Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | termino | |
| tú | terminas | |
| él / ella / usted | termina | |
| nosotros / nosotras | terminamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | termináis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | terminan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | terminé | |
| tú | terminaste | |
| él / ella / usted | terminó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | terminamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | terminasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | terminaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | terminaba | |
| tú | terminabas | |
| él / ella / usted | terminaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | terminábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | terminabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | terminaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | terminaré | |
| tú | terminarás | |
| él / ella / usted | terminará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | terminaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | terminaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | terminarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | terminaría | |
| tú | terminarías | |
| él / ella / usted | terminaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | terminaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | terminaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | terminarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | termine | |
| tú | termines | |
| él / ella / usted | termine | |
| nosotros / nosotras | terminemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | terminéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | terminen |
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 (cause to) finish, to (cause to) end, to (cause to) terminate, to (cause to) conclude
- to finish, to end, to terminate, to be over, to conclude (of a thing)
- to end up, to wind up, to turn out
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