The Spanish verb medir means "to measure". 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 medir is yo mido, tú mides, él/ella/usted mide, nosotros medimos, vosotros medís, ellos/ellas/ustedes miden. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir 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 -ir pattern.
| yo | mido (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | mides (irregular) | |
| él/ | mide (irregular) | |
| nosotros | medimos | |
| vosotros | medís | |
| ellos/ | miden (irregular) |
| yo | medí |
|---|---|
| tú | mediste |
| él/ | midió (irregular) |
| nosotros | medimos |
| vosotros | medisteis |
| ellos/ | midieron (irregular) |
| yo | medía |
|---|---|
| tú | medías |
| él/ | medía |
| nosotros | medíamos |
| vosotros | medíais |
| ellos/ | medían |
| yo | mediré |
|---|---|
| tú | medirás |
| él/ | medirá |
| nosotros | mediremos |
| vosotros | mediréis |
| ellos/ | medirán |
| yo | mediría |
|---|---|
| tú | medirías |
| él/ | mediría |
| nosotros | mediríamos |
| vosotros | mediríais |
| ellos/ | medirían |
| yo | mida (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | midas (irregular) |
| él/ | mida (irregular) |
| nosotros | midamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | midáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | midan (irregular) |
| tú | mide (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | mida (irregular) |
| nosotros | midamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | medid |
| ustedes | midan (irregular) |
| yo | he medido |
|---|---|
| tú | has medido |
| él/ | ha medido |
| nosotros | hemos medido |
| vosotros | habéis medido |
| ellos/ | han medido |
Medir is irregular. The stem changes to mid in present forms such as mido and miden, in some preterite forms such as midió and midieron, and in the present subjunctive such as mida. The gerund is midiendo.
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Medir is irregular. Its table shows forms such as mido, midió, mida, and midiendo.
The stem changes from med to mid in mido, mides, mide, and miden. The nosotros and vosotros forms are medimos and medís.
The past participle is medido. The present perfect uses haber plus medido, as in he medido, has medido, and han medido.