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SPANISH VERB

girar

to turn

  • #371 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: girando
  • Past participle: girado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use girar

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

  1. Present

    La Tierra gira alrededor del Sol en un año.

    The Earth goes around the Sun in a year.

  2. Past

    ¿Giraste la llave dos veces? La puerta no abre.

    Did you turn the key twice? The door won't open.

  3. Imperfect

    Las aspas del molino giraban muy despacio con el viento.

    The windmill's blades turned very slowly in the wind.

  4. Future

    Al final de la calle girarás a la izquierda.

    At the end of the street you'll turn left.

  5. Conditional

    Yo giraría la mesa para ver mejor la tele.

    I'd turn the table to see the TV better.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Cuando gires a la derecha, verás el hotel.

    When you turn right, you'll see the hotel.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El médico me pidió que girara la cabeza despacio.

    The doctor asked me to turn my head slowly.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Gira aquí, que es la salida!

    Turn here, this is the exit!

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.