Almorzar conjugation
Almorzar means "to have lunch". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.
Almorzar changes form (an irregular, stem-changing or spelling-changing form) in the present, preterite and present subjunctive. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.
Almorzar conjugation tables
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Almorzar in the present
what happens now or usually
| yo | almuerzo |
| tú | almuerzas |
| él / ella / usted | almuerza |
| nosotros | almorzamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | almorzáis |
| ellos / ustedes | almuerzan |
Almorzar in the preterite
a finished action at a specific time
| yo | almorcé |
| tú | almorzaste |
| él / ella / usted | almorzó |
| nosotros | almorzamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | almorzasteis |
| ellos / ustedes | almorzaron |
Almorzar in the imperfect
habits, descriptions and background in the past
| yo | almorzaba |
| tú | almorzabas |
| él / ella / usted | almorzaba |
| nosotros | almorzábamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | almorzabais |
| ellos / ustedes | almorzaban |
Almorzar in the future
what will happen
| yo | almorzaré |
| tú | almorzarás |
| él / ella / usted | almorzará |
| nosotros | almorzaremos |
| vosotros (Spain) | almorzaréis |
| ellos / ustedes | almorzarán |
Almorzar in the conditional
what would happen
| yo | almorzaría |
| tú | almorzarías |
| él / ella / usted | almorzaría |
| nosotros | almorzaríamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | almorzaríais |
| ellos / ustedes | almorzarían |
Almorzar in the present subjunctive
after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)
| yo | almuerce |
| tú | almuerces |
| él / ella / usted | almuerce |
| nosotros | almorcemos |
| vosotros (Spain) | almorcéis |
| ellos / ustedes | almuercen |
Almorzar in the present perfect
what has happened, up to now (he comido)
| yo | he almorzado |
| tú | has almorzado |
| él / ella / usted | ha almorzado |
| nosotros | hemos almorzado |
| vosotros (Spain) | habéis almorzado |
| ellos / ustedes | han almorzado |
Almorzar in the commands (imperative)
telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)
| tú | almuerza |
| tú (no) | no almuerces |
| usted | almuerce |
| nosotros | almorcemos |
| vosotros (Spain) | almorzad |
| ustedes | almuercen |
Almorzar in real sentences
Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.
Preterite
- Ayer almorcé con mis colegas y discutimos el proyecto.
Yesterday I had lunch with my colleagues and we discussed the project.
Imperfect
- En aquel entonces, almorzaba con sus amigos cada viernes.
Back then, he used to have lunch with his friends every Friday. - Tú almorzabas al mediodía cada día en ese mercado.
You used to eat lunch at noon every day at that market.
Mistakes learners make with almorzar
- The stem changes o to ue: almuerzo, almuerzas, but almorzamos.
- The yo preterite is almorcé: z changes to c before e. The subjunctive is almuerce.
- In Mexico comer is the usual word for the main midday meal, and el almuerzo is often a late breakfast or mid-morning snack.
Write your own sentence with almorzar
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Use almorzar in real conversation
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Is almorzar irregular in Spanish?
Partly. Almorzar changes form in the present, preterite and present subjunctive, through an irregular stem, a stem change or a spelling change. The other tenses follow the regular -ar pattern.
What is the preterite of almorzar?
Yo almorcé, tú almorzaste, él/ella almorzó, nosotros almorzamos, ellos/ustedes almorzaron.
How do you conjugate almorzar in the present?
Yo almuerzo, tú almuerzas, él/ella almuerza, nosotros almorzamos, ellos/ustedes almuerzan.
What is the future of almorzar?
Yo almorzaré, tú almorzarás, él/ella almorzará, nosotros almorzaremos, ellos/ustedes almorzarán.
What is the present subjunctive of almorzar?
Que yo almuerce, que tú almuerces, que él/ella almuerce, que nosotros almorcemos, que ellos/ustedes almuercen.
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