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SPANISH VERB

renunciar

to quit

  • #450 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: renunciando
  • Past participle: renunciado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use renunciar

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

  1. Present

    Renuncio hoy, ya no aguanto a mi jefe.

    I'm quitting today, I can't stand my boss anymore.

  2. Past

    Mi prima renunció para abrir su propia pastelería.

    My cousin quit to open her own bakery.

  3. Imperfect

    Él renunciaba a cada trabajo después de un mes.

    He used to quit every job after a month.

  4. Future

    Renunciaré en cuanto encuentre algo mejor.

    I'll quit as soon as I find something better.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no renunciaría sin tener otro trabajo.

    I wouldn't quit without having another job.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No es buena idea que renuncies ahorita.

    It's not a good idea for you to quit right now.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si renunciara, ¿de qué viviría?

    If I quit, what would I live on?

  8. Imperative

    Renuncia a ese plan, no va a funcionar.

    Give up that plan, it's not going to work.

Good to know

  • "Renunciar a" is to quit a job or give something up: "Renunció a su trabajo."

Where you hear renunciar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Muchas personas renuncian a su trabajo. Lots of people quit their jobs.
  • Renuncié en marzo. I quit in March.
  • Nunca voy a renunciar. I'm never going to quit.
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Camila's Story

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The Whole Trip

Beginner Level 3 · renunció

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