The Imperfect Tense of mirarse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example, Ella se miraba en el espejo todas las mañanas. (She looked at herself in the mirror every morning.)

Mirarse is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugations in the Imperfect Tense follow the standard pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Mirarse (to look at oneself) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

The imperfect tense of mirarse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past.

To look at oneself: For example, Ella se miraba en el espejo cada mañana. (She looked at herself in the mirror every morning.)

To see oneself (figuratively): For example, Me miré en sus ojos y vi mi propio reflejo. (I saw myself in her eyes and saw my own reflection.)

To check or examine oneself: For example, Se miraba las uñas mientras esperaba. (She checked her nails while waiting.)

To look out for oneself (idiomatically): For example, Tenía que mirarse porque nadie más lo haría. (She had to look out for herself because no one else would.)

To be careful or cautious (colloquially): For example, ¡Mírate, que te pueden robar! (Watch out, you could get robbed!)

Examples

Examples of Mirarse in the Imperfect Tense

Yo me miraba en el espejo antes de salir a la fiesta. (I looked at myself in the mirror before going out to the party.)

Ellos se miraban con amor y cariño. (They looked at each other with love and affection.)

Nosotros nos mirábamos confundidos cuando el profesor explicaba el concepto. (We looked at each other confused when the teacher explained the concept.)

Ella se miraba las uñas mientras esperaba su turno en la peluquería. (She looked at her nails while waiting for her turn at the hair salon.)

Tú te mirabas en el reflejo del agua para arreglarte el cabello. (You looked at yourself in the water’s reflection to fix your hair.)

Ellas se miraban de reojo cuando pasaban por la calle. (They looked at each other sideways when passing by on the street.)

Él se miraba las manos nervioso antes de su presentación. (He looked at his hands nervously before his presentation.)

Ustedes se miraban con complicidad cuando hacían una travesura. (You looked at each other with complicity when you played a prank.)

Nosotras nos mirábamos en el espejo para practicar nuestras expresiones faciales. (We looked at ourselves in the mirror to practice our facial expressions.)

Yo me miraba en el reflejo de la ventana para ver si tenía algo en la cara. (I looked at myself in the window’s reflection to see if I had something on my face.)

Ellos se miraban fijamente a los ojos durante su discusión acalorada. (They looked at each other intently in the eyes during their heated argument.)

Tú te mirabas las manos con preocupación mientras esperabas los resultados. (You looked at your hands with concern while waiting for the results.)

Ella se miraba en el espejo retrovisor para arreglarse el maquillaje. (She looked at herself in the rearview mirror to fix her makeup.)

Nosotros nos mirábamos con complicidad cuando hacíamos bromas pesadas. (We looked at each other with complicity when we played mean pranks.)

Ellas se miraban de arriba a abajo evaluando sus atuendos. (They looked at each other up and down evaluating their outfits.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Mirarse (to look at oneself) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.