The Spanish verb almorzar means "to have lunch". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of almorzar is yo almuerzo, tú almuerzas, él/ella/usted almuerza, nosotros almorzamos, vosotros almorzáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes almuerzan. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ar pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| yo | almuerzo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | almuerzas (irregular) | |
| él/ | almuerza (irregular) | |
| nosotros | almorzamos | |
| vosotros | almorzáis | |
| ellos/ | almuerzan (irregular) |
| yo | almorcé (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | almorzaste |
| él/ | almorzó |
| nosotros | almorzamos |
| vosotros | almorzasteis |
| ellos/ | almorzaron |
| yo | almorzaba |
|---|---|
| tú | almorzabas |
| él/ | almorzaba |
| nosotros | almorzábamos |
| vosotros | almorzabais |
| ellos/ | almorzaban |
| yo | almorzaré |
|---|---|
| tú | almorzarás |
| él/ | almorzará |
| nosotros | almorzaremos |
| vosotros | almorzaréis |
| ellos/ | almorzarán |
| yo | almorzaría |
|---|---|
| tú | almorzarías |
| él/ | almorzaría |
| nosotros | almorzaríamos |
| vosotros | almorzaríais |
| ellos/ | almorzarían |
| yo | almuerce (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | almuerces (irregular) |
| él/ | almuerce (irregular) |
| nosotros | almorcemos (irregular) |
| vosotros | almorcéis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | almuercen (irregular) |
| tú | almuerza (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | almuerce (irregular) |
| nosotros | almorcemos (irregular) |
| vosotros | almorzad |
| ustedes | almuercen (irregular) |
| yo | he almorzado |
|---|---|
| tú | has almorzado |
| él/ | ha almorzado |
| nosotros | hemos almorzado |
| vosotros | habéis almorzado |
| ellos/ | han almorzado |
Almorzar is irregular. The stem changes to ue in present forms such as almuerzo and almuerzan, while nosotros has almorzamos. The spelling changes to c before e in almorcé and almorcemos.
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No. Almorzar is irregular because its present forms include almuerzo and almuerzas, and its first person preterite is almorcé.
The stem changes from almorz to almuerz in present forms such as almuerzo, almuerzas, almuerza, and almuerzan. The nosotros and vosotros present forms remain almorzamos and almorzáis.
The past participle is almorzado. The present perfect uses haber plus almorzado, as in he almorzado and hemos almorzado.