Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | tornar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | tornando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar tornando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Tornar conjugation
tornar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning return. In the present tense: yo torno, tú tornas, él/ella torna, nosotros tornamos, vosotros tornáis, ellos tornan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- tornar
- Gerundio
- tornando
- Meaning
- return
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Tornar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | torno | Yo torno a casa cuando cae el sol.I return home when the sun goes down. |
| tú | tornas | Tú normalmente tornas al mismo café cada viernes.You usually return to the same cafe every Friday. |
| él | torna | Hoy, el barco pesquero torna al puerto antes del amanecer.Today, the fishing boat returns to the port before dawn. |
| nosotros | tornamos | A veces, nosotros tornamos al parque después de comer.At times, we return to the park after lunch. |
| vosotros | tornáis | Ahora, vosotros tornáis al pueblo en cada fiesta.Right now, you all return to the town at every festival. |
| ellos | tornan | Casi siempre, los trabajadores cansados tornan a sus puestos tras la pausa.Most of the time, the tired workers return to their posts after the break. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he tornado | Este año, yo he tornado a casa cuando cae el sol.This year, I have returned home when the sun goes down. |
| tú | has tornado | Últimamente, tú has tornado al mismo café cada viernes.Lately, you have returned to the same cafe every Friday. |
| él | ha tornado | En estos meses, el barco pesquero ha tornado al puerto antes del amanecer.In these months, the fishing boat has returned to the port before dawn. |
| nosotros | hemos tornado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos tornado al parque después de comer.So far, we have returned to the park after lunch. |
| vosotros | habéis tornado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis tornado al pueblo en cada fiesta.This term, you all have returned to the town at every festival. |
| ellos | han tornado | En este tiempo, los trabajadores cansados han tornado a sus puestos tras la pausa.During this time, the tired workers have returned to their posts after the break. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | torné | Ayer, yo torné a casa cuando cae el sol.Yesterday, I returned home when the sun goes down. |
| tú | tornaste | Hace un rato, tú tornaste al mismo café cada viernes.A little while ago, you returned to the same cafe every Friday. |
| él | tornó | Esta mañana, el barco pesquero tornó al puerto antes del amanecer.This morning, the fishing boat returned to the port before dawn. |
| nosotros | tornamos | Anoche, nosotros tornamos al parque después de comer.Last night, we returned to the park after lunch. |
| vosotros | tornasteis | El sábado, vosotros tornasteis al pueblo en cada fiesta.On Saturday, you all returned to the town at every festival. |
| ellos | tornaron | Hace poco, los trabajadores cansados tornaron a sus puestos tras la pausa.Not long ago, the tired workers returned to their posts after the break. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tornaba | Antes, yo tornaba a casa cuando cae el sol.Before, I used to return home when the sun goes down. |
| tú | tornabas | Por entonces, tú tornabas al mismo café cada viernes.Back then, you used to return to the same cafe every Friday. |
| él | tornaba | En esa época, el barco pesquero tornaba al puerto antes del amanecer.At that time, the fishing boat used to return to the port before dawn. |
| nosotros | tornábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros tornábamos al parque después de comer.When that was normal, we used to return to the park after lunch. |
| vosotros | tornabais | Hace años, vosotros tornabais al pueblo en cada fiesta.Years ago, you all used to return to the town at every festival. |
| ellos | tornaban | En aquellos días, los trabajadores cansados tornaban a sus puestos tras la pausa.In those days, the tired workers used to return to their posts after the break. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había tornado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había tornado a casa cuando cae el sol.When you arrived, I had already returned home when the sun goes down. |
| tú | habías tornado | Para entonces, tú ya habías tornado al mismo café cada viernes.By then, you had already returned to the same cafe every Friday. |
| él | había tornado | Al volver, el barco pesquero ya había tornado al puerto antes del amanecer.When we came back, the fishing boat had already returned to the port before dawn. |
| nosotros | habíamos tornado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos tornado al parque después de comer.Before talking it through, we had already returned to the park after lunch. |
| vosotros | habíais tornado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais tornado al pueblo en cada fiesta.When you looked again, you all had already returned to the town at every festival. |
| ellos | habían tornado | Para ese momento, los trabajadores cansados ya habían tornado a sus puestos tras la pausa.By that moment, the tired workers had already returned to their posts after the break. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube tornado | Apenas yo hube tornado a casa cuando cae el sol, todo cambió.As soon as I had returned home when the sun goes down, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste tornado | En cuanto tú hubiste tornado al mismo café cada viernes, se notó.The moment you had returned to the same cafe every Friday, it showed. |
| él | hubo tornado | No bien el barco pesquero hubo tornado al puerto antes del amanecer, hubo ruido.As soon as the fishing boat had returned to the port before dawn, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos tornado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos tornado al parque después de comer, seguimos adelante.Once we had returned to the park after lunch, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis tornado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis tornado al pueblo en cada fiesta, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had returned to the town at every festival, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron tornado | En cuanto los trabajadores cansados hubieron tornado a sus puestos tras la pausa, el ambiente cambió.The moment the tired workers had returned to their posts after the break, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tornaré | Mañana, yo tornaré a casa cuando cae el sol.Tomorrow, I will return home when the sun goes down. |
| tú | tornarás | Dentro de poco, tú tornarás al mismo café cada viernes.Soon, you will return to the same cafe every Friday. |
| él | tornará | Esta tarde, el barco pesquero tornará al puerto antes del amanecer.This afternoon, the fishing boat will return to the port before dawn. |
| nosotros | tornaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros tornaremos al parque después de comer.Next week, we will return to the park after lunch. |
| vosotros | tornaréis | Pronto, vosotros tornaréis al pueblo en cada fiesta.Before long, you all will return to the town at every festival. |
| ellos | tornarán | Más adelante, los trabajadores cansados tornarán a sus puestos tras la pausa.Later on, the tired workers will return to their posts after the break. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré tornado | Para entonces, yo ya habré tornado a casa cuando cae el sol.By then, I will already have returned home when the sun goes down. |
| tú | habrás tornado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás tornado al mismo café cada viernes.Before closing time, you will already have returned to the same cafe every Friday. |
| él | habrá tornado | Al final del día, el barco pesquero ya habrá tornado al puerto antes del amanecer.By the end of the day, the fishing boat will already have returned to the port before dawn. |
| nosotros | habremos tornado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos tornado al parque después de comer.By tomorrow, we will already have returned to the park after lunch. |
| vosotros | habréis tornado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis tornado al pueblo en cada fiesta.Before leaving, you all will already have returned to the town at every festival. |
| ellos | habrán tornado | Para esa hora, los trabajadores cansados ya habrán tornado a sus puestos tras la pausa.By that hour, the tired workers will already have returned to their posts after the break. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tornaría | En un caso así, yo tornaría a casa cuando cae el sol.In a case like that, I would return home when the sun goes down. |
| tú | tornarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú tornarías al mismo café cada viernes.With a little more time, you would return to the same cafe every Friday. |
| él | tornaría | En esa situación, el barco pesquero tornaría al puerto antes del amanecer.In that situation, the fishing boat would return to the port before dawn. |
| nosotros | tornaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros tornaríamos al parque después de comer.With that outlook, we would return to the park after lunch. |
| vosotros | tornaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros tornaríais al pueblo en cada fiesta.If it came to that, you all would return to the town at every festival. |
| ellos | tornarían | En un día así, los trabajadores cansados tornarían a sus puestos tras la pausa.On a day like that, the tired workers would return to their posts after the break. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría tornado | En otro momento, yo habría tornado a casa cuando cae el sol.At another moment, I would have returned home when the sun goes down. |
| tú | habrías tornado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías tornado al mismo café cada viernes.With a little more margin, you would have returned to the same cafe every Friday. |
| él | habría tornado | A esas alturas, el barco pesquero habría tornado al puerto antes del amanecer.By then, the fishing boat would have returned to the port before dawn. |
| nosotros | habríamos tornado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos tornado al parque después de comer.With that turn, we would have returned to the park after lunch. |
| vosotros | habríais tornado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais tornado al pueblo en cada fiesta.At that point, you all would have returned to the town at every festival. |
| ellos | habrían tornado | En ese punto, los trabajadores cansados habrían tornado a sus puestos tras la pausa.From there, the tired workers would have returned to their posts after the break. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | torne | Es mejor que yo torne a casa cuando cae el sol.It is better that I return home when the sun goes down. |
| tú | tornes | Hace falta que tú tornes al mismo café cada viernes.It is necessary that you return to the same cafe every Friday. |
| él | torne | Conviene que el barco pesquero torne al puerto antes del amanecer.It is wise that the fishing boat return to the port before dawn. |
| nosotros | tornemos | Importa que nosotros tornemos al parque después de comer.It matters that we return to the park after lunch. |
| vosotros | tornéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros tornéis al pueblo en cada fiesta.It may help if you all return to the town at every festival. |
| ellos | tornen | Es posible que los trabajadores cansados tornen a sus puestos tras la pausa.It is possible that the tired workers return to their posts after the break. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya tornado | Ojalá yo haya tornado a casa cuando cae el sol.Hopefully I have returned home when the sun goes down. |
| tú | hayas tornado | Puede que tú ya hayas tornado al mismo café cada viernes.Maybe you already have returned to the same cafe every Friday. |
| él | haya tornado | Tal vez el barco pesquero haya tornado al puerto antes del amanecer.Perhaps the fishing boat has returned to the port before dawn. |
| nosotros | hayamos tornado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos tornado al parque después de comer.Maybe we already have returned to the park after lunch. |
| vosotros | hayáis tornado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis tornado al pueblo en cada fiesta.It is likely that you all have returned to the town at every festival. |
| ellos | hayan tornado | Puede ser que los trabajadores cansados ya hayan tornado a sus puestos tras la pausa.It may be that the tired workers already have returned to their posts after the break. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tornara | Si yo tornara a casa cuando cae el sol, se notaría enseguida.If I returned home when the sun goes down, it would show right away. |
| tú | tornaras | Si tú tornaras al mismo café cada viernes, costaría ocultarlo.If you returned to the same cafe every Friday, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | tornara | Si el barco pesquero tornara al puerto antes del amanecer, daría mucho que hablar.If the fishing boat returned to the port before dawn, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | tornáramos | Si nosotros tornáramos al parque después de comer, todo iría por otro lado.If we returned to the park after lunch, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | tornarais | Si vosotros tornarais al pueblo en cada fiesta, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all returned to the town at every festival, the mood would change. |
| ellos | tornaran | Si los trabajadores cansados tornaran a sus puestos tras la pausa, la escena sería otra.If the tired workers returned to their posts after the break, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera tornado | Si yo hubiera tornado a casa cuando cae el sol, aún se recordaría.If I had returned home when the sun goes down, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras tornado | Si tú hubieras tornado al mismo café cada viernes, eso habría dejado marca.If you had returned to the same cafe every Friday, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera tornado | Si el barco pesquero hubiera tornado al puerto antes del amanecer, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the fishing boat had returned to the port before dawn, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos tornado | Si nosotros hubiéramos tornado al parque después de comer, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had returned to the park after lunch, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais tornado | Si vosotros hubierais tornado al pueblo en cada fiesta, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had returned to the town at every festival, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran tornado | Si los trabajadores cansados hubieran tornado a sus puestos tras la pausa, nada habría quedado igual.If the tired workers had returned to their posts after the break, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tornare | Si yo tornare a casa cuando cae el sol, se notará enseguida.If I return home when the sun goes down, it will show right away. |
| tú | tornares | Si tú tornares al mismo café cada viernes, costará ignorarlo.If you return to the same cafe every Friday, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | tornare | Si el barco pesquero tornare al puerto antes del amanecer, dará mucho que hablar.If the fishing boat returns to the port before dawn, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | tornáremos | Si nosotros tornáremos al parque después de comer, todo irá por otro camino.If we return to the park after lunch, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | tornareis | Si vosotros tornareis al pueblo en cada fiesta, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all return to the town at every festival, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | tornaren | Si los trabajadores cansados tornaren a sus puestos tras la pausa, la escena será distinta.If the tired workers return to their posts after the break, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere tornado | Cuando yo hubiere tornado a casa cuando cae el sol, ya se notará.When I have returned home when the sun goes down, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres tornado | En cuanto tú hubieres tornado al mismo café cada viernes, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have returned to the same cafe every Friday, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere tornado | Cuando el barco pesquero hubiere tornado al puerto antes del amanecer, se verá de inmediato.When the fishing boat has returned to the port before dawn, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos tornado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos tornado al parque después de comer, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have returned to the park after lunch, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis tornado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis tornado al pueblo en cada fiesta, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have returned to the town at every festival, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren tornado | En cuanto los trabajadores cansados hubieren tornado a sus puestos tras la pausa, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the tired workers have returned to their posts after the break, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | torna | torna al mismo café cada viernes.Return to the same cafe every Friday. |
| él | torne | Que el barco pesquero torne al puerto antes del amanecer.Let the fishing boat Return to the port before dawn. |
| nosotros | tornemos | tornemos al parque después de comer.Return to the park after lunch. |
| vosotros | tornad | tornad al pueblo en cada fiesta.Return to the town at every festival. |
| ellos | tornen | Que los trabajadores cansados tornen a sus puestos tras la pausa.Let the tired workers Return to their posts after the break. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no tornes | No no tornes al mismo café cada viernes.Do not return to the same cafe every Friday. |
| él | no torne | Que el barco pesquero no no torne al puerto antes del amanecer.Let the fishing boat not return to the port before dawn. |
| nosotros | no tornemos | No no tornemos al parque después de comer.Let us not return to the park after lunch. |
| vosotros | no tornéis | No no tornéis al pueblo en cada fiesta.Do not return to the town at every festival. |
| ellos | no tornen | Que los trabajadores cansados no no tornen a sus puestos tras la pausa.Let the tired workers not return to their posts after the break. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ a casa cuando cae el sol.
I return home when the sun goes down.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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Short, direct answers to what learners search most about tornar.
- What does 'tornar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'tornar' means to return. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is tornar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Tornar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate tornar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of tornar: yo torno, tú tornas, él/ella/usted torna, nosotros tornamos, vosotros tornáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tornan.
- How do you conjugate tornar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of tornar: yo torné, tú tornaste, él/ella/usted tornó, nosotros tornamos, vosotros tornasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tornaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of tornar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of tornar: yo tornaba, tú tornabas, él/ella/usted tornaba, nosotros tornábamos, vosotros tornabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes tornaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of tornar?
- The past participle of tornar is 'tornado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he tornado' (I have returned), 'has tornado', 'ha tornado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of tornar?
- The gerundio of tornar is 'tornando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy tornando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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