How to conjugate Almorzar in Spanish
Almorzar in Spanish means to lunch, to eat lunch, to have lunch
Almorzar is an irregular verb. That means this verb doesn’t follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. It’s important to pay attention to the irregular tenses.
Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb almorzar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses.
Almorzar in the Present Tense
The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now.
The verb almorzar is irregular in the present tense.
Almorzar is a Stem changing verb. Stem changers have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case almorzar is an o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw
To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8
To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8
The verb almorzar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:
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Below you will find the conjugations of the verb almorzar in the indicative present tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | almuerzo | I have lunch |
Tú | almuerzas | you have lunch |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | almuerza | he/she has lunch, you (formal) have lunch |
Nosotros (as) | almorzamos | we have lunch |
Vosotros (as) | almorzáis | you (plural) Spain have lunch |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | almuerzan | they have lunch, you (plural) have lunch |
Examples:
Yo almuerzo con mi mamá los jueves | I have lunch with my mom on Thursdays |
Nosotros almorzamos en un restaurante cerca a la casa | We have lunch in a restaurant near to our house |
Él almuerza solo todos los días | He has lunch by himself everyday |
Almorzar in the Preterite Tense
The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame. More on the Preterite Tense Here
Things to remember:
- The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end.
- The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.
The verb almorzar is irregular in the preterite. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. Instead we must follow a different set of rules.
Almorzar is part of what we call -car, -gar, -zar verbs. Verbs that end in -car, -gar, -zar have a spelling change in the YO form in the preterite.
-car, -gar, -zar verbs have a change in the yo form in the preterite form.
For a video lesson on -car, gar, zar verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/fpMIYGt_3vw
-car verbs. Verbs that end in -car will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The c changes to qu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
– gar verbs. Verbs will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The g changes to gu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
-zar verbs. Verbs that end in -zar like almorzar will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The z changes to ce in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
Almorzar ends in -zar.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb almorzar in the preterite tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | almorcé | I have lunched |
Tú | almorzaste | you have lunched |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | almorzó | he/she has lunched, you (formal) have lunched |
Nosotros (as) | almorzamos | we have lunched |
Vosotros (as) | almorzasteis | you (plural) Spain have lunched |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | almorzaron | they have lunched, you (plural) have lunched |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:
la semana pasada | last week |
el mes pasado | last month |
el fin de semana pasado | last weekend |
el año pasado | last year |
ayer | yesterday |
anteayer | the day before yesterday |
anoche | last night |
Examples:
La semana pasada almorcé con mi jefa | Last week I have lunched with my boss |
Ayer nosotros almorzamos con nuestra abuela en su casa | Yesterday we have lunched with our grandmother |
Anoche ellos almorzaron juntos para discutir temas de su trabajo | Last night they have lunched together to discuss work subjects |
Almorzar in the Imperfect Tense
The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end.
The verb almorzar is regular in the imperfect tense.
The verb almorzar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb almorzar in the imperfect tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | almorzaba | I used to have lunch |
Tú | almorzabas | you used to have lunch |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | almorzaba | he/she used to have lunch, you (formal) used to have lunch |
Nosotros (as) | almorzábamos | we used to have lunch |
Vosotros (as) | almorzabais | you (plural) Spain used to have lunch |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | almorzaban | they used to have lunch, you (plural) used to have lunch |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:
a menudo | often |
usualmente | usually |
todos los días | every day |
todos los meses | every month |
todos los años | every year |
casi siempre | almost always |
a veces | sometimes |
de niño/niña | as a child … |
siempre | always |
normalmente | normally |
Examples:
Normalmente yo almorzaba sola los lunes | Normally I used have lunch by myself on Mondays |
De niños nosotros almorzábamos con la abuela todos los días | As children we used to have lunch with our grandmother every dayd |
Ellos siempre almorzaban juntos | They used to always have lunch together |
Almorzar in the Future Tense
The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future.
The verb almorzar is regular in the future tense.
To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb almorzar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.
The verb almorzar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate almorzar in the future, follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case almorzar.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
Yo | é |
Tú | ás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | á |
Nosotros (as) | emos |
Vosotros (as) | éis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | án |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb almorzar using the future tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | almorzaré | I will have lunch |
Tú | almorzarás | you will have lunch |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | almorzará | he/she will have lunch, you (formal) will have lunch |
Nosotros (as) | almorzaremos | we will have lunch |
Vosotros (as) | almorzaréis | you (plural) Spain will have lunch |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | almorzarán | they will have lunch, you (plural) will have lunch |
Examples:
Yo almorzaré con mi hermana hoy | I will have lunch with my sister today |
Nosotros almorzaremos en la casa de mi tía | We will have lunch at my aunts house |
Ellas almorzarán en el nuevo restaurante del hotel | They will have lunch in the new restaurant at the hotel |
Almorzar in the Informal Future Tense
The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive.
The verb almorzar is regular in the informal future tense.
Follow this rule:
- Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated). Example : Yo voy a almorzar
The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:
Yo | voy |
Tú | vas |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va |
Nosotros (as) | vamos |
Vosotros (as) | vais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van |
To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb almorzar using the informal future:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | voy a almorzar | I will have lunch |
Tú | vas a almorzar | you will have lunch |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va a almorzar | he/she will have lunch, you (formal) will have lunch |
Nosotros (as) | vamos a almorzar | we will have lunch |
Vosotros (as) | vais a almorzar | you (plural) Spain will have lunch |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van a almorzar | they will have lunch, you (plural) will have lunch |
Examples:
Yo voy a almorzar en un restaurante italiano | I will have lunch in an italian restaurant |
Nosotros vamos a almorzar cuando lleguemos a la casa | We will have lunch once we get home |
Él va a almorzar con su suegra esta tarde | He will have lunch with his mother in law this afternoon |
Almorzar in the Present Progressive Tense.
The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment.
The verb almorzar is regular in the present progressive tense.
The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb).
To form the present participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ando for -ar verbs
- Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to almorzar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (almorzar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (almorz)
- Add -ando for -ar verbs = (almorzando)
The present participle of almorzar is almorzando.
The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:
Yo | estoy |
Tú | estás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está |
Nosotros (as) | estamos |
Vosotros (as) | estáis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están |
The present participle of the verb almorzar is: almorzando
To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video
Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb almorzar using the present progressive:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | estoy almorzando | I am having lunch |
Tú | estás almorzando | you are having lunch |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está almorzando | he/she is having lunch, you (formal) are having lunch |
Nosotros (as) | estamos almorzando | we are having lunch |
Vosotros (as) | estáis almorzando | you (plural) Spain are having lunch |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están almorzando | they are having lunch, you (plural) are having lunch |
Examples:
Yo estoy almorzando todos los días con mi primo | I am having lunch every day with my cousin |
Todavía estamos almorzando con los abuelos | We are still having lunch with our grandparents |
¿Estás almorzando con tus hermanos? | Are you having lunch with your siblings? |
Almorzar in the Conditional Tense
The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability.
The verb almorzar is regular in the conditional tense.
The verb almorzar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate almorzar in the conditional tense follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case almorzar.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb:
Yo | ía |
Tú | ías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ía |
Nosotros (as) | íamos |
Vosotros (as) | íais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ían |
The infinitive of the verb almorzar is almorzar.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb almorzar using the conditional tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | almorzaría | I would have lunch |
Tú | almorzarías | you would have lunch |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | almorzaría | he/she would have lunch, you (formal) would have lunch |
Nosotros (as) | almorzaríamos | we would have lunch |
Vosotros (as) | almorzaríais | you (plural) Spain would have lunch |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | almorzarían | they would have lunch, you (plural) would have lunch |
Examples:
Si pudiera yo almorzaría en el restaurante italiano todos los días | If I could I would have lunch at the italian restaurante every day |
Nosotros almorzaríamos en casa todos los días si tuviéramos tiempo de llegar | We would have lunch at home every day if we had time to get there |
Ellas almorzarían juntos pero están ocupados trabajando | They would have lunch together but they are busy working |
Almorzar in the Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives.
The verb almrozar is regular in the present perfect tense.
To form the present perfect, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb.
The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:
Yo | he |
Tú | has |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha |
Nosotros (as) | hemos |
Vosotros (as) | habéis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to almorzar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (almorzar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (almorz)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (almorzado)
The past participle of the verb almorzar is almorzado.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb almorzado in the present perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | he almorzado | I have lunched |
Tú | has almorzado | you have lunched |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha almorzado | he/she has lunched, you (formal) have lunched |
Nosotros (as) | hemos almorzado | we have lunched |
Vosotros (as) | habéis almorzado | you (plural) Spain have lunched |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han almorzado | they have lunched, you (plural) have lunched |
Examples:
Yo he almorzado carne de res todo los días | I have lunched beef for lunch every day |
Nosotros hemos almorzado juntos toda la semana | We have lunched together all week |
Almorzar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto)
The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories.
The verb almorzar is regular in the past perfect tense.
To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:
Yo | había |
Tú | habías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había |
Nosotros (as) | habíamos |
Vosotros (as) | habíais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case almorzar.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to almorzar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (almorzar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (almorz)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (almorzado)
The past participle of almorzar is almorzado.
To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb almorzar in the past perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | había almorzado | I had lunched |
Tú | habías almorzado | you had lunched |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había almorzado | he/she had lunched, you (formal) had lunched |
Nosotros (as) | habíamos almorzado | we had lunched |
Vosotros (as) | habíais almorzado | you (plural) Spain had lunched |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían almorzado | they had lunched, you (plural) had lunched |
Examples:
Yo había almorzado sola todos estos días | I had lunched by myself all of these past days |
El anterior año tú habías almorzado con tus padres en navidad | Last year you had lunched with your parents on christmas day |
Él ya había almorzado con su papá | He had already lunched with his dad |
Almorzar in the Future Perfect Tense
The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.
The verb almorzar is regular in the future perfect tense.
To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:
Yo | habré |
Tú | habrás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá |
Nosotros (as) | habremos |
Vosotros (as) | habréis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case almorzar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to almorzar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (almorzar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (almorz)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (almorzado)
The past participle of almorzar is almorzado.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb almorzar in the future perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | habré almorzado | I will have lunched |
Tú | habrás almorzado | you will have lunched |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá almorzado | he/she will have lunched, you (formal) will have lunched |
Nosotros (as) | habremos almorzado | we will have lunched |
Vosotros (as) | habréis almorzado | you (plural) Spain will have lunched |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán almorzado | they will have lunched, you (plural) will have lunched |
Examples:
Mañana a esta hora ya habremos almorzado | Tomorrow at this time, we will have lunched already |
Tu crees que Pedro habrá almorzado con sus hijas | Do you think Pedro will have lunched with his daughters |
Almorzar in the Conditional Perfect Tense
The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if …
The verb almorzar is regular in the conditional perfect tense.
To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:
Yo | habría |
Tú | habrías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría |
Nosotros (as) | habríamos |
Vosotros (as) | habríais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case almorzar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to almorzar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (almorzar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (almorz)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (almorzado)
The past participle of almorzar is almorzado.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb almorzar in the future perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | habría almorzado | I would have lunched |
Tú | habrías almorzado | you would have lunched |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría almorzado | he/she would have lunched, you (formal) would have lunched |
Nosotros (as) | habríamos almorzado | we would have lunched |
Vosotros (as) | habríais almorzado | you (plural) Spain will would lunched |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían almorzado | they would have lunched, you (plural) would have lunched |
Examples:
Yo habría almorzado con mi hijo si hubiera tenido tiempo | I would have lunched with my son if I had time |
Ellos habrían almorzado juntos sino se hubieran peleado | They would have lunched together if they had not fought |
Almorzar in the Subjunctive Present Tense
The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real.
The verb almorzar is irregular in the subjunctive present form.
That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. Instead we must follow a different set of rules.
Almorzar is part of what we call -car, -gar, -zar verbs. Verbs that end in -car, -gar, -zar have a spelling change in the YO form in the preterite.
-car, -gar, -zar verbs have a change in the yo form in the preterite form.
For a video lesson on -car, gar, zar verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/fpMIYGt_3vw
-car verbs. Verbs that end in -car will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The c changes to qu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
– gar verbs. Verbs will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The g changes to gu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
-zar verbs. Verbs that end in -zar like almorzar will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The z changes to ce in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.
Almorzar in the subjunctive present tense is not only an -ar verb but it is also a stem changing verb.
Stem changing verbs have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case acordar is a o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
Subjunctive present endings for -ar:
Yo | e |
Tú | es |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
Nosotros (as) | emos |
Vosotros (as) | éis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs:
Yo | a |
Tú | as |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | as |
Nosotros (as) | amos |
Vosotros (as) | áis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | an |
Keep in mind that the verb almorzar is irregular in the subjunctive present. The z changes to ce.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb almorzar in the subjunctive present:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | almuercé | I may have lunch |
Tú | almuerces | you may have lunch |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | almuerce | he/she may have lunch, you (formal) may have lunch |
Nosotros (as) | almorcemos | we may have lunch |
Vosotros (as) | almorcéis | you (plural) Spain may have lunch |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | almuercen | they may have lunch, you (plural) may have lunch |
Examples:
Quizás almuercé con mi novio en su casa | Perhaps, I may have lunch with my boyfriend at his house |
Es posible que ellos almuercen juntos hoy | It’s possible they may have lunch together today |
Almorzar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense
The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request.
The verb almorzar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense.
To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending.
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like almorzar the endings are:
Yo | ara |
Tú | aras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ara |
Nosotros (as) | áramos |
Vosotros (as) | arais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common
Yo | ase |
Tú | ases |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ase |
Nosotros (as) | ásemos |
Vosotros (as) | aseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | asen |
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:
Yo | iera |
Tú | ieras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iera |
Nosotros (as) | iéramos |
Vosotros (as) | ierais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:
Yo | iese |
Tú | ieses |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iese |
Nosotros (as) | iésemos |
Vosotros (as) | ieseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | iesen |
Here are the steps in action:
- Almorzar
- The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: almorzar – almorzaron
- Now remove -aron and you are left with almorz
- Then, add a new ending.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb almorzar in the subjunctive imperfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | almorzara | I might have lunch |
Tú | almorzaras | you might have lunch |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | almorzara | he/she might have lunch, you (formal) might have lunch |
Nosotros (as) | almorzáramos | we might have lunch |
Vosotros (as) | almorzarais | you (plural) Spain might have lunch |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | almozaran | they might have lunch, you (plural) might have lunch |
OR
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | almorzase | I might have lunch |
Tú | almorzases | you might have lunch |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | almorzase | he/she might have lunch, you (formal) might have lunch |
Nosotros (as) | almorzásemos | we might have lunch |
Vosotros (as) | almorzaseis | you (plural) Spain might have lunch |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | almorzasen | they might have lunch, you (plural) might have lunch |
Examples:
Si nosotros almorzásemos juntos podríamos discutir sobre tu viaje a colombia | If we might have lunch together we could discuss about your trip to Colombia |
Si ellos almorzasen juntos los martes no estarían solos | If they might have lunch together on Tuesdays they won’t be alone |
Almorzar in the Subjunctive Future Tense
The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.
The verb almorzar is regular in the subjunctive future tense.
To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).
Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like almorzar the endings are:
Yo | e |
Tú | es |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
Nosotros (as) | emos (accent on á of the stem) |
Vosotros (as) | eis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:
Yo | iere |
Tú | ieres |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
Vosotros (as) | iereis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:
Yo | iere |
Tú | ieres |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
Vosotros (as) | iereis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieren |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb almorzar in the subjunctive future:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | almorzare | I will have lunch |
Tú | almorzares | you will have lunch |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | almorzare | he/she will have lunch, you (formal) will have lunch |
Nosotros (as) | almorzáremos | we will have lunch |
Vosotros (as) | almorzareis | you (plural) Spain will have lunch |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | almorzaren | they will have lunch, you (plural) will have lunch |
Example:
El día que almorzare con mi abuela todos los días seré muy feliz | The day I will have lunch with my grandmother every day I will be very happy |
Almorzar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense
The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future.
The verb almorzar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:
Yo | haya |
Tú | hayas |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya |
Nosotros (as) | hayamos |
Vosotros (as) | hayáis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan |
The past participle of the verb almorzar is: almorzado
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb almorzar in the subjunctive present perfect.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | haya almorzado | I may have lunched |
Tú | hayas almorzado | you may have lunched |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya almorzado | he/she may have lunched, you (formal) may have lunched |
Nosotros (as) | hayamos almorzado | we may have lunched |
Vosotros (as) | hayáis almorzado | you (plural) Spain may have lunched |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan almorzado | they may have lunched, you (plural) may have lunched |
Example:
Tal vez él haya almorzado con sus amigos y olvido decirnos | Maybe he may have lunched with his friends and he forgot to tell us |
Es posible que ellos hayan almorzado en el camino a su casa | It’s possible they may have lunched on the way home |
Almorzar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)
The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions.
To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:
Yo | hubiera |
Tú | hubieras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera |
Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos |
Vosotros (as) | hubierais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran |
The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:
Yo | hubiese |
Tú | hubieses |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese |
Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos |
Vosotros (as) | hubieseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to almorzar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (almorzar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (almorz)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (almorzado)
The past participle of the verb almorzar is almorzado.
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb almorzar in the subjunctive past perfect.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | hubiese almorzado | I might have lunched |
Tú | hubieses almorzado | you might have lunched |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese almorzado | he/she might have lunched, you (formal) might have lunched |
Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos almorzado | we might have lunched |
Vosotros (as) | hubieseis almorzado | you (plural) Spain might have lunched |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen almorzado | they might have lunched, you (plural) might have lunched |
OR
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | hubiera almorzado | I might have lunched |
Tú | hubieras almorzado | you might have lunched |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera almorzado | he/she might have lunched, you (formal) might have lunched |
Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos almorzado | we might have lunched |
Vosotros (as) | hubierais almorzado | you (plural) Spain might have lunched |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran almorzado | they might have lunched, you (plural) might have lunched |
Example:
Yo hubiera almorzado arroz y pollo pero no tenía ganas | I might have lunched chicken and rice but I didn’t wanted to |
Si tu hubieras almorzado con tus amigos tal vez te hubiera gustado más | If you might have lunched with your friends, maybe you would have liked it more |
Almorzar as an Imperative Affirmative Command
The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
Almorzar is irregular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “s”
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.
Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.
For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb almorzar would be almuerza.
Let’s see the process:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. (almuerzas)
- Take off the “s”. (almuerza)
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. (almuerza)
To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
Almuerza is irregular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. Instead we must follow a different set of rules.
Almuerza is part of what we call -car, -gar, -zar verbs. Verbs that end in -car, -gar, -zar have a spelling change in the YO form in the preterite.
-car, -gar, -zar verbs have a change in the yo form in the preterite form.
For a video lesson on -car, gar, zar verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/fpMIYGt_3vw
-car verbs. Verbs that end in -car will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The c changes to qu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
– gar verbs. Verbs will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The g changes to gu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
-zar verbs. Verbs that end in –zar like almorzar will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The z changes to ce in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
Almorzar in the imperative affirmative command is not only an -ar verb but it is also a stem changing verb.
Stem changing verbs have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case acordar is a o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tú | ¡almuerza! | have lunch! |
Usted (Ud.) | ¡almuerce! | have lunch! |
Nosotros (as) | ¡almorcemos! | have lunch! |
Vosotros (as) | ¡almorzad! | have lunch! |
Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡almuercen! | have lunch! |
Examples:
¡almuerza ahora! | have lunch right now! |
¡almuercen sin hacer ruido! | have lunch without making noises! |
Almorzar as an Imperative Negative Command
The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:
- Start with No
- Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “o”
- Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.
To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
Almorzar is irregular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. Instead we must follow a different set of rules.
Almorzar is part of what we call -car, -gar, -zar verbs. Verbs that end in -car, -gar, -zar have a spelling change in the YO form in the preterite.
-car, -gar, -zar verbs have a change in the yo form in the preterite form.
For a video lesson on -car, gar, zar verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/fpMIYGt_3vw
-car verbs. Verbs that end in -car will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The c changes to qu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
– gar verbs. Verbs will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The g changes to gu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
-zar verbs. Verbs that end in –zar like almorzar will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The z changes to ce in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
Almorzar in the imperative negative command is not only an -ar verb but it is also a stem changing verb.
Stem changing verbs have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case acordar is a o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tú | ¡No almuerces! | Don’t have lunch! |
Usted (Ud.) | ¡No almuerce! | Don’t have lunch! |
Nosotros (as) | ¡No almorcemos! | Don’t have lunch! |
Vosotros (as) | ¡No almorcéis! | Don’t have lunch! |
Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡No almuercen! | Don’t have lunch! |
Examples
¡No almuercen juntos! | Don’t have lunch together! |