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SPANISH VERB

doblar turno

to work a double shift

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: doblando turno
  • Past participle: doblado turno

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I work a double shift
  2. tú you work a double shift
  3. usted, él, ella he/she works a double shift
  4. nosotros we work a double shift
  5. vosotros Spain you all work a double shift
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they work a double shift

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I worked a double shift
  2. tú you worked a double shift
  3. usted, él, ella he/she worked a double shift
  4. nosotros we worked a double shift
  5. vosotros Spain you all worked a double shift
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they worked a double shift

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

  1. tú work a double shift!
  2. usted work a double shift! (formal)
  3. nosotros work a double shift! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain work a double shift! (all of you)
  5. ustedes work a double shift! (all of you)

How to use doblar turno

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

  1. Present

    Los viernes doblo turno para librar el fin de semana.

    On Fridays I work a double shift so I can have the weekend off.

  2. Past

    Ayer doblé turno y llegué a casa a las nueve.

    Yesterday I worked a double shift and got home at nine.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi madre doblaba turno en la fábrica para pagar mis estudios.

    My mother worked double shifts at the factory to pay for my studies.

  4. Future

    Si faltan enfermeras, doblaremos turno toda la semana.

    If we're short of nurses, we'll work double shifts all week.

  5. Conditional

    ¿Doblarías turno por mí el jueves? Te debo una.

    Would you do a double shift for me on Thursday? I owe you one.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No me parece justo que siempre dobles turno tú.

    It doesn't seem fair to me that you're always the one doing double shifts.

  7. Past subjunctive

    La supervisora quería que dobláramos turno sin avisarnos antes.

    The supervisor wanted us to work a double shift without warning us first.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Dobla turno hoy y mañana te vas a la playa!

    Do a double shift today and tomorrow you're off to the beach!

Good to know

  • "Doblar" on its own is to fold or to turn a corner; "doblar turno" is hospital talk for staying on for a second shift.

Where you hear doblar turno

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 1

  • En agosto doblo turno casi todas las semanas. In August I work a double shift almost every week.
  • Ayer doblé turno y hoy no me tengo en pie. Yesterday I worked a double shift, and today I can barely stand.
  • El sábado voy a doblar turno, así que no me esperes para cenar. On Saturday I'm going to work a double shift, so don't wait for me for dinner.
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Fluency Level 1 · doblando turno

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