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Mirar (to look) - Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

 Mirar (to look) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Mirar - Conjugation of to look in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect subjunctive, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive)

All conjugations and tenses: Mirar (to look) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Todo tipo de formas (Shapes and forms)

Conjugation of to look in Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto

  • yo mirara/mirase I would look
  • tú miraras/mirases you looked
  • él/ella mirara/mirase he would look
  • nosotros/nosotras miráramos/mirásemos We would look
  • vosotros/vosotras mirarais/miraseis You would look
  • ellos/ellas miraran/mirasen they would look

Example phrases

  • Yo quisiera que yo mirara/mirase la tarta. I would like that I looked at the cake.
  • Yo esperaba que tú miraras/mirases a los primos. I was expecting that you would look at the cousins.
  • Ellos deseaban que él mirara/mirase la fiesta. They wanted him to look at the party.
  • Nosotros queríamos que nosotros miráramos/mirásemos el regalo. We wanted that we look at the gift.
  • Vosotros pensabais que vosotros mirarais/miraseis a la novia. You used to think that you would look at the bride.
  • Ellas preferían que ellos miraran/mirasen la ciudad. They preferred that they looked at the city.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - mirar (to look)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Mirar (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Yo quisiera que yo ... la tarta.

Yo quisiera que yo mirara/mirase la tarta.
(I would like that I looked at the cake.)

2. Vosotros pensabais que vosotros ... a la novia.

Vosotros pensabais que vosotros mirarais/miraseis a la novia.
(You used to think that you would look at the bride.)

3. Nosotros queríamos que nosotros ... el regalo.

Nosotros queríamos que nosotros miráramos/mirásemos el regalo.
(We wanted that we look at the gift.)

4. Yo esperaba que tú ... a los primos.

Yo esperaba que tú miraras/mirases a los primos.
(I was expecting that you would look at the cousins.)

5. Ellas preferían que ellos ... la ciudad.

Ellas preferían que ellos miraran/mirasen la ciudad.
(They preferred that they looked at the city.)

6. Ellos deseaban que él ... la fiesta.

Ellos deseaban que él mirara/mirase la fiesta.
(They wanted him to look at the party.)