What does 'girar' mean in English?

In Spanish, 'girar' means to turn / rotate. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.

Is girar an irregular verb in Spanish?

Girar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.

How do you conjugate girar in the present tense?

Present tense (Presente) of girar: yo giro, tú giras, él/ella/usted gira, nosotros giramos, vosotros giráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes giran.

How do you conjugate girar in the preterite?

Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of girar: yo giré, tú giraste, él/ella/usted giró, nosotros giramos, vosotros girasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes giraron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.

What is the imperfect tense of girar?

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of girar: yo giraba, tú girabas, él/ella/usted giraba, nosotros girábamos, vosotros girabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes giraban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.

What is the past participle of girar?

The past participle of girar is 'girado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he girado' (I have turn / rotateed), 'has girado', 'ha girado'.

What is the gerundio (present participle) of girar?

The gerundio of girar is 'girando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy girando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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Girar conjugation

girar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning turn / rotate. In the present tense: yo giro, tú giras, él/ella gira, nosotros giramos, vosotros giráis, ellos giran. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance

Infinitive: girar
Gerundio: girando
Meaning: turn / rotate
Pattern: Regular
Difficulty: Level 1

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Conjugation tables

Girar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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Form	Spanish	Use
Infinitivo	girar	Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
Gerundio	girando	Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar girando.

Presente

Present

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	giro	Yo giro la llave con cuidado.I turn the key carefully.
tú	giras	Tú giras a la derecha en esa calle.You turn right on that street.
él	gira	Él gira la cabeza al oír mi voz.He turns his head when he hears my voice.
nosotros	giramos	Nosotros giramos alrededor de la plaza.We turn around the square.
vosotros	giráis	Vosotros giráis el volante con fuerza.You turn the steering wheel strongly.
ellos	giran	Ellos giran rápido al final del pasillo.They turn quickly at the end of the hallway.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	he girado	Yo he girado la llave ya.I have turned the key already.
tú	has girado	Tú has girado a la derecha en esa calle.You have turned right on that street.
él	ha girado	Él ha girado la cabeza al oír mi voz.He has turned his head when he heard my voice.
nosotros	hemos girado	Nosotros hemos girado alrededor de la plaza.We have turned around the square.
vosotros	habéis girado	Vosotros habéis girado el volante con fuerza.You have turned the steering wheel strongly.
ellos	han girado	Ellos han girado rápido al final del pasillo.They have turned quickly at the end of the hallway.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	giré	Ayer yo giré la llave despacio.Yesterday I turned the key slowly.
tú	giraste	Tú giraste a la derecha en esa calle.You turned right on that street.
él	giró	Él giró la cabeza al oír mi voz.He turned his head when he heard my voice.
nosotros	giramos	Nosotros giramos alrededor de la plaza.We turned around the square.
vosotros	girasteis	Vosotros girasteis el volante con fuerza.You turned the steering wheel strongly.
ellos	giraron	Ellos giraron rápido al final del pasillo.They turned quickly at the end of the hallway.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	giraba	Yo giraba la llave siempre despacio.I used to turn the key slowly.
tú	girabas	Tú girabas a la derecha en esa calle.You used to turn right on that street.
él	giraba	Él giraba la cabeza al oír ruidos.He used to turn his head when he heard noises.
nosotros	girábamos	Nosotros girábamos alrededor de la plaza.We used to turn around the square.
vosotros	girabais	Vosotros girabais el volante con fuerza.You used to turn the steering wheel strongly.
ellos	giraban	Ellos giraban rápido al final del pasillo.They used to turn quickly at the end of the hallway.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	había girado	Yo había girado la llave antes de entrar.I had turned the key before going in.
tú	habías girado	Tú habías girado ya a la derecha.You had turned right already.
él	había girado	Él había girado la cabeza previamente.He had turned his head previously.
nosotros	habíamos girado	Nosotros habíamos girado alrededor de la plaza antes.We had turned around the square before.
vosotros	habíais girado	Vosotros habíais girado el volante esa mañana.You had turned the steering wheel that morning.
ellos	habían girado	Ellos habían girado rápido antes del choque.They had turned quickly before the crash.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hube girado	Cuando yo hube girado la llave, se abrió la puerta.When I had turned the key, the door opened.
tú	hubiste girado	En cuanto tú hubiste girado a la derecha, lo viste.As soon as you had turned right, you saw it.
él	hubo girado	Después de que él hubo girado la cabeza, me saludó.After he had turned his head, he greeted me.
nosotros	hubimos girado	Apenas nosotros hubimos girado alrededor de la plaza, empezó a llover.As soon as we had turned around the square, it started to rain.
vosotros	hubisteis girado	Una vez que vosotros hubisteis girado el volante, cambió la dirección.Once you had turned the steering wheel, the direction changed.
ellos	hubieron girado	Cuando ellos hubieron girado rápido, desaparecieron.When they had turned quickly, they disappeared.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	giraré	Yo giraré la llave otra vez.I will turn the key again.
tú	girarás	Tú girarás a la derecha en esa calle.You will turn right on that street.
él	girará	Él girará la cabeza al oírte.He will turn his head when he hears you.
nosotros	giraremos	Nosotros giraremos alrededor de la plaza.We will turn around the square.
vosotros	giraréis	Vosotros giraréis el volante al final.You will turn the steering wheel at the end.
ellos	girarán	Ellos girarán rápido en la esquina.They will turn quickly at the corner.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habré girado	Para entonces yo habré girado la llave.By then I will have turned the key.
tú	habrás girado	Tú habrás girado a la derecha para esa hora.You will have turned right by that time.
él	habrá girado	Él habrá girado la cabeza antes.He will have turned his head beforehand.
nosotros	habremos girado	Nosotros habremos girado alrededor de la plaza ya.We will have turned around the square already.
vosotros	habréis girado	Vosotros habréis girado el volante para entonces.You will have turned the steering wheel by then.
ellos	habrán girado	Ellos habrán girado rápido antes de llegar.They will have turned quickly before arriving.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	giraría	Yo giraría la llave con más cuidado.I would turn the key more carefully.
tú	girarías	Tú girarías a la derecha sin dudar.You would turn right without hesitation.
él	giraría	Él giraría la cabeza si oyera tu voz.He would turn his head if he heard your voice.
nosotros	giraríamos	Nosotros giraríamos alrededor de la plaza otra vez.We would turn around the square again.
vosotros	giraríais	Vosotros giraríais el volante con suavidad.You would turn the steering wheel gently.
ellos	girarían	Ellos girarían rápido al vernos.They would turn quickly when they saw us.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habría girado	Yo habría girado la llave con más cuidado.I would have turned the key more carefully.
tú	habrías girado	Tú habrías girado a la derecha sin dudar.You would have turned right without hesitation.
él	habría girado	Él habría girado la cabeza si hubiera oído tu voz.He would have turned his head if he had heard your voice.
nosotros	habríamos girado	Nosotros habríamos girado alrededor de la plaza otra vez.We would have turned around the square again.
vosotros	habríais girado	Vosotros habríais girado el volante con suavidad.You would have turned the steering wheel gently.
ellos	habrían girado	Ellos habrían girado rápido al vernos.They would have turned quickly when they saw us.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	—
tú	no gires	No no gires tan rápido.Do not turn so quickly.
él	no gire	Que él no no gire la llave todavía.Let him not turn the key yet.
nosotros	no giremos	No no giremos aquí.Let us not turn here.
vosotros	no giréis	No no giréis el volante de golpe.Do not turn the steering wheel suddenly.
ellos	no giren	Que ellos no no giren sin avisar.Let them not turn without warning.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	gire	Es bueno que yo gire la llave con calma.It is good that I turn the key calmly.
tú	gires	Quiero que tú gires a la derecha.I want you to turn right.
él	gire	Es importante que él gire la cabeza.It is important that he turn his head.
nosotros	giremos	Deseo que nosotros giremos aquí.I wish that we turn here.
vosotros	giréis	Es mejor que vosotros giréis el volante despacio.It is better that you turn the steering wheel slowly.
ellos	giren	Temo que ellos no giren a tiempo.I fear that they may not turn in time.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	haya girado	Dudo que yo haya girado la llave ya.I doubt that I have turned the key already.
tú	hayas girado	No creo que tú hayas girado a la derecha todavía.I do not think that you have turned right yet.
él	haya girado	Es posible que él haya girado la cabeza ya.It is possible that he has turned his head already.
nosotros	hayamos girado	Es probable que nosotros hayamos girado aquí.It is likely that we have turned here.
vosotros	hayáis girado	No parece que vosotros hayáis girado el volante aún.It does not seem that you have turned the steering wheel yet.
ellos	hayan girado	Puede que ellos hayan girado a tiempo.They may have turned in time.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	girara	Si yo girara la llave, entraría.If I turned the key, I would go in.
tú	giraras	Si tú giraras a la derecha, lo verías.If you turned right, you would see it.
él	girara	Si él girara la cabeza, me vería.If he turned his head, he would see me.
nosotros	giráramos	Si nosotros giráramos aquí, llegaríamos antes.If we turned here, we would arrive earlier.
vosotros	girarais	Si vosotros girarais el volante, cambiaría todo.If you turned the steering wheel, everything would change.
ellos	giraran	Si ellos giraran rápido, escaparían.If they turned quickly, they would escape.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiera girado	Si yo hubiera girado la llave, habría entrado.If I had turned the key, I would have gone in.
tú	hubieras girado	Si tú hubieras girado a la derecha, lo habrías visto.If you had turned right, you would have seen it.
él	hubiera girado	Si él hubiera girado la cabeza, me habría visto.If he had turned his head, he would have seen me.
nosotros	hubiéramos girado	Si nosotros hubiéramos girado aquí, habríamos llegado antes.If we had turned here, we would have arrived earlier.
vosotros	hubierais girado	Si vosotros hubierais girado el volante, habría cambiado todo.If you had turned the steering wheel, everything would have changed.
ellos	hubieran girado	Si ellos hubieran girado rápido, habrían escapado.If they had turned quickly, they would have escaped.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	girare	Si algún día yo girare la llave, entraré.If someday I should turn the key, I will go in.
tú	girares	Si tú girares a la derecha, llegarás antes.If you should turn right, you will arrive earlier.
él	girare	Si él girare la cabeza, lo sabremos.If he should turn his head, we will know it.
nosotros	giráremos	Si nosotros giráremos aquí, todo cambiará.If we should turn here, everything will change.
vosotros	girareis	Si vosotros girareis el volante, evitaréis el golpe.If you should turn the steering wheel, you will avoid the impact.
ellos	giraren	Si ellos giraren rápido, no los veremos.If they should turn quickly, we will not see them.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiere girado	Cuando yo hubiere girado la llave, entraré en silencio.When I shall have turned the key, I will go in silently.
tú	hubieres girado	Cuando tú hubieres girado a la derecha, me llamarás.When you shall have turned right, you will call me.
él	hubiere girado	Cuando él hubiere girado la cabeza, lo entenderá.When he shall have turned his head, he will understand it.
nosotros	hubiéremos girado	Cuando nosotros hubiéremos girado aquí, seguiremos recto.When we shall have turned here, we will go straight on.
vosotros	hubiereis girado	Cuando vosotros hubiereis girado el volante, respiraremos.When you shall have turned the steering wheel, we will breathe.
ellos	hubieren girado	Cuando ellos hubieren girado rápido, desaparecerán.When they shall have turned quickly, they will disappear.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	—
tú	gira	Tú, gira la llave ahora.You, turn the key now.
él	gire	Que él gire la cabeza hacia mí.Let him turn his head toward me.
nosotros	giremos	giremos aquí mismo.Let us turn right here.
vosotros	girad	Vosotros, girad el volante despacio.You, turn the steering wheel slowly.
ellos	giren	Que ellos giren en la esquina.Let them turn at the corner.

Girar conjugation

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Non-finite forms

Presente

Pretérito Perfecto

Pretérito Indefinido

Pretérito Imperfecto

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pretérito Anterior

Futuro

Futuro Perfecto

Condicional

Condicional Perfecto

Subjuntivo Presente

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Subjuntivo Futuro

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperativo Negativo

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