Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | expirar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | expirando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar expirando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Expirar conjugation
expirar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning breathe out. In the present tense: yo expiro, tú expiras, él/ella expira, nosotros expiramos, vosotros expiráis, ellos expiran. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1772-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- expirar
- Gerundio
- expirando
- Meaning
- breathe out
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Expirar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | expiro | Yo expiro despacio antes de repetir el ejercicio.I breathe out slowly before repeating the exercise. |
| tú | expiras | Normalmente, tú expiras todo el aire por la boca.You usually breathe out all the air through your mouth. |
| él | expira | Hoy, el paciente tranquilo expira despacio sobre la camilla.Today, the calm patient breathes out slowly on the stretcher. |
| nosotros | expiramos | A veces, nosotros expiramos a la vez durante la clase.At times, we breathe out together during class. |
| vosotros | expiráis | Ahora, vosotros expiráis lento después de correr.Right now, you all breathe out slowly after running. |
| ellos | expiran | Casi siempre, los alumnos del curso expiran hondo al final de la sesión.Most of the time, the students in the class breathe out deeply at the end of the session. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he expirado | Este año, yo he expirado despacio antes de repetir el ejercicio.This year, I have breathed out slowly before repeating the exercise. |
| tú | has expirado | Últimamente, tú has expirado todo el aire por la boca.Lately, you have breathed out all the air through your mouth. |
| él | ha expirado | En estos meses, el paciente tranquilo ha expirado despacio sobre la camilla.In these months, the calm patient has breathed out slowly on the stretcher. |
| nosotros | hemos expirado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos expirado a la vez durante la clase.So far, we have breathed out together during class. |
| vosotros | habéis expirado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis expirado lento después de correr.This term, you all have breathed out slowly after running. |
| ellos | han expirado | En este tiempo, los alumnos del curso han expirado hondo al final de la sesión.During this time, the students in the class have breathed out deeply at the end of the session. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | expiré | Ayer, yo expiré despacio antes de repetir el ejercicio.Yesterday, I breathed out slowly before repeating the exercise. |
| tú | expiraste | Hace un rato, tú expiraste todo el aire por la boca.A little while ago, you breathed out all the air through your mouth. |
| él | expiró | Esta mañana, el paciente tranquilo expiró despacio sobre la camilla.This morning, the calm patient breathed out slowly on the stretcher. |
| nosotros | expiramos | Anoche, nosotros expiramos a la vez durante la clase.Last night, we breathed out together during class. |
| vosotros | expirasteis | El sábado, vosotros expirasteis lento después de correr.On Saturday, you all breathed out slowly after running. |
| ellos | expiraron | Hace poco, los alumnos del curso expiraron hondo al final de la sesión.Not long ago, the students in the class breathed out deeply at the end of the session. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | expiraba | Antes, yo expiraba despacio antes de repetir el ejercicio.Before, I used to breathe out slowly before repeating the exercise. |
| tú | expirabas | Por entonces, tú expirabas todo el aire por la boca.Back then, you used to breathe out all the air through your mouth. |
| él | expiraba | En esa época, el paciente tranquilo expiraba despacio sobre la camilla.At that time, the calm patient used to breathe out slowly on the stretcher. |
| nosotros | expirábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros expirábamos a la vez durante la clase.When that was normal, we used to breathe out together during class. |
| vosotros | expirabais | Hace años, vosotros expirabais lento después de correr.Years ago, you all used to breathe out slowly after running. |
| ellos | expiraban | En aquellos días, los alumnos del curso expiraban hondo al final de la sesión.In those days, the students in the class used to breathe out deeply at the end of the session. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había expirado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había expirado despacio antes de repetir el ejercicio.When you arrived, I had already breathed out slowly before repeating the exercise. |
| tú | habías expirado | Para entonces, tú ya habías expirado todo el aire por la boca.By then, you had already breathed out all the air through your mouth. |
| él | había expirado | Al volver, el paciente tranquilo ya había expirado despacio sobre la camilla.When we came back, the calm patient had already breathed out slowly on the stretcher. |
| nosotros | habíamos expirado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos expirado a la vez durante la clase.Before talking it through, we had already breathed out together during class. |
| vosotros | habíais expirado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais expirado lento después de correr.When you looked again, you all had already breathed out slowly after running. |
| ellos | habían expirado | Para ese momento, los alumnos del curso ya habían expirado hondo al final de la sesión.By that moment, the students in the class had already breathed out deeply at the end of the session. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube expirado | Apenas yo hube expirado despacio antes de repetir el ejercicio, todo cambió.As soon as I had breathed out slowly before repeating the exercise, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste expirado | En cuanto tú hubiste expirado todo el aire por la boca, se notó.The moment you had breathed out all the air through your mouth, it showed. |
| él | hubo expirado | No bien el paciente tranquilo hubo expirado despacio sobre la camilla, hubo ruido.As soon as the calm patient had breathed out slowly on the stretcher, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos expirado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos expirado a la vez durante la clase, seguimos adelante.Once we had breathed out together during class, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis expirado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis expirado lento después de correr, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had breathed out slowly after running, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron expirado | En cuanto los alumnos del curso hubieron expirado hondo al final de la sesión, el ambiente cambió.The moment the students in the class had breathed out deeply at the end of the session, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | expiraré | Mañana, yo expiraré despacio antes de repetir el ejercicio.Tomorrow, I will breathe out slowly before repeating the exercise. |
| tú | expirarás | Dentro de poco, tú expirarás todo el aire por la boca.Soon, you will breathe out all the air through your mouth. |
| él | expirará | Esta tarde, el paciente tranquilo expirará despacio sobre la camilla.This afternoon, the calm patient will breathe out slowly on the stretcher. |
| nosotros | expiraremos | La semana que viene, nosotros expiraremos a la vez durante la clase.Next week, we will breathe out together during class. |
| vosotros | expiraréis | Pronto, vosotros expiraréis lento después de correr.Before long, you all will breathe out slowly after running. |
| ellos | expirarán | Más adelante, los alumnos del curso expirarán hondo al final de la sesión.Later on, the students in the class will breathe out deeply at the end of the session. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré expirado | Para entonces, yo ya habré expirado despacio antes de repetir el ejercicio.By then, I will already have breathed out slowly before repeating the exercise. |
| tú | habrás expirado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás expirado todo el aire por la boca.Before closing time, you will already have breathed out all the air through your mouth. |
| él | habrá expirado | Al final del día, el paciente tranquilo ya habrá expirado despacio sobre la camilla.By the end of the day, the calm patient will already have breathed out slowly on the stretcher. |
| nosotros | habremos expirado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos expirado a la vez durante la clase.By tomorrow, we will already have breathed out together during class. |
| vosotros | habréis expirado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis expirado lento después de correr.Before leaving, you all will already have breathed out slowly after running. |
| ellos | habrán expirado | Para esa hora, los alumnos del curso ya habrán expirado hondo al final de la sesión.By that hour, the students in the class will already have breathed out deeply at the end of the session. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | expiraría | En un caso así, yo expiraría despacio antes de repetir el ejercicio.In a case like that, I would breathe out slowly before repeating the exercise. |
| tú | expirarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú expirarías todo el aire por la boca.With a little more time, you would breathe out all the air through your mouth. |
| él | expiraría | En esa situación, el paciente tranquilo expiraría despacio sobre la camilla.In that situation, the calm patient would breathe out slowly on the stretcher. |
| nosotros | expiraríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros expiraríamos a la vez durante la clase.With that outlook, we would breathe out together during class. |
| vosotros | expiraríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros expiraríais lento después de correr.If it came to that, you all would breathe out slowly after running. |
| ellos | expirarían | En un día así, los alumnos del curso expirarían hondo al final de la sesión.On a day like that, the students in the class would breathe out deeply at the end of the session. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría expirado | En otro momento, yo habría expirado despacio antes de repetir el ejercicio.At another moment, I would have breathed out slowly before repeating the exercise. |
| tú | habrías expirado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías expirado todo el aire por la boca.With a little more margin, you would have breathed out all the air through your mouth. |
| él | habría expirado | A esas alturas, el paciente tranquilo habría expirado despacio sobre la camilla.By then, the calm patient would have breathed out slowly on the stretcher. |
| nosotros | habríamos expirado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos expirado a la vez durante la clase.With that turn, we would have breathed out together during class. |
| vosotros | habríais expirado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais expirado lento después de correr.At that point, you all would have breathed out slowly after running. |
| ellos | habrían expirado | En ese punto, los alumnos del curso habrían expirado hondo al final de la sesión.From there, the students in the class would have breathed out deeply at the end of the session. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | expire | Es mejor que yo expire despacio antes de repetir el ejercicio.It is better that I breathe out slowly before repeating the exercise. |
| tú | expires | Hace falta que tú expires todo el aire por la boca.It is necessary that you breathe out all the air through your mouth. |
| él | expire | Conviene que el paciente tranquilo expire despacio sobre la camilla.It is wise that the calm patient breathe out slowly on the stretcher. |
| nosotros | expiremos | Importa que nosotros expiremos a la vez durante la clase.It matters that we breathe out together during class. |
| vosotros | expiréis | Puede ser útil que vosotros expiréis lento después de correr.It may help if you all breathe out slowly after running. |
| ellos | expiren | Es posible que los alumnos del curso expiren hondo al final de la sesión.It is possible that the students in the class breathe out deeply at the end of the session. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya expirado | Ojalá yo haya expirado despacio antes de repetir el ejercicio.Hopefully I have breathed out slowly before repeating the exercise. |
| tú | hayas expirado | Puede que tú ya hayas expirado todo el aire por la boca.Maybe you already have breathed out all the air through your mouth. |
| él | haya expirado | Tal vez el paciente tranquilo haya expirado despacio sobre la camilla.Perhaps the calm patient has breathed out slowly on the stretcher. |
| nosotros | hayamos expirado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos expirado a la vez durante la clase.Maybe we already have breathed out together during class. |
| vosotros | hayáis expirado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis expirado lento después de correr.It is likely that you all have breathed out slowly after running. |
| ellos | hayan expirado | Puede ser que los alumnos del curso ya hayan expirado hondo al final de la sesión.It may be that the students in the class already have breathed out deeply at the end of the session. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | expirara | Si yo expirara despacio antes de repetir el ejercicio, se notaría enseguida.If I breathed out slowly before repeating the exercise, it would show right away. |
| tú | expiraras | Si tú expiraras todo el aire por la boca, costaría ocultarlo.If you breathed out all the air through your mouth, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | expirara | Si el paciente tranquilo expirara despacio sobre la camilla, daría mucho que hablar.If the calm patient breathed out slowly on the stretcher, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | expiráramos | Si nosotros expiráramos a la vez durante la clase, todo iría por otro lado.If we breathed out together during class, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | expirarais | Si vosotros expirarais lento después de correr, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all breathed out slowly after running, the mood would change. |
| ellos | expiraran | Si los alumnos del curso expiraran hondo al final de la sesión, la escena sería otra.If the students in the class breathed out deeply at the end of the session, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera expirado | Si yo hubiera expirado despacio antes de repetir el ejercicio, aún se recordaría.If I had breathed out slowly before repeating the exercise, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras expirado | Si tú hubieras expirado todo el aire por la boca, eso habría dejado marca.If you had breathed out all the air through your mouth, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera expirado | Si el paciente tranquilo hubiera expirado despacio sobre la camilla, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the calm patient had breathed out slowly on the stretcher, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos expirado | Si nosotros hubiéramos expirado a la vez durante la clase, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had breathed out together during class, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais expirado | Si vosotros hubierais expirado lento después de correr, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had breathed out slowly after running, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran expirado | Si los alumnos del curso hubieran expirado hondo al final de la sesión, nada habría quedado igual.If the students in the class had breathed out deeply at the end of the session, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | expirare | Si yo expirare despacio antes de repetir el ejercicio, se notará enseguida.If I breathe out slowly before repeating the exercise, it will show right away. |
| tú | expirares | Si tú expirares todo el aire por la boca, costará ignorarlo.If you breathe out all the air through your mouth, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | expirare | Si el paciente tranquilo expirare despacio sobre la camilla, dará mucho que hablar.If the calm patient breathes out slowly on the stretcher, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | expiráremos | Si nosotros expiráremos a la vez durante la clase, todo irá por otro camino.If we breathe out together during class, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | expirareis | Si vosotros expirareis lento después de correr, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all breathe out slowly after running, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | expiraren | Si los alumnos del curso expiraren hondo al final de la sesión, la escena será distinta.If the students in the class breathe out deeply at the end of the session, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere expirado | Cuando yo hubiere expirado despacio antes de repetir el ejercicio, ya se notará.When I have breathed out slowly before repeating the exercise, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres expirado | En cuanto tú hubieres expirado todo el aire por la boca, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have breathed out all the air through your mouth, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere expirado | Cuando el paciente tranquilo hubiere expirado despacio sobre la camilla, se verá de inmediato.When the calm patient has breathed out slowly on the stretcher, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos expirado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos expirado a la vez durante la clase, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have breathed out together during class, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis expirado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis expirado lento después de correr, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have breathed out slowly after running, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren expirado | En cuanto los alumnos del curso hubieren expirado hondo al final de la sesión, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the students in the class have breathed out deeply at the end of the session, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | expira | expira todo el aire por la boca.Breathe out all the air through your mouth. |
| él | expire | Que el paciente tranquilo expire despacio sobre la camilla.Let the calm patient breathe out slowly on the stretcher. |
| nosotros | expiremos | expiremos a la vez durante la clase.Breathe out together during class. |
| vosotros | expirad | expirad lento después de correr.Breathe out slowly after running. |
| ellos | expiren | Que los alumnos del curso expiren hondo al final de la sesión.Let the students in the class breathe out deeply at the end of the session. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no expires | No no expires todo el aire por la boca.Do not breathe out all the air through your mouth. |
| él | no expire | Que el paciente tranquilo no no expire despacio sobre la camilla.Let the calm patient not breathe out slowly on the stretcher. |
| nosotros | no expiremos | No no expiremos a la vez durante la clase.Let us not breathe out together during class. |
| vosotros | no expiréis | No no expiréis lento después de correr.Do not breathe out slowly after running. |
| ellos | no expiren | Que los alumnos del curso no no expiren hondo al final de la sesión.Let the students in the class not breathe out deeply at the end of the session. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ despacio antes de repetir el ejercicio.
I breathe out slowly before repeating the exercise.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'expirar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'expirar' means to breathe out. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is expirar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Expirar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate expirar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of expirar: yo expiro, tú expiras, él/ella/usted expira, nosotros expiramos, vosotros expiráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes expiran.
- How do you conjugate expirar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of expirar: yo expiré, tú expiraste, él/ella/usted expiró, nosotros expiramos, vosotros expirasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes expiraron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of expirar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of expirar: yo expiraba, tú expirabas, él/ella/usted expiraba, nosotros expirábamos, vosotros expirabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes expiraban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of expirar?
- The past participle of expirar is 'expirado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he expirado' (I have breathe outed), 'has expirado', 'ha expirado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of expirar?
- The gerundio of expirar is 'expirando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy expirando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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