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SPANISH VERB

girarse

to turn round

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: girándose
  • Past participle: girado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use girarse

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

  1. Present

    Me giro y veo a mi hermano en la puerta.

    I turn round and see my brother at the door.

  2. Past

    Ella se giró al oír su nombre en la calle.

    She turned round when she heard her name in the street.

  3. Imperfect

    El bebé se giraba cada vez que sonaba el móvil.

    The baby turned round every time the phone rang.

  4. Future

    Si gritas su nombre, se girará media plaza.

    If you shout her name, half the square will turn round.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me giraría despacio, sin asustar al perro.

    I'd turn round slowly, without startling the dog.

  6. Present subjunctive

    El fotógrafo pide que os giréis hacia la luz.

    The photographer asks you all to turn towards the light.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El médico me dijo que me girara hacia la izquierda.

    The doctor told me to turn onto my left side.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Gírate, que tienes una mancha en la espalda!

    Turn round, you've got a stain on your back!

Where you hear girarse

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Ahora te giras a la derecha. Now you turn to the right.
  • Me giré a la izquierda, claro. I turned to the left, of course.
  • La próxima vez te vas a girar bien. Next time you're going to turn the right way.
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It Gives Me Goose Bumps

Advanced Level 1 · te giras

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Verbs like this one

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