Respirar conjugation
to breathe
Past participlerespirado
Gerundrespirando
Future stemrespirar-
Preterite (yo)respiré
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Respirar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo respiro |
| tú respiras |
| él/ella/usted respira |
| nosotros/as respiramos |
| vosotros/as respiráis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes respiran |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo respiré |
| tú respiraste |
| él/ella/usted respiró |
| nosotros/as respiramos |
| vosotros/as respirasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes respiraron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo respiraba |
| tú respirabas |
| él/ella/usted respiraba |
| nosotros/as respirábamos |
| vosotros/as respirabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes respiraban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a respirar |
| tú vas a respirar |
| él/ella/usted va a respirar |
| nosotros/as vamos a respirar |
| vosotros/as vais a respirar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a respirar |
Futuro simple future
| yo respiraré |
| tú respirarás |
| él/ella/usted respirará |
| nosotros/as respiraremos |
| vosotros/as respiraréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes respirarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo respiraría |
| tú respirarías |
| él/ella/usted respiraría |
| nosotros/as respiraríamos |
| vosotros/as respiraríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes respirarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he respirado |
| tú has respirado |
| él/ella/usted ha respirado |
| nosotros/as hemos respirado |
| vosotros/as habéis respirado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han respirado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy respirando |
| tú estás respirando |
| él/ella/usted está respirando |
| nosotros/as estamos respirando |
| vosotros/as estáis respirando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están respirando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) respira |
| (usted) respire |
| (vosotros/as) respirad |
| (ustedes) respiren |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había respirado |
| tú habías respirado |
| él/ella/usted había respirado |
| nosotros/as habíamos respirado |
| vosotros/as habíais respirado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían respirado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo respire |
| tú respires |
| él/ella/usted respire |
| nosotros/as respiremos |
| vosotros/as respiréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes respiren |
Quick questions about respirar
Is respirar regular or irregular?
Respirar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of respirar?
In the preterite, yo respiré and él/ella/usted respiró. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of respirar?
The past participle of respirar is respirado, as in yo he respirado.
What is the gerund of respirar?
The gerund (-ing form) of respirar is respirando, as in yo estoy respirando.
What is the future stem of respirar?
The future and conditional stem of respirar is respirar-: yo respiraré, yo respiraría.
Other regular -ar verbs
- pasar pass, spend (time), happen
- dejar let, leave
- hablar speak, talk
- quedar arrange to meet, remain, be left
- llevar take, carry, wear, lead
- llamar call, name
- mirar look, watch
- tomar take, have, drink
- tratar treat, deal with
- esperar wait (for), hope (for), expect
- gustar please, be pleasing (to)
- trabajar work
- entrar enter, go in
- preguntar ask (a question)
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