Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retorno | |
| tú | retornas | |
| él / ella / usted | retorna | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retornamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retornáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retornan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retorné | |
| tú | retornaste | |
| él / ella / usted | retornó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retornamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retornasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retornaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retornaba | |
| tú | retornabas | |
| él / ella / usted | retornaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retornábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retornabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retornaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retornaré | |
| tú | retornarás | |
| él / ella / usted | retornará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retornaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retornaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retornarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retornaría | |
| tú | retornarías | |
| él / ella / usted | retornaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retornaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retornaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retornarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retorne | |
| tú | retornes | |
| él / ella / usted | retorne | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retornemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retornéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retornen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to return, give back
- (reflexive) to return, come back
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations