Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Girar in Spanish
To turn Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Girar
- Girar in the Indicative Present
- Girar in the Indicative Preterite
- Girar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Girar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Girar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Girar in the Indicative Future
- Girar in the Indicative Conditional
- Girar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Girar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Girar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Girar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Girar
- Imperative tenses of Girar
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- Practice Girar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Girar is the Spanish verb for "to turn". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to girar include: revolver.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | girar | to turn |
| Past participle | girado | turned |
| Gerund | girando | turning |
Indicative Tenses of Girar
Girar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of girar 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, "giro", meaning "I turn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | giro | I turn |
| Tú | giras | you turn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | gira | s/he turns, you (formal) turn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | giramos | we turn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | giráis | you (plural) turn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | giran | they turn, you (plural formal) turn |
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Girar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of girar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "giré", meaning "I turned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | giré | I turned |
| Tú | giraste | you turned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | giró | s/he turned, you (formal) turned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | giramos | we turned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | girasteis | you (plural) turned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | giraron | they turned, you (plural formal) turned |
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Girar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of girar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "giraba", meaning "I used to turn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | giraba | I used to turn |
| Tú | girabas | you used to turn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | giraba | s/he used to turn, you (formal) used to turn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | girábamos | we used to turn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | girabais | you (plural) used to turn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | giraban | they used to turn, you (plural formal) used to turn |
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Girar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of girar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy girando", meaning "I am turning".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy girando | I am turning |
| Tú | estás girando | you are turning |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está girando | s/he is turning, you (formal) are turning |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos girando | we are turning |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis girando | you (plural) are turning |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están girando | they are turning, you (plural formal) are turning |
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Girar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of girar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a girar", meaning "I am going to turn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a girar | I am going to turn |
| Tú | vas a girar | you are going to turn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a girar | s/he is going to turn, you (formal) are going to turn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a girar | we are going to turn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a girar | you (plural) are going to turn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a girar | they are going to turn, you (plural formal) are going to turn |
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Girar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of girar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "giraré", meaning "I will turn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | giraré | I will turn |
| Tú | girarás | you will turn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | girará | s/he will turn, you (formal) will turn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | giraremos | we will turn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | giraréis | you (plural) will turn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | girarán | they will turn, you (plural formal) will turn |
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Girar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of girar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "giraría", meaning "I would turn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | giraría | I would turn |
| Tú | girarías | you would turn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | giraría | s/he would turn, you (formal) would turn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | giraríamos | we would turn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | giraríais | you (plural) would turn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | girarían | they would turn, you (plural formal) would turn |
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Girar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of girar 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 girado", meaning "I have turned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he girado | I have turned |
| Tú | has girado | you have turned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha girado | s/he has turned, you (formal) have turned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos girado | we have turned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis girado | you (plural) have turned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han girado | they have turned, you (plural formal) have turned |
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Girar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of girar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había girado", meaning "I had turned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había girado | I had turned |
| Tú | habías girado | you had turned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había girado | s/he had turned, you (formal) had turned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos girado | we had turned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais girado | you (plural) had turned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían girado | they had turned, you (plural formal) had turned |
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Girar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of girar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré girado", meaning "I will have turned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré girado | I will have turned |
| Tú | habrás girado | you will have turned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá girado | s/he will have turned, you (formal) will have turned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos girado | we will have turned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis girado | you (plural) will have turned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán girado | they will have turned, you (plural formal) will have turned |
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Girar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of girar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría girado", meaning "I would have turned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría girado | I would have turned |
| Tú | habrías girado | you would have turned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría girado | s/he would have turned, you (formal) would have turned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos girado | we would have turned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais girado | you (plural) would have turned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían girado | they would have turned, you (plural formal) would have turned |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Girar
Girar 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, "gire", meaning "I turn".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | gire | I turn |
| Tú | gires | you turn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | gire | s/he turns, you (formal) turn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | giremos | we turn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | giréis | you (plural) turn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | giren | they turn, you (plural formal) turn |
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Girar 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, "girara", meaning "I turned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | girara | I turned |
| Tú | giraras | you turned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | girara | s/he turned, you (formal) turned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | giráramos | we turned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | girarais | you (plural) turned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | giraran | they turned, you (plural formal) turned |
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Girar 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, "girare", meaning "I will turn".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | girare | I will turn |
| Tú | girares | you will turn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | girare | s/he will turn, you (formal) will turn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | giráremos | we will turn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | girareis | you (plural) will turn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | giraren | they will turn, you (plural formal) will turn |
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Girar 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 girado", meaning "I have turned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya girado | I have turned |
| Tú | hayas girado | you have turned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya girado | s/he has turned, you (formal) have turned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos girado | we have turned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis girado | you (plural) have turned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan girado | they have turned, you (plural formal) have turned |
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Girar 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 girado", meaning "I had turned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera girado | I had turned |
| Tú | hubieras girado | you had turned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera girado | s/he had turned, you (formal) had turned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos girado | we had turned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais girado | you (plural) had turned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran girado | they had turned, you (plural formal) had turned |
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Girar 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 girado", meaning "I will have turned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere girado | I will have turned |
| Tú | hubieres girado | you will have turned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere girado | s/he will have turned, you (formal) will have turned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos girado | we will have turned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis girado | you (plural) will have turned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren girado | they will have turned, you (plural formal) will have turned |
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Imperative Tenses of Girar
Girar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "gire", meaning "(to you formal) turn!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | gira | (to you) turn! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | gire | (to you formal) turn! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | giremos | let's turn! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | girad | (to you plural) turn! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | giren | (to you plural formal) turn! |
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Girar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no gire", meaning "(to you formal) don't turn!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no gires | (to you) don't turn! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no gire | (to you formal) don't turn! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no giremos | let's not turn! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no giréis | (to you plural) don't turn! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no giren | (to you plural formal) don't turn! |
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