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SPANISH VERB

renovar

to renew

  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: renovando
  • Past participle: renovado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use renovar

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

  1. Present

    Renuevo mi pasaporte cada diez años.

    I renew my passport every ten years.

  2. Past

    Renové la cocina con muy poco dinero.

    I renovated the kitchen with very little money.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes mi abuelo renovaba su licencia en persona.

    My grandpa used to renew his license in person.

  4. Future

    Renovaré mi membresía del gimnasio en enero.

    I'll renew my gym membership in January.

  5. Conditional

    Yo renovaría el contrato por un año más.

    I would renew the lease for one more year.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es urgente que renueves tu visa este mes.

    It's urgent that you renew your visa this month.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me dijeron que renovara la credencial antes de votar.

    They told me to renew my ID before voting.

  8. Imperative

    Renueve su suscripción hoy y ahorre veinte por ciento.

    Renew your subscription today and save twenty percent.

Where you hear renovar

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Aquí se renuevan los permisos. Permits are renewed here.
  • Renové mi pasaporte en diciembre. I renewed my passport in December.
  • Voy a renovar mi permiso en un año. I'm going to renew my permit in a year.
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The Work Permit

Intermediate Level 1 · renovar

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Verbs like this one

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