The Spanish verb mostrar means "to show". 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 mostrar is yo muestro, tú muestras, él/ella/usted muestra, nosotros mostramos, vosotros mostráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes muestran. 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 | muestro (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | muestras (irregular) | |
| él/ | muestra (irregular) | |
| nosotros | mostramos | |
| vosotros | mostráis | |
| ellos/ | muestran (irregular) |
| yo | mostré |
|---|---|
| tú | mostraste |
| él/ | mostró |
| nosotros | mostramos |
| vosotros | mostrasteis |
| ellos/ | mostraron |
| yo | mostraba |
|---|---|
| tú | mostrabas |
| él/ | mostraba |
| nosotros | mostrábamos |
| vosotros | mostrabais |
| ellos/ | mostraban |
| yo | mostraré |
|---|---|
| tú | mostrarás |
| él/ | mostrará |
| nosotros | mostraremos |
| vosotros | mostraréis |
| ellos/ | mostrarán |
| yo | mostraría |
|---|---|
| tú | mostrarías |
| él/ | mostraría |
| nosotros | mostraríamos |
| vosotros | mostraríais |
| ellos/ | mostrarían |
| yo | muestre (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | muestres (irregular) |
| él/ | muestre (irregular) |
| nosotros | mostremos |
| vosotros | mostréis |
| ellos/ | muestren (irregular) |
| tú | muestra (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | muestre (irregular) |
| nosotros | mostremos |
| vosotros | mostrad |
| ustedes | muestren (irregular) |
| yo | he mostrado |
|---|---|
| tú | has mostrado |
| él/ | ha mostrado |
| nosotros | hemos mostrado |
| vosotros | habéis mostrado |
| ellos/ | han mostrado |
Mostrar is irregular. It changes o to ue in the present forms muestro, muestras, muestra, and muestran, and in related subjunctive forms such as muestre and muestren. The nosotros and vosotros forms keep o in the present and subjunctive.
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No. Mostrar is irregular.
The present forms are muestro, muestras, muestra, mostramos, mostráis, and muestran. The o changes to ue in muestro, muestras, muestra, and muestran.
The past participle is mostrado and the gerund is mostrando. The present perfect uses haber plus mostrado, such as he mostrado.