Conjugation of importar

The Spanish verb importar means "to matter, import". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.

Meaning: to matter, import
Type: Regular -ar verb
Gerund: importando
Past participle: importado

Quick answer

The present tense of importar is yo importo, tú importas, él/ella/usted importa, nosotros importamos, vosotros importáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes importan. It is a regular -ar verb, so every tense takes the standard -ar endings. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.

Present tense of importar

Present Presente
yo	importo
tú	importas
él/ella/usted	importa
nosotros	importamos
vosotros	importáis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	importan

More tenses of importar

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
yo	importé
tú	importaste
él/ella/usted	importó
nosotros	importamos
vosotros	importasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	importaron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
yo	importaba
tú	importabas
él/ella/usted	importaba
nosotros	importábamos
vosotros	importabais
ellos/ellas/ustedes	importaban

Future Futuro simple
yo	importaré
tú	importarás
él/ella/usted	importará
nosotros	importaremos
vosotros	importaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	importarán

Conditional Condicional simple
yo	importaría
tú	importarías
él/ella/usted	importaría
nosotros	importaríamos
vosotros	importaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedes	importarían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
yo	importe
tú	importes
él/ella/usted	importe
nosotros	importemos
vosotros	importéis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	importen

Imperative Imperativo afirmativo
tú	importa
usted	importe
nosotros	importemos
vosotros	importad
ustedes	importen

Present perfect Pretérito perfecto compuesto
yo	he importado
tú	has importado
él/ella/usted	ha importado
nosotros	hemos importado
vosotros	habéis importado
ellos/ellas/ustedes	han importado

Notes on importar

Importar is regular. Its forms follow the regular -ar pattern, as in importo, importé, importaba, and importaré.

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Example sentences with importar

No importa la hora de llegada. The arrival time does not matter.
Ayer importó mucho tu opinión. Yesterday your opinion mattered a lot.
Antes importaba más el precio. Before, the price mattered more.
Hemos importado los productos de Francia. We have imported the products from France.

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Frequently asked questions

Is importar a regular Spanish verb?

Yes, importar is regular. Its forms follow the regular -ar model.

What is the present perfect of importar?

It uses haber plus importado: he importado, has importado, ha importado, hemos importado, habéis importado, han importado.

What are the vosotros forms of importar?

The vosotros forms are importáis in the present, importasteis in the preterite, importabais in the imperfect, importaréis in the future, importaríais in the conditional, importéis in the present subjunctive, importad in the imperative, and habéis importado in the present perfect.