Medir conjugation chart
Medir present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I measure | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you measure | |
| vos | you measure | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she measures | |
| nosotros | we measure | |
| vosotros | you all measure | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they measure |
The highlighted forms change their stem. Notice that nosotros, vosotros and vos stay out: draw a line around the forms that change and you get a boot, which is why these are called “boot verbs.”
Medir preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I measured | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you measured | |
| vos | you measured | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she measured | |
| nosotros | we measured | |
| vosotros | you all measured | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they measured |
Irregular in él/ella/usted and ellos/ustedes (in red): midió, midieron…; the other forms are regular.
Medir imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to measure | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to measure | |
| vos | you used to measure | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to measure | |
| nosotros | we used to measure | |
| vosotros | you all used to measure | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to measure |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Medir future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will measure | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will measure | |
| vos | you will measure | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will measure | |
| nosotros | we will measure | |
| vosotros | you all will measure | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will measure |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Medir conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would measure | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would measure | |
| vos | you would measure | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would measure | |
| nosotros | we would measure | |
| vosotros | you all would measure | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would measure |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Medir present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I measure | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you measure | |
| vos | that you measure | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she measure | |
| nosotros | that we measure | |
| vosotros | that you all measure | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they measure |
Irregular stem mid- (from the yo form mido) + -a, -as, -amos, -áis, -an.
Medir imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I measured | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you measured | |
| vos | if you measured | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she measured | |
| nosotros | if we measured | |
| vosotros | if you all measured | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they measured |
Irregular stem midi- + -era, -eras, -éramos, -erais, -eran.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (midiese), more common in writing.
Medir affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | measure! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | measure! | |
| usted | measure! | |
| nosotros | let's measure! | |
| vosotros | measure! | |
| ustedes | measure! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: mide. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (mida, midamos, midan).
Medir negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't measure! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't measure! | |
| usted | don't measure! | |
| nosotros | let's not measure! | |
| vosotros | don't measure! | |
| ustedes | don't measure! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + midas, mida…
Always the verb haber + the past participle medido, which never changes.
Medir present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he medido |
|---|---|
| tú | has medido |
| vos | has medido |
| él, ella, usted | ha medido |
| nosotros | hemos medido |
| vosotros | habéis medido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han medido |
Medir pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había medido |
|---|---|
| tú | habías medido |
| vos | habías medido |
| él, ella, usted | había medido |
| nosotros | habíamos medido |
| vosotros | habíais medido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían medido |
Medir future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré medido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás medido |
| vos | habrás medido |
| él, ella, usted | habrá medido |
| nosotros | habremos medido |
| vosotros | habréis medido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán medido |
Medir conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría medido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías medido |
| vos | habrías medido |
| él, ella, usted | habría medido |
| nosotros | habríamos medido |
| vosotros | habríais medido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían medido |
Medir present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya medido |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas medido |
| vos | hayas medido |
| él, ella, usted | haya medido |
| nosotros | hayamos medido |
| vosotros | hayáis medido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan medido |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Practice medir
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Verbs like medir
Stem change e → i (medir → mides). Same pattern:
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