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SPANISH VERB

darle vueltas

to go round and round (something), to keep turning it over

  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: dándole vueltas
  • Past participle: dado vueltas

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I go round and round
  2. tú you go round and round
  3. usted, él, ella he/she goes round and round
  4. nosotros we go round and round
  5. vosotros Spain you all go round and round
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they go round and round

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I went round and round
  2. tú you went round and round
  3. usted, él, ella he/she went round and round
  4. nosotros we went round and round
  5. vosotros Spain you all went round and round
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they went round and round

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to go round and round
  2. tú you used to go round and round
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to go round and round
  4. nosotros we used to go round and round
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to go round and round
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to go round and round

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will go round and round
  2. tú you will go round and round
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will go round and round
  4. nosotros we will go round and round
  5. vosotros Spain you all will go round and round
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will go round and round

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would go round and round
  2. tú you would go round and round
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would go round and round
  4. nosotros we would go round and round
  5. vosotros Spain you all would go round and round
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would go round and round

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I go round and round
  2. tú (that) you go round and round
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she go round and round
  4. nosotros (that) we go round and round
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all go round and round
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they go round and round

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I went round and round
  2. tú (if) you went round and round
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she went round and round
  4. nosotros (if) we went round and round
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all went round and round
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they went round and round

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú go round and round!
  2. usted go round and round! (formal)
  3. nosotros go round and round! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain go round and round! (all of you)
  5. ustedes go round and round! (all of you)

How to use darle vueltas

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Le doy vueltas a lo mismo desde el lunes.

    I've been going round and round the same thing since Monday.

  2. Past

    Anoche le di vueltas al problema hasta las tres.

    Last night I turned the problem over until three.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi padre le daba vueltas a todo antes de decidir.

    My father turned everything over before deciding.

  4. Future

    Sé que le darás vueltas, pero ya está hecho.

    I know you'll keep turning it over, but it's done.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no le daría más vueltas, acepta el trabajo.

    I wouldn't go round and round it any more, take the job.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que le des vueltas a lo que dije.

    I don't want you going round and round what I said.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me pidió que no le diera vueltas a la nota.

    She asked me not to keep turning the mark over.

  8. Imperative

    Dale vueltas esta noche y mañana me cuentas.

    Turn it over tonight and tell me tomorrow.

Good to know

  • "No le des más vueltas" is what you say to someone who can't stop worrying about something: let it go.
  • The thing you keep turning over comes after "a", and "le" stays whatever it is: le doy vueltas a la idea.

Where you hear darle vueltas

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Fluency Level 3

  • Cuando no puedo dormir, le doy vueltas a todo. When I can't sleep, I go round and round everything.
  • La noche del sábado le di vueltas a todo, y a las cuatro lo vi claro. On Saturday night I went round and round everything, and at four I saw it clearly.
  • Esta noche no le voy a dar más vueltas. Se lo dejo a Paco. Tonight I'm not going to go round and round it any more. I'll leave it to Paco.
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The Night Before

Fluency Level 3 · Llevo dos horas dándole vueltas. · No le des más vueltas.

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