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. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb almorzar in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoalmuerzoI have lunch
almuerzasyou have lunch
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) almuerzahe/she has lunch, you (formal) have lunch
Nosotros (as)almorzamoswe 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 juevesI have lunch with my mom on Thursdays 
Nosotros almorzamos en un restaurante cerca a la casaWe have lunch in a restaurant near to our house
Él almuerza solo todos los díasHe 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: 

  1. 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. 
  2. 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 verbsVerbs 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoalmorcéI have lunched
almorzasteyou have lunched
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) almorzóhe/she has lunched, you (formal) have lunched
Nosotros (as)almorzamoswe have lunched
Vosotros (as)almorzasteis you (plural) Spain have lunched
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)almorzaronthey have lunched, you (plural) have lunched

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasadalast week
el mes pasadolast month
el fin de semana pasadolast weekend
el año pasadolast year
ayer yesterday 
anteayerthe day before yesterday
anoche last night

Examples: 

La semana pasada almorcé con mi jefaLast week I have lunched with my boss
Ayer nosotros almorzamos con nuestra abuela en su casaYesterday we have lunched with our grandmother
Anoche ellos almorzaron juntos para discutir temas de su trabajoLast 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. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoalmorzabaI used to have lunch
almorzabasyou used to have lunch
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) almorzabahe/she used to have  lunch, you (formal) used to have lunch
Nosotros (as)almorzábamoswe used to have  lunch
Vosotros (as)almorzabaisyou (plural) Spain used to have  lunch
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)almorzabanthey used to have lunch, you (plural) used to have lunch

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudooften
usualmenteusually
todos los díasevery day
todos los mesesevery month
todos los añosevery year
casi siemprealmost always
a vecessometimes
de niño/niñaas a child …
siempre always
normalmente normally

Examples: 

Normalmente yo almorzaba sola los lunesNormally I used have lunch by myself on Mondays
De niños nosotros almorzábamos con la abuela todos los díasAs 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: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case almorzar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 
Yoé
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoalmorzaréI will have lunch
almorzarásyou will have lunch
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) almorzaráhe/she will have lunch, you (formal) will have  lunch
Nosotros (as)almorzaremoswe will have lunch
Vosotros (as)almorzaréisyou (plural) Spain will have lunch
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)almorzaránthey will have lunch, you (plural) will have lunch

Examples: 

Yo almorzaré con mi hermana hoyI 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 hotelThey 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:

  1. 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:

Yovoy
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a almorzarI will have lunch
vas a almorzaryou will have lunch
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) va a almorzarhe/she will have lunch, you (formal) will have lunch
Nosotros (as)vamos a almorzarwe will have lunch
Vosotros (as)vais a almorzaryou (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 italianoI will have lunch in an italian restaurant
Nosotros vamos a almorzar cuando lleguemos a la casaWe will have lunch once we get home
Él va a almorzar con su suegra esta tardeHe 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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
  4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to almorzar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (almorzar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (almorz)
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs  = (almorzando)

The present participle of almorzar is almorzando

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yoestoy
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy almorzandoI am having lunch
estás almorzandoyou are having lunch
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está almorzandohe/she is having lunch, you (formal) are having lunch
Nosotros (as)estamos almorzandowe are having lunch
Vosotros (as)estáis almorzandoyou (plural) Spain are having lunch
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están almorzandothey are having lunch, you (plural) are having lunch

Examples: 

Yo estoy almorzando todos los días con mi primoI am having lunch every day with my cousin
Todavía estamos almorzando con los abuelosWe 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: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case almorzar.
  2. 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: 

Yoía
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoalmorzaríaI would have lunch
almorzaríasyou would  have lunch
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) almorzaríahe/she would  have lunch, you (formal) would  have lunch
Nosotros (as)almorzaríamoswe would  have lunch
Vosotros (as)almorzaríaisyou (plural) Spain would  have lunch
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)almorzaríanthey 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 llegarWe would have lunch at home every day if we had time to get there
Ellas almorzarían juntos pero están ocupados trabajandoThey 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:

Yohe
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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to almorzar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (almorzar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (almorz)
  3. 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe almorzadoI have lunched
has almorzadoyou have lunched 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ha almorzadohe/she has lunched, you (formal) have lunched
Nosotros (as)hemos almorzadowe have lunched
Vosotros (as)habéis almorzadoyou (plural) Spain have lunched
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han almorzadothey have lunched, you (plural) have lunched

Examples: 

Yo he almorzado carne de res todo los díasI have lunched beef for lunch every day
Nosotros hemos almorzado juntos toda la semanaWe 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:

Yohabía
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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to almorzar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (almorzar)
  2.  Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (almorz)
  3. 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía almorzadoI had lunched
habías almorzadoyou had lunched 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) había almorzadohe/she had lunched, you (formal) had lunched
Nosotros (as)habíamos almorzadowe had lunched
Vosotros (as)habíais almorzadoyou (plural) Spain had lunched
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habían almorzadothey had lunched, you (plural) had lunched

Examples: 

Yo había almorzado sola todos estos díasI had lunched by myself all of these past days
El anterior año tú habías almorzado con tus padres en navidadLast year you had lunched with your parents on christmas day
Él ya había almorzado con su papáHe 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:

Yohabré
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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to almorzar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (almorzar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (almorz)
  3. 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré almorzadoI will have lunched
habrás almorzadoyou will have lunched 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habrá almorzadohe/she will have lunched, you (formal) will have lunched
Nosotros (as)habremos almorzadowe will have lunched
Vosotros (as)habréis almorzadoyou (plural) Spain will have lunched
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán almorzadothey will have lunched, you (plural) will have lunched

Examples: 

Mañana a esta hora ya habremos almorzadoTomorrow at this time, we will have lunched already
Tu crees que Pedro habrá almorzado con sus hijasDo 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:

Yohabría
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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to almorzar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (almorzar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (almorz)
  3. 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría almorzadoI would have lunched
habrías almorzadoyou would have lunched 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habría almorzadohe/she would have lunched, you (formal) would have lunched
Nosotros (as)habríamos almorzadowe would have lunched
Vosotros (as)habríais almorzadoyou (plural) Spain will would lunched
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían almorzadothey would have lunched, you (plural) would have lunched

Examples: 

Yo habría almorzado con mi hijo si hubiera tenido tiempoI would have lunched with my son if I had time
Ellos habrían almorzado juntos sino se hubieran peleadoThey 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 verbsVerbs 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:

Yoe
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: 

Yoa
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoalmuercéI may have lunch
almuercesyou may have lunch
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) almuercehe/she may have lunch, you (formal) may have lunch
Nosotros (as)almorcemoswe may have lunch
Vosotros (as)almorcéisyou (plural) Spain may have lunch
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)almuercenthey may have lunch, you (plural) may have lunch

Examples: 

Quizás almuercé con mi novio en su casaPerhaps, I may have lunch with my boyfriend at his house
Es posible que ellos almuercen juntos hoyIt’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:

Yoara
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

Yoase
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:

Yoiera
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:

Yoiese
ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iese
Nosotros (as)iésemos
Vosotros (as)ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iesen

Here are the steps in action:

  1. Almorzar
  1. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: almorzar – almorzaron
  1. Now remove -aron and you are left with almorz
  1. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb almorzar  in the subjunctive imperfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoalmorzaraI might have lunch
almorzarasyou might have lunch
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) almorzarahe/she might have lunch, you (formal) might have lunch
Nosotros (as)almorzáramoswe might have lunch
Vosotros (as)almorzaraisyou (plural) Spain might have lunch
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)almozaranthey might have lunch, you (plural) might have lunch

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoalmorzaseI might have lunch
almorzasesyou might  have lunch
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) almorzasehe/she might  have lunch, you (formal) might  have lunch
Nosotros (as)almorzásemoswe might  have lunch
Vosotros (as)almorzaseisyou (plural) Spain might  have lunch
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)almorzasenthey might  have lunch, you (plural) might  have lunch

Examples: 

Si nosotros  almorzásemos juntos podríamos discutir sobre tu viaje a colombiaIf we might have lunch together we could discuss about your trip to Colombia
Si ellos almorzasen juntos los martes no estarían solosIf 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:

Yoe
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:

Yoiere
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:

Yoiere
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoalmorzareI will have lunch
almorzaresyou will have lunch
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) almorzarehe/she will have lunch, you (formal) will have lunch
Nosotros (as)almorzáremoswe will have lunch
Vosotros (as)almorzareisyou (plural) Spain will have lunch
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)almorzarenthey will have lunch, you (plural) will have lunch

Example:

El día que almorzare con mi abuela todos los días seré muy felizThe 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:

Yohaya
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. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya almorzadoI may have lunched
hayas almorzadoyou may have lunched
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya almorzadohe/she may have lunched, you (formal) may have lunched
Nosotros (as)hayamos almorzadowe may have lunched
Vosotros (as)hayáis almorzadoyou (plural) Spain may have lunched
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan almorzadothey may have lunched, you (plural) may have lunched

Example:

Tal vez él haya almorzado con sus amigos y olvido decirnosMaybe he may have lunched with his friends and he forgot to tell us
Es posible que ellos hayan almorzado en el camino a su casaIt’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:

Yohubiera
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:

Yohubiese
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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to almorzar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (almorzar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (almorz)
  3. 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. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese almorzado I might have lunched
hubieses almorzadoyou might have lunched
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiese almorzadohe/she might have lunched, you (formal) might have lunched
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos almorzadowe might have lunched
Vosotros (as)hubieseis almorzadoyou (plural) Spain might have lunched
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen almorzadothey might have lunched, you (plural) might have lunched

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera almorzadoI might have lunched
hubieras almorzadoyou might have lunched
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiera almorzadohe/she might have lunched, you (formal) might have lunched
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos almorzadowe might have lunched
Vosotros (as)hubierais almorzadoyou (plural) Spain might have lunched
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran almorzadothey might have lunched, you (plural) might have lunched

Example:

Yo hubiera almorzado arroz y pollo pero no tenía ganasI might have lunched chicken and rice but I didn’t wanted to
Si tu hubieras almorzado con tus amigos tal vez te hubiera gustado másIf 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:

  1. Find the form of the verb in the present tense. 
  2. Take off the “s
  3. 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:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (almuerzas)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (almuerza)
  3. 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 verbsVerbs 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. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡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:

  1. Start with No
  2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
  3. Take off the “o
  4. 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 verbsVerbs 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. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡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!

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