How to conjugate Terminar in Spanish

Introduction

Terminar is the Spanish verb for "to end, to terminate, to finish". It is a regular AR verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to terminar include: acabar, acabarse, apurar, cesar, finalizar.

Indicative Tenses of Terminar

Terminar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of terminar 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, "termino la historia con una broma", meaning "I end the story with a joke".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	termino	I end
Tú	terminas	you end
Ella / Él / Usted	termina	s/he ends, you (formal) end
Nosotras / Nosotros	terminamos	we end
Vosotras / Vosotros	termináis	you (plural) end
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	terminan	they end

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Terminar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of terminar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "terminé la historia con una broma", meaning "I ended the story with a joke".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	terminé	I ended
Tú	terminaste	you ended
Ella / Él / Usted	terminó	s/he ended, you (formal) ended
Nosotras / Nosotros	terminamos	we ended
Vosotras / Vosotros	terminasteis	you (plural) ended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	terminaron	they ended

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Terminar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of terminar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "terminaba la historia con una broma", meaning "I used to end the story with a joke".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	terminaba	I used to end
Tú	terminabas	you used to end
Ella / Él / Usted	terminaba	s/he used to end, you (formal) used to end
Nosotras / Nosotros	terminábamos	we used to end
Vosotras / Vosotros	terminabais	you (plural) used to end
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	terminaban	they used to end

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Terminar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of terminar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy terminando la historia con una broma", meaning "I am ending the story with a joke".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy terminando	I am ending
Tú	estás terminando	you are ending
Ella / Él / Usted	está terminando	s/he is ending, you (formal) are ending
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos terminando	we are ending
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis terminando	you (plural) are ending
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están terminando	they are ending

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Terminar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of terminar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a terminar la historia con una broma", meaning "I am going to end the story with a joke".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a terminar	I am going to end
Tú	vas a terminar	you are going to end
Ella / Él / Usted	va a terminar	s/he is going to end, you (formal) are going to end
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a terminar	we are going to end
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a terminar	you (plural) are going to end
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a terminar	they are going to end

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Terminar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of terminar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "terminaré la historia con una broma", meaning "I will end the story with a joke".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	terminaré	I will end
Tú	terminarás	you will end
Ella / Él / Usted	terminará	s/he will end, you (formal) will end
Nosotras / Nosotros	terminaremos	we will end
Vosotras / Vosotros	terminaréis	you (plural) will end
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	terminarán	they will end

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Terminar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of terminar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "terminaría la historia con una broma", meaning "I would end the story with a joke".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	terminaría	I would end
Tú	terminarías	you would end
Ella / Él / Usted	terminaría	s/he would end, you (formal) would end
Nosotras / Nosotros	terminaríamos	we would end
Vosotras / Vosotros	terminaríais	you (plural) would end
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	terminarían	they would end

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Terminar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of terminar 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 terminado la historia con una broma", meaning "I have ended the story with a joke".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he terminado	I have ended
Tú	has terminado	you have ended
Ella / Él / Usted	ha terminado	s/he has ended, you (formal) have ended
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos terminado	we have ended
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis terminado	you (plural) have ended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han terminado	they have ended

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Terminar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of terminar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había terminado la historia con una broma", meaning "I had ended the story with a joke".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había terminado	I had ended
Tú	habías terminado	you had ended
Ella / Él / Usted	había terminado	s/he had ended, you (formal) had ended
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos terminado	we had ended
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais terminado	you (plural) had ended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían terminado	they had ended

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Terminar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of terminar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré terminado la historia con una broma", meaning "I will have ended the story with a joke".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré terminado	I will have ended
Tú	habrás terminado	you will have ended
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá terminado	s/he will have ended, you (formal) will have ended
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos terminado	we will have ended
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis terminado	you (plural) will have ended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán terminado	they will have ended

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Terminar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of terminar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría terminado la historia con una broma", meaning "I would have ended the story with a joke".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría terminado	I would have ended
Tú	habrías terminado	you would have ended
Ella / Él / Usted	habría terminado	s/he would have ended, you (formal) would have ended
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos terminado	we would have ended
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais terminado	you (plural) would have ended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían terminado	they would have ended

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Subjunctive Tenses of Terminar

Terminar 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, "termine", meaning "I end".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	termine	I end
Tú	termines	you end
Ella / Él / Usted	termine	s/he ends, you (formal) end
Nosotras / Nosotros	terminemos	we end
Vosotras / Vosotros	terminéis	you (plural) end
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	terminen	they end

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Terminar 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, "terminara", meaning "I ended".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	terminara	I ended
Tú	terminaras	you ended
Ella / Él / Usted	terminara	s/he ended, you (formal) ended
Nosotras / Nosotros	termináramos	we ended
Vosotras / Vosotros	terminarais	you (plural) ended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	terminaran	they ended

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Terminar 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, "terminare", meaning "I will end".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	terminare	I will end
Tú	terminares	you will end
Ella / Él / Usted	terminare	s/he will end, you (formal) will end
Nosotras / Nosotros	termináremos	we will end
Vosotras / Vosotros	terminareis	you (plural) will end
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	terminaren	they will end

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Terminar 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 terminado", meaning "I have ended".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya terminado	I have ended
Tú	hayas terminado	you have ended
Ella / Él / Usted	haya terminado	s/he has ended, you (formal) have ended
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos terminado	we have ended
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis terminado	you (plural) have ended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan terminado	they have ended

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Terminar 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 terminado", meaning "I had ended".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera terminado	I had ended
Tú	hubieras terminado	you had ended
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera terminado	s/he had ended, you (formal) had ended
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos terminado	we had ended
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais terminado	you (plural) had ended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran terminado	they had ended

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Terminar 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 terminado", meaning "I will have ended".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere terminado	I will have ended
Tú	hubieres terminado	you will have ended
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere terminado	s/he will have ended, you (formal) will have ended
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos terminado	we will have ended
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis terminado	you (plural) will have ended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren terminado	they will have ended

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Imperative Tenses of Terminar

Terminar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "termine", meaning "(to you formal) end!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	termina	(to you) end!
Ella / Él / Usted	termine	(to you formal) end!
Nosotras / Nosotros	terminemos	let's end!
Vosotras / Vosotros	terminad	(to you plural) end!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	terminen	(to you plural formal) end!

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Terminar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no termine", meaning "(to you formal) don't end!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no termines	(to you) don't end!
Ella / Él / Usted	no termine	(to you formal) don't end!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no terminemos	let's not end!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no terminéis	(to you plural) don't end!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no terminen	(to you plural formal) don't end!

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Example sentences and usage

• ¿Ya terminaste de leer ese libro? Have you finished reading that book yet?
• Por favor termina tus vacaciones y vuelve. Please cut short your vacation and return.
• Qué rápido se terminan las vacaciones de verano. How soon the summer holiday is over.
• ¿Ya terminaste de leer ese libro? Have you finished reading that book yet?
• Por favor termina tus vacaciones y vuelve. Please cut short your vacation and return.

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