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SPANISH VERB

jurar

to swear

  • #392 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: jurando
  • Past participle: jurado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use jurar

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

  1. Present

    Te juro que no fui yo, mamá.

    I swear it wasn't me, Mom.

  2. Past

    Juró que llegaría temprano y no apareció.

    He swore he'd arrive early and never showed up.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo juraba que había visto un fantasma.

    My grandfather swore he'd seen a ghost.

  4. Future

    El nuevo presidente jurará el cargo en diciembre.

    The new president will be sworn in in December.

  5. Conditional

    Yo juraría que dejé las llaves aquí.

    I could swear I left the keys here.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No hace falta que jures, te creo.

    There's no need for you to swear, I believe you.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Aunque me lo juraras, no lo creería.

    Even if you swore it to me, I wouldn't believe it.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Júrame que vas a cuidarte mucho!

    Swear to me you'll take good care of yourself!

Where you hear jurar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • ¡Te lo juro! I swear!
  • Me juraste que no se te olvidaba nada. You swore to me you didn't forget anything.
  • Te voy a jurar que es verdad. I'm going to swear to you that it's true.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 3

  • Te lo juro, te iba a llamar. I swear, I was going to call you.
  • Juró que nunca iba a cantar. He swore he was never going to sing.
  • Lo voy a jurar ante el padre. I'm going to swear it in front of the priest.
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I Forgot My Wallet

Beginner Level 3 · ¡Te lo juro!

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Don't Take It the Wrong Way

Intermediate Level 3 · Te lo juro.

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Freezing Cold

Fluency Level 1 · Te lo juro.

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The Apple of My Eye

Fluency Level 2 · te lo juro

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