Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | minar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | minando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar minando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Minar conjugation
minar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning weaken. In the present tense: yo mino, tú minas, él/ella mina, nosotros minamos, vosotros mináis, ellos minan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1932-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- minar
- Gerundio
- minando
- Meaning
- weaken
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Minar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mino | Yo mino mi confianza con tantas dudas.I weaken my confidence with so many doubts. |
| tú | minas | Normalmente, tú minas la pared vieja con golpes tontos.You usually weaken the old wall with silly knocks. |
| él | mina | Hoy, la humedad del sótano mina la base del garaje poco a poco.Today, the dampness in the basement weakens the base of the garage little by little. |
| nosotros | minamos | A veces, nosotros minamos el plan cambiándolo cada hora.At times, we weaken the plan by changing it every hour. |
| vosotros | mináis | Ahora, vosotros mináis vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros.Right now, you all weaken your own defense with strange silences. |
| ellos | minan | Casi siempre, los rumores del barrio minan la campaña desde la primera semana.Most of the time, the rumors in the neighborhood weaken the campaign from the first week. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he minado | Este año, yo he minado mi confianza con tantas dudas.This year, I have weakened my confidence with so many doubts. |
| tú | has minado | Últimamente, tú has minado la pared vieja con golpes tontos.Lately, you have weakened the old wall with silly knocks. |
| él | ha minado | En estos meses, la humedad del sótano ha minado la base del garaje poco a poco.In these months, the dampness in the basement has weakened the base of the garage little by little. |
| nosotros | hemos minado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos minado el plan cambiándolo cada hora.So far, we have weakened the plan by changing it every hour. |
| vosotros | habéis minado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis minado vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros.This term, you all have weakened your own defense with strange silences. |
| ellos | han minado | En este tiempo, los rumores del barrio han minado la campaña desde la primera semana.During this time, the rumors in the neighborhood have weakened the campaign from the first week. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | miné | Ayer, yo miné mi confianza con tantas dudas.Yesterday, I weakened my confidence with so many doubts. |
| tú | minaste | Hace un rato, tú minaste la pared vieja con golpes tontos.A little while ago, you weakened the old wall with silly knocks. |
| él | minó | Esta mañana, la humedad del sótano minó la base del garaje poco a poco.This morning, the dampness in the basement weakened the base of the garage little by little. |
| nosotros | minamos | Anoche, nosotros minamos el plan cambiándolo cada hora.Last night, we weakened the plan by changing it every hour. |
| vosotros | minasteis | El sábado, vosotros minasteis vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros.On Saturday, you all weakened your own defense with strange silences. |
| ellos | minaron | Hace poco, los rumores del barrio minaron la campaña desde la primera semana.Not long ago, the rumors in the neighborhood weakened the campaign from the first week. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | minaba | Antes, yo minaba mi confianza con tantas dudas.Before, I used to weaken my confidence with so many doubts. |
| tú | minabas | Por entonces, tú minabas la pared vieja con golpes tontos.Back then, you used to weaken the old wall with silly knocks. |
| él | minaba | En esa época, la humedad del sótano minaba la base del garaje poco a poco.At that time, the dampness in the basement used to weaken the base of the garage little by little. |
| nosotros | minábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros minábamos el plan cambiándolo cada hora.When that was normal, we used to weaken the plan by changing it every hour. |
| vosotros | minabais | Hace años, vosotros minabais vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros.Years ago, you all used to weaken your own defense with strange silences. |
| ellos | minaban | En aquellos días, los rumores del barrio minaban la campaña desde la primera semana.In those days, the rumors in the neighborhood used to weaken the campaign from the first week. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había minado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había minado mi confianza con tantas dudas.When you arrived, I had already weakened my confidence with so many doubts. |
| tú | habías minado | Para entonces, tú ya habías minado la pared vieja con golpes tontos.By then, you had already weakened the old wall with silly knocks. |
| él | había minado | Al volver, la humedad del sótano ya había minado la base del garaje poco a poco.When we came back, the dampness in the basement had already weakened the base of the garage little by little. |
| nosotros | habíamos minado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos minado el plan cambiándolo cada hora.Before talking it through, we had already weakened the plan by changing it every hour. |
| vosotros | habíais minado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais minado vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros.When you looked again, you all had already weakened your own defense with strange silences. |
| ellos | habían minado | Para ese momento, los rumores del barrio ya habían minado la campaña desde la primera semana.By that moment, the rumors in the neighborhood had already weakened the campaign from the first week. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube minado | Apenas yo hube minado mi confianza con tantas dudas, todo cambió.As soon as I had weakened my confidence with so many doubts, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste minado | En cuanto tú hubiste minado la pared vieja con golpes tontos, se notó.The moment you had weakened the old wall with silly knocks, it showed. |
| él | hubo minado | No bien la humedad del sótano hubo minado la base del garaje poco a poco, hubo ruido.As soon as the dampness in the basement had weakened the base of the garage little by little, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos minado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos minado el plan cambiándolo cada hora, seguimos adelante.Once we had weakened the plan by changing it every hour, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis minado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis minado vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had weakened your own defense with strange silences, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron minado | En cuanto los rumores del barrio hubieron minado la campaña desde la primera semana, el ambiente cambió.The moment the rumors in the neighborhood had weakened the campaign from the first week, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | minaré | Mañana, yo minaré mi confianza con tantas dudas.Tomorrow, I will weaken my confidence with so many doubts. |
| tú | minarás | Dentro de poco, tú minarás la pared vieja con golpes tontos.Soon, you will weaken the old wall with silly knocks. |
| él | minará | Esta tarde, la humedad del sótano minará la base del garaje poco a poco.This afternoon, the dampness in the basement will weaken the base of the garage little by little. |
| nosotros | minaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros minaremos el plan cambiándolo cada hora.Next week, we will weaken the plan by changing it every hour. |
| vosotros | minaréis | Pronto, vosotros minaréis vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros.Before long, you all will weaken your own defense with strange silences. |
| ellos | minarán | Más adelante, los rumores del barrio minarán la campaña desde la primera semana.Later on, the rumors in the neighborhood will weaken the campaign from the first week. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré minado | Para entonces, yo ya habré minado mi confianza con tantas dudas.By then, I will already have weakened my confidence with so many doubts. |
| tú | habrás minado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás minado la pared vieja con golpes tontos.Before closing time, you will already have weakened the old wall with silly knocks. |
| él | habrá minado | Al final del día, la humedad del sótano ya habrá minado la base del garaje poco a poco.By the end of the day, the dampness in the basement will already have weakened the base of the garage little by little. |
| nosotros | habremos minado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos minado el plan cambiándolo cada hora.By tomorrow, we will already have weakened the plan by changing it every hour. |
| vosotros | habréis minado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis minado vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros.Before leaving, you all will already have weakened your own defense with strange silences. |
| ellos | habrán minado | Para esa hora, los rumores del barrio ya habrán minado la campaña desde la primera semana.By that hour, the rumors in the neighborhood will already have weakened the campaign from the first week. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | minaría | En un caso así, yo minaría mi confianza con tantas dudas.In a case like that, I would weaken my confidence with so many doubts. |
| tú | minarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú minarías la pared vieja con golpes tontos.With a little more time, you would weaken the old wall with silly knocks. |
| él | minaría | En esa situación, la humedad del sótano minaría la base del garaje poco a poco.In that situation, the dampness in the basement would weaken the base of the garage little by little. |
| nosotros | minaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros minaríamos el plan cambiándolo cada hora.With that outlook, we would weaken the plan by changing it every hour. |
| vosotros | minaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros minaríais vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros.If it came to that, you all would weaken your own defense with strange silences. |
| ellos | minarían | En un día así, los rumores del barrio minarían la campaña desde la primera semana.On a day like that, the rumors in the neighborhood would weaken the campaign from the first week. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría minado | En otro momento, yo habría minado mi confianza con tantas dudas.At another moment, I would have weakened my confidence with so many doubts. |
| tú | habrías minado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías minado la pared vieja con golpes tontos.With a little more margin, you would have weakened the old wall with silly knocks. |
| él | habría minado | A esas alturas, la humedad del sótano habría minado la base del garaje poco a poco.By then, the dampness in the basement would have weakened the base of the garage little by little. |
| nosotros | habríamos minado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos minado el plan cambiándolo cada hora.With that turn, we would have weakened the plan by changing it every hour. |
| vosotros | habríais minado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais minado vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros.At that point, you all would have weakened your own defense with strange silences. |
| ellos | habrían minado | En ese punto, los rumores del barrio habrían minado la campaña desde la primera semana.From there, the rumors in the neighborhood would have weakened the campaign from the first week. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mine | Es mejor que yo mine mi confianza con tantas dudas.It is better that I weaken my confidence with so many doubts. |
| tú | mines | Hace falta que tú mines la pared vieja con golpes tontos.It is necessary that you weaken the old wall with silly knocks. |
| él | mine | Conviene que la humedad del sótano mine la base del garaje poco a poco.It is wise that the dampness in the basement weaken the base of the garage little by little. |
| nosotros | minemos | Importa que nosotros minemos el plan cambiándolo cada hora.It matters that we weaken the plan by changing it every hour. |
| vosotros | minéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros minéis vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros.It may help if you all weaken your own defense with strange silences. |
| ellos | minen | Es posible que los rumores del barrio minen la campaña desde la primera semana.It is possible that the rumors in the neighborhood weaken the campaign from the first week. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya minado | Ojalá yo haya minado mi confianza con tantas dudas.Hopefully I have weakened my confidence with so many doubts. |
| tú | hayas minado | Puede que tú ya hayas minado la pared vieja con golpes tontos.Maybe you already have weakened the old wall with silly knocks. |
| él | haya minado | Tal vez la humedad del sótano haya minado la base del garaje poco a poco.Perhaps the dampness in the basement has weakened the base of the garage little by little. |
| nosotros | hayamos minado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos minado el plan cambiándolo cada hora.Maybe we already have weakened the plan by changing it every hour. |
| vosotros | hayáis minado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis minado vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros.It is likely that you all have weakened your own defense with strange silences. |
| ellos | hayan minado | Puede ser que los rumores del barrio ya hayan minado la campaña desde la primera semana.It may be that the rumors in the neighborhood already have weakened the campaign from the first week. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | minara | Si yo minara mi confianza con tantas dudas, se notaría enseguida.If I weakened my confidence with so many doubts, it would show right away. |
| tú | minaras | Si tú minaras la pared vieja con golpes tontos, costaría ocultarlo.If you weakened the old wall with silly knocks, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | minara | Si la humedad del sótano minara la base del garaje poco a poco, daría mucho que hablar.If the dampness in the basement weakened the base of the garage little by little, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | mináramos | Si nosotros mináramos el plan cambiándolo cada hora, todo iría por otro lado.If we weakened the plan by changing it every hour, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | minarais | Si vosotros minarais vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all weakened your own defense with strange silences, the mood would change. |
| ellos | minaran | Si los rumores del barrio minaran la campaña desde la primera semana, la escena sería otra.If the rumors in the neighborhood weakened the campaign from the first week, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera minado | Si yo hubiera minado mi confianza con tantas dudas, aún se recordaría.If I had weakened my confidence with so many doubts, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras minado | Si tú hubieras minado la pared vieja con golpes tontos, eso habría dejado marca.If you had weakened the old wall with silly knocks, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera minado | Si la humedad del sótano hubiera minado la base del garaje poco a poco, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the dampness in the basement had weakened the base of the garage little by little, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos minado | Si nosotros hubiéramos minado el plan cambiándolo cada hora, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had weakened the plan by changing it every hour, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais minado | Si vosotros hubierais minado vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had weakened your own defense with strange silences, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran minado | Si los rumores del barrio hubieran minado la campaña desde la primera semana, nada habría quedado igual.If the rumors in the neighborhood had weakened the campaign from the first week, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | minare | Si yo minare mi confianza con tantas dudas, se notará enseguida.If I weaken my confidence with so many doubts, it will show right away. |
| tú | minares | Si tú minares la pared vieja con golpes tontos, costará ignorarlo.If you weaken the old wall with silly knocks, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | minare | Si la humedad del sótano minare la base del garaje poco a poco, dará mucho que hablar.If the dampness in the basement weakens the base of the garage little by little, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | mináremos | Si nosotros mináremos el plan cambiándolo cada hora, todo irá por otro camino.If we weaken the plan by changing it every hour, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | minareis | Si vosotros minareis vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all weaken your own defense with strange silences, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | minaren | Si los rumores del barrio minaren la campaña desde la primera semana, la escena será distinta.If the rumors in the neighborhood weaken the campaign from the first week, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere minado | Cuando yo hubiere minado mi confianza con tantas dudas, ya se notará.When I have weakened my confidence with so many doubts, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres minado | En cuanto tú hubieres minado la pared vieja con golpes tontos, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have weakened the old wall with silly knocks, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere minado | Cuando la humedad del sótano hubiere minado la base del garaje poco a poco, se verá de inmediato.When the dampness in the basement has weakened the base of the garage little by little, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos minado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos minado el plan cambiándolo cada hora, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have weakened the plan by changing it every hour, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis minado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis minado vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have weakened your own defense with strange silences, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren minado | En cuanto los rumores del barrio hubieren minado la campaña desde la primera semana, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the rumors in the neighborhood have weakened the campaign from the first week, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | mina | mina la pared vieja con golpes tontos.Weaken the old wall with silly knocks. |
| él | mine | Que la humedad del sótano mine la base del garaje poco a poco.Let the dampness in the basement weaken the base of the garage little by little. |
| nosotros | minemos | minemos el plan cambiándolo cada hora.Weaken the plan by changing it every hour. |
| vosotros | minad | minad vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros.Weaken your own defense with strange silences. |
| ellos | minen | Que los rumores del barrio minen la campaña desde la primera semana.Let the rumors in the neighborhood weaken the campaign from the first week. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no mines | No no mines la pared vieja con golpes tontos.Do not weaken the old wall with silly knocks. |
| él | no mine | Que la humedad del sótano no no mine la base del garaje poco a poco.Let the dampness in the basement not weaken the base of the garage little by little. |
| nosotros | no minemos | No no minemos el plan cambiándolo cada hora.Let us not weaken the plan by changing it every hour. |
| vosotros | no minéis | No no minéis vuestra propia defensa con silencios raros.Do not weaken your own defense with strange silences. |
| ellos | no minen | Que los rumores del barrio no no minen la campaña desde la primera semana.Let the rumors in the neighborhood not weaken the campaign from the first week. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ mi confianza con tantas dudas.
I weaken my confidence with so many doubts.
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.
Grammar to master with minar
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Concepts that come up every time you conjugate minar. Each is a short, focused guide.
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Short, direct answers to what learners search most about minar.
- What does 'minar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'minar' means to weaken. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is minar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Minar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate minar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of minar: yo mino, tú minas, él/ella/usted mina, nosotros minamos, vosotros mináis, ellos/ellas/ustedes minan.
- How do you conjugate minar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of minar: yo miné, tú minaste, él/ella/usted minó, nosotros minamos, vosotros minasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes minaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of minar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of minar: yo minaba, tú minabas, él/ella/usted minaba, nosotros minábamos, vosotros minabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes minaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of minar?
- The past participle of minar is 'minado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he minado' (I have weakened), 'has minado', 'ha minado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of minar?
- The gerundio of minar is 'minando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy minando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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