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SPANISH VERB

torcerse

to twist (an ankle)

  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: torciéndose
  • Past participle: torcido

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use torcerse

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

  1. Present

    Con tacones siempre me tuerzo el tobillo en los adoquines.

    In heels I always twist my ankle on the cobblestones.

  2. Past

    Nerea se torció el pie bajando del autobús.

    Nerea twisted her foot getting off the bus.

  3. Imperfect

    De pequeña me torcía la muñeca cada dos por tres.

    As a little girl I twisted my wrist every five minutes.

  4. Future

    Como corras por las escaleras, te torcerás algo.

    If you run on the stairs, you'll twist something.

  5. Conditional

    Con esas botas no te torcerías el tobillo en la sierra.

    In those boots you wouldn't twist your ankle in the mountains.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ten cuidado, no quiero que te tuerzas la rodilla.

    Be careful, I don't want you twisting your knee.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si me torciera el tobillo ahora, adiós a la Feria.

    If I twisted my ankle now, goodbye to the Fair.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Tuércete el tobillo el lunes, hoy toca bailar!

    Twist your ankle on Monday, today we dance!

Good to know

  • "Torcerse el tobillo" or "la muñeca". A twisted thing is "torcido": "Tienes el cuadro torcido", the picture is crooked.

Where you hear torcerse

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 2

  • Con estos zapatos, siempre me tuerzo el tobillo. In these shoes, I always twist my ankle.
  • Me torcí el tobillo bailando encima de una mesa. I twisted my ankle dancing on top of a table.
  • Si bailas encima de una mesa, te vas a torcer el tobillo otra vez. If you dance on a table, you're going to twist your ankle again.

Verbs like this one

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