Mostrar present conjugation
Mostrar in the present: muestro, muestras, muestra, mostramos, mostráis, muestran.
- to show; to display
- stem-changing (o→ue)
- Participle: mostrado
- Gerund: mostrando
Present presente
| yo | muestro |
|---|---|
| tú | muestras |
| él/ella/usted | muestra |
| nosotros | mostramos |
| vosotros | mostráis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | muestran |
How to use mostrar in the present
The present has the o→ue change in four forms: muestro, muestras, muestra, muestran. Nosotros and vosotros keep the o: mostramos, mostráis. Use it for what you are showing someone and especially for what data, studies and reports show: Las cifras muestran... That use is extremely common in presentations, research summaries and the news.
Examples
Las encuestas muestran que los clientes quieren más opciones.
The surveys show that customers want more options.
Te muestro el departamento y luego hablamos del precio.
I'll show you the apartment and then we'll talk about the price.
La gráfica muestra las ventas por región.
The chart shows sales by region.
Quick check: mostrar in the present
More mostrar tenses
- All mostrar tenses
- Mostrar preterite
- Mostrar imperfect
- Mostrar future
- Mostrar conditional
- Mostrar present subjunctive
- Mostrar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the present
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