Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Finalizar in Spanish
finalizar to finalize, to finalise, to end Irregular Verb
At a glance: Finalizar (to finalize, to finalise, to end) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: finalizo, finalizas, finaliza, finalizamos, finalizáis, finalizan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (finalicé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (finalice).
- Past participle
- finalizado finalized
- Gerund
- finalizando finalizing
- Similar
- acabar, acabarse, cesar, culminar, terminar, ultimar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Finalizar
- Finalizar in the Indicative Present
- Finalizar in the Indicative Preterite
- Finalizar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Finalizar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Finalizar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Finalizar in the Indicative Future
- Finalizar in the Indicative Conditional
- Finalizar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Finalizar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Finalizar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Finalizar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Finalizar
- Imperative tenses of Finalizar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
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Indicative tenses of Finalizar
Finalizar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of finalizar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “finalizo”, meaning “I finalize”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | finalizo | I finalize |
| Tú | finalizas | you finalize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | finaliza | s/he finalizes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | finalizamos | we finalize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | finalizáis | you (plural) finalize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | finalizan | they finalize |
How it’s built: Regular: stem finaliz- plus the -ar endings.
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Finalizar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of finalizar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “finalicé”, meaning “I finalized”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | finalicé | I finalized |
| Tú | finalizaste | you finalized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | finalizó | s/he finalized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | finalizamos | we finalized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | finalizasteis | you (plural) finalized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | finalizaron | they finalized |
How it’s built: Yo changes z to c (finalicé); the other forms are regular.
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Finalizar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of finalizar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “finalizaba”, meaning “I used to finalize”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | finalizaba | I used to finalize |
| Tú | finalizabas | you used to finalize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | finalizaba | s/he used to finalize |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | finalizábamos | we used to finalize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | finalizabais | you (plural) used to finalize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | finalizaban | they used to finalize |
How it’s built: Regular: stem finaliz- plus the -ar endings.
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Finalizar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of finalizar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy finalizando”, meaning “I am finalizing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy finalizando | I am finalizing |
| Tú | estás finalizando | you are finalizing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está finalizando | s/he is finalizing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos finalizando | we are finalizing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis finalizando | you (plural) are finalizing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están finalizando | they are finalizing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund finalizando.
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Finalizar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of finalizar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a finalizar”, meaning “I am going to finalize”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a finalizar | I am going to finalize |
| Tú | vas a finalizar | you are going to finalize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a finalizar | s/he is going to finalize |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a finalizar | we are going to finalize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a finalizar | you (plural) are going to finalize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a finalizar | they are going to finalize |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive finalizar.
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Finalizar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of finalizar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “finalizaré”, meaning “I will finalize”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | finalizaré | I will finalize |
| Tú | finalizarás | you will finalize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | finalizará | s/he will finalize |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | finalizaremos | we will finalize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | finalizaréis | you (plural) will finalize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | finalizarán | they will finalize |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive finalizar plus the future endings.
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Finalizar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of finalizar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “finalizaría”, meaning “I would finalize”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | finalizaría | I would finalize |
| Tú | finalizarías | you would finalize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | finalizaría | s/he would finalize |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | finalizaríamos | we would finalize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | finalizaríais | you (plural) would finalize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | finalizarían | they would finalize |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive finalizar plus the conditional endings.
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Finalizar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of finalizar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he finalizado”, meaning “I have finalized”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he finalizado | I have finalized |
| Tú | has finalizado | you have finalized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha finalizado | s/he has finalized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos finalizado | we have finalized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis finalizado | you (plural) have finalized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han finalizado | they have finalized |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle finalizado.
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Finalizar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of finalizar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había finalizado”, meaning “I had finalized”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había finalizado | I had finalized |
| Tú | habías finalizado | you had finalized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había finalizado | s/he had finalized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos finalizado | we had finalized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais finalizado | you (plural) had finalized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían finalizado | they had finalized |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle finalizado.
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Finalizar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of finalizar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré finalizado”, meaning “I will have finalized”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré finalizado | I will have finalized |
| Tú | habrás finalizado | you will have finalized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá finalizado | s/he will have finalized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos finalizado | we will have finalized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis finalizado | you (plural) will have finalized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán finalizado | they will have finalized |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle finalizado.
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Finalizar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of finalizar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría finalizado”, meaning “I would have finalized”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría finalizado | I would have finalized |
| Tú | habrías finalizado | you would have finalized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría finalizado | s/he would have finalized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos finalizado | we would have finalized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais finalizado | you (plural) would have finalized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían finalizado | they would have finalized |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle finalizado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Finalizar
Finalizar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “finalice”, meaning “I finalize”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | finalice | I finalize |
| Tú | finalices | you finalize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | finalice | s/he finalizes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | finalicemos | we finalize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | finalicéis | you (plural) finalize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | finalicen | they finalize |
How it’s built: Every form changes z to c (finalice, finalices, finalice, finalicemos, finalicéis, finalicen).
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Finalizar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “finalizara”, meaning “I finalized”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | finalizara | I finalized |
| Tú | finalizaras | you finalized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | finalizara | s/he finalized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | finalizáramos | we finalized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | finalizarais | you (plural) finalized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | finalizaran | they finalized |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, finalizaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (finalizáramos).
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Finalizar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “finalizare”, meaning “I will finalize”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | finalizare | I will finalize |
| Tú | finalizares | you will finalize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | finalizare | s/he will finalize |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | finalizáremos | we will finalize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | finalizareis | you (plural) will finalize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | finalizaren | they will finalize |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, finalizaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (finalizáremos).
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Finalizar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya finalizado”, meaning “I have finalized”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya finalizado | I have finalized |
| Tú | hayas finalizado | you have finalized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya finalizado | s/he has finalized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos finalizado | we have finalized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis finalizado | you (plural) have finalized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan finalizado | they have finalized |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle finalizado.
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Finalizar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera finalizado”, meaning “I had finalized”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera finalizado | I had finalized |
| Tú | hubieras finalizado | you had finalized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera finalizado | s/he had finalized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos finalizado | we had finalized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais finalizado | you (plural) had finalized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran finalizado | they had finalized |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle finalizado.
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Finalizar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere finalizado”, meaning “I will have finalized”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere finalizado | I will have finalized |
| Tú | hubieres finalizado | you will have finalized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere finalizado | s/he will have finalized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos finalizado | we will have finalized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis finalizado | you (plural) will have finalized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren finalizado | they will have finalized |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle finalizado.
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Imperative tenses of Finalizar
Finalizar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “finalice”, meaning “(to you formal) finalize!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | finaliza | (to you) finalize! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | finalice | (to you formal) finalize! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | finalicemos | let's finalize! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | finalizad | (to you plural) finalize! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | finalicen | (to you plural formal) finalize! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (finaliza); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (finalice, finalicemos, finalicen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (finalizad).
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Finalizar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no finalice”, meaning “(to you formal) don't finalize!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no finalices | (to you) don't finalize! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no finalice | (to you formal) don't finalize! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no finalicemos | let's not finalize! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no finalicéis | (to you plural) don't finalize! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no finalicen | (to you plural formal) don't finalize! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no finalices, no finalice, no finalicemos, no finalicéis, no finalicen.
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Frequently asked questions about Finalizar
Is finalizar a regular or irregular verb?
Finalizar is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (finalicé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (finalice).
How do you conjugate finalizar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), finalizar is conjugated as: yo finalizo, tú finalizas, él/ella/usted finaliza, nosotros finalizamos, vosotros finalizáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes finalizan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate finalizar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), finalizar is conjugated as: yo finalicé, tú finalizaste, él/ella/usted finalizó, nosotros finalizamos, vosotros finalizasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes finalizaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate finalizar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), finalizar is conjugated as: yo finalizaba, tú finalizabas, él/ella/usted finalizaba, nosotros finalizábamos, vosotros finalizabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes finalizaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate finalizar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), finalizar is conjugated as: yo finalizaré, tú finalizarás, él/ella/usted finalizará, nosotros finalizaremos, vosotros finalizaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes finalizarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate finalizar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), finalizar is conjugated as: yo finalice, tú finalices, él/ella/usted finalice, nosotros finalicemos, vosotros finalicéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes finalicen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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