés en el proyecto.

I have shown interest in the project.

Present Perfect

Te mostraré la casa.

I will show you the house.

Future
Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

enseñar(to show, teach)

Can mean both show and teach

exhibir(to exhibit)

More formal

Usage Notes
  • Mostrar is a stem-changing verb: o→ue (muestro, muestras)
  • Main meaning: to show, to display
  • Reflexive "mostrarse" means to appear or show oneself