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respirar
to breathe
verb
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How to conjugate respirar
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | respiro I breathe / I am breathing | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | respiras you breathe / you are breathing | |
| él/ella | respira he/she breathes / he/she is breathing / you breathe (formal) / you are breathing (formal) | |
| nosotros | respiramos we breathe / we are breathing | |
| ellos/ellas | respiran they breathe / they are breathing / you all breathe / you all are breathing |
Preterite
| yo | respiré I breathed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | respiraste you breathed | |
| él/ella | respiró he/she breathed / you breathed (formal) | |
| nosotros | respiramos we breathed | |
| ellos/ellas | respiraron they breathed / you all breathed |
Imperfect
| yo | respiraba I was breathing / I used to breathe | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | respirabas you were breathing / you used to breathe | |
| él/ella | respiraba he/she was breathing / he/she used to breathe / you were breathing (formal) / you used to breathe (formal) | |
| nosotros | respirábamos we were breathing / we used to breathe | |
| ellos/ellas | respiraban they were breathing / they used to breathe / you all were breathing / you all used to breathe |
Future
| yo | respiraré I will breathe | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | respirarás you will breathe | |
| él/ella | respirará he/she will breathe / you will breathe (formal) | |
| nosotros | respiraremos we will breathe | |
| ellos/ellas | respirarán they will breathe / you all will breathe |
In a sentence
No puedo respirar bien con esta gripe.
I can't breathe well with this flu.
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