Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | truncar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | truncando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar truncando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Truncar conjugation
truncar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning cut short / cut off. In the present tense: yo trunco, tú truncas, él/ella trunca, nosotros truncamos, vosotros truncáis, ellos truncan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1206-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- truncar
- Gerundio
- truncando
- Meaning
- cut short / cut off
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Truncar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | trunco | Yo trunco la charla por falta de tiempo.I cut short the talk because there is no time. |
| tú | truncas | Tú normalmente truncas el viaje con una sola llamada.You usually cut short the trip with one single call. |
| él | trunca | Hoy, el timbre del recreo trunca la explicación del profesor.Today, the recess bell cuts short the teacher's explanation. |
| nosotros | truncamos | A veces, nosotros truncamos el partido antes del descanso.At times, we cut short the match before the break. |
| vosotros | truncáis | Ahora, vosotros truncáis la reunión con tantas bromas.Right now, you all cut short the meeting with so many jokes. |
| ellos | truncan | Casi siempre, los recortes nuevos truncan varios planes del barrio este año.Most of the time, the new budget cuts cut short several neighborhood plans this year. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he truncado | Este año, yo he truncado la charla por falta de tiempo.This year, I have cut short the talk because there is no time. |
| tú | has truncado | Últimamente, tú has truncado el viaje con una sola llamada.Lately, you have cut short the trip with one single call. |
| él | ha truncado | En estos meses, el timbre del recreo ha truncado la explicación del profesor.In these months, the recess bell has cut short the teacher's explanation. |
| nosotros | hemos truncado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos truncado el partido antes del descanso.So far, we have cut short the match before the break. |
| vosotros | habéis truncado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis truncado la reunión con tantas bromas.This term, you all have cut short the meeting with so many jokes. |
| ellos | han truncado | En este tiempo, los recortes nuevos han truncado varios planes del barrio este año.During this time, the new budget cuts have cut short several neighborhood plans this year. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | trunqué | Ayer, yo trunqué la charla por falta de tiempo.Yesterday, I cut short the talk because there is no time. |
| tú | truncaste | Hace un rato, tú truncaste el viaje con una sola llamada.A little while ago, you cut short the trip with one single call. |
| él | truncó | Esta mañana, el timbre del recreo truncó la explicación del profesor.This morning, the recess bell cut short the teacher's explanation. |
| nosotros | truncamos | Anoche, nosotros truncamos el partido antes del descanso.Last night, we cut short the match before the break. |
| vosotros | truncasteis | El sábado, vosotros truncasteis la reunión con tantas bromas.On Saturday, you all cut short the meeting with so many jokes. |
| ellos | truncaron | Hace poco, los recortes nuevos truncaron varios planes del barrio este año.Not long ago, the new budget cuts cut short several neighborhood plans this year. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | truncaba | Antes, yo truncaba la charla por falta de tiempo.Before, I used to cut short the talk because there is no time. |
| tú | truncabas | Por entonces, tú truncabas el viaje con una sola llamada.Back then, you used to cut short the trip with one single call. |
| él | truncaba | En esa época, el timbre del recreo truncaba la explicación del profesor.At that time, the recess bell used to cut short the teacher's explanation. |
| nosotros | truncábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros truncábamos el partido antes del descanso.When that was normal, we used to cut short the match before the break. |
| vosotros | truncabais | Hace años, vosotros truncabais la reunión con tantas bromas.Years ago, you all used to cut short the meeting with so many jokes. |
| ellos | truncaban | En aquellos días, los recortes nuevos truncaban varios planes del barrio este año.In those days, the new budget cuts used to cut short several neighborhood plans this year. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había truncado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había truncado la charla por falta de tiempo.When you arrived, I had already cut short the talk because there is no time. |
| tú | habías truncado | Para entonces, tú ya habías truncado el viaje con una sola llamada.By then, you had already cut short the trip with one single call. |
| él | había truncado | Al volver, el timbre del recreo ya había truncado la explicación del profesor.When we came back, the recess bell had already cut short the teacher's explanation. |
| nosotros | habíamos truncado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos truncado el partido antes del descanso.Before talking it through, we had already cut short the match before the break. |
| vosotros | habíais truncado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais truncado la reunión con tantas bromas.When you looked again, you all had already cut short the meeting with so many jokes. |
| ellos | habían truncado | Para ese momento, los recortes nuevos ya habían truncado varios planes del barrio este año.By that moment, the new budget cuts had already cut short several neighborhood plans this year. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube truncado | Apenas yo hube truncado la charla por falta de tiempo, todo cambió.As soon as I had cut short the talk because there is no time, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste truncado | En cuanto tú hubiste truncado el viaje con una sola llamada, se notó.The moment you had cut short the trip with one single call, it showed. |
| él | hubo truncado | No bien el timbre del recreo hubo truncado la explicación del profesor, hubo ruido.As soon as the recess bell had cut short the teacher's explanation, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos truncado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos truncado el partido antes del descanso, seguimos adelante.Once we had cut short the match before the break, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis truncado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis truncado la reunión con tantas bromas, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had cut short the meeting with so many jokes, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron truncado | En cuanto los recortes nuevos hubieron truncado varios planes del barrio este año, el ambiente cambió.The moment the new budget cuts had cut short several neighborhood plans this year, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | truncaré | Mañana, yo truncaré la charla por falta de tiempo.Tomorrow, I will cut short the talk because there is no time. |
| tú | truncarás | Dentro de poco, tú truncarás el viaje con una sola llamada.Soon, you will cut short the trip with one single call. |
| él | truncará | Esta tarde, el timbre del recreo truncará la explicación del profesor.This afternoon, the recess bell will cut short the teacher's explanation. |
| nosotros | truncaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros truncaremos el partido antes del descanso.Next week, we will cut short the match before the break. |
| vosotros | truncaréis | Pronto, vosotros truncaréis la reunión con tantas bromas.Before long, you all will cut short the meeting with so many jokes. |
| ellos | truncarán | Más adelante, los recortes nuevos truncarán varios planes del barrio este año.Later on, the new budget cuts will cut short several neighborhood plans this year. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré truncado | Para entonces, yo ya habré truncado la charla por falta de tiempo.By then, I will already have cut short the talk because there is no time. |
| tú | habrás truncado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás truncado el viaje con una sola llamada.Before closing time, you will already have cut short the trip with one single call. |
| él | habrá truncado | Al final del día, el timbre del recreo ya habrá truncado la explicación del profesor.By the end of the day, the recess bell will already have cut short the teacher's explanation. |
| nosotros | habremos truncado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos truncado el partido antes del descanso.By tomorrow, we will already have cut short the match before the break. |
| vosotros | habréis truncado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis truncado la reunión con tantas bromas.Before leaving, you all will already have cut short the meeting with so many jokes. |
| ellos | habrán truncado | Para esa hora, los recortes nuevos ya habrán truncado varios planes del barrio este año.By that hour, the new budget cuts will already have cut short several neighborhood plans this year. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | truncaría | En un caso así, yo truncaría la charla por falta de tiempo.In a case like that, I would cut short the talk because there is no time. |
| tú | truncarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú truncarías el viaje con una sola llamada.With a little more time, you would cut short the trip with one single call. |
| él | truncaría | En esa situación, el timbre del recreo truncaría la explicación del profesor.In that situation, the recess bell would cut short the teacher's explanation. |
| nosotros | truncaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros truncaríamos el partido antes del descanso.With that outlook, we would cut short the match before the break. |
| vosotros | truncaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros truncaríais la reunión con tantas bromas.If it came to that, you all would cut short the meeting with so many jokes. |
| ellos | truncarían | En un día así, los recortes nuevos truncarían varios planes del barrio este año.On a day like that, the new budget cuts would cut short several neighborhood plans this year. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría truncado | En otro momento, yo habría truncado la charla por falta de tiempo.At another moment, I would have cut short the talk because there is no time. |
| tú | habrías truncado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías truncado el viaje con una sola llamada.With a little more margin, you would have cut short the trip with one single call. |
| él | habría truncado | A esas alturas, el timbre del recreo habría truncado la explicación del profesor.By then, the recess bell would have cut short the teacher's explanation. |
| nosotros | habríamos truncado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos truncado el partido antes del descanso.With that turn, we would have cut short the match before the break. |
| vosotros | habríais truncado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais truncado la reunión con tantas bromas.At that point, you all would have cut short the meeting with so many jokes. |
| ellos | habrían truncado | En ese punto, los recortes nuevos habrían truncado varios planes del barrio este año.From there, the new budget cuts would have cut short several neighborhood plans this year. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | trunque | Es mejor que yo trunque la charla por falta de tiempo.It is better that I cut short the talk because there is no time. |
| tú | trunques | Hace falta que tú trunques el viaje con una sola llamada.It is necessary that you cut short the trip with one single call. |
| él | trunque | Conviene que el timbre del recreo trunque la explicación del profesor.It is wise that the recess bell cut short the teacher's explanation. |
| nosotros | trunquemos | Importa que nosotros trunquemos el partido antes del descanso.It matters that we cut short the match before the break. |
| vosotros | trunquéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros trunquéis la reunión con tantas bromas.It may help if you all cut short the meeting with so many jokes. |
| ellos | trunquen | Es posible que los recortes nuevos trunquen varios planes del barrio este año.It is possible that the new budget cuts cut short several neighborhood plans this year. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya truncado | Ojalá yo haya truncado la charla por falta de tiempo.Hopefully I have cut short the talk because there is no time. |
| tú | hayas truncado | Puede que tú ya hayas truncado el viaje con una sola llamada.Maybe you already have cut short the trip with one single call. |
| él | haya truncado | Tal vez el timbre del recreo haya truncado la explicación del profesor.Perhaps the recess bell has cut short the teacher's explanation. |
| nosotros | hayamos truncado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos truncado el partido antes del descanso.Maybe we already have cut short the match before the break. |
| vosotros | hayáis truncado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis truncado la reunión con tantas bromas.It is likely that you all have cut short the meeting with so many jokes. |
| ellos | hayan truncado | Puede ser que los recortes nuevos ya hayan truncado varios planes del barrio este año.It may be that the new budget cuts already have cut short several neighborhood plans this year. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | truncara | Si yo truncara la charla por falta de tiempo, se notaría enseguida.If I cut short the talk because there is no time, it would show right away. |
| tú | truncaras | Si tú truncaras el viaje con una sola llamada, costaría ocultarlo.If you cut short the trip with one single call, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | truncara | Si el timbre del recreo truncara la explicación del profesor, daría mucho que hablar.If the recess bell cut short the teacher's explanation, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | truncáramos | Si nosotros truncáramos el partido antes del descanso, todo iría por otro lado.If we cut short the match before the break, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | truncarais | Si vosotros truncarais la reunión con tantas bromas, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all cut short the meeting with so many jokes, the mood would change. |
| ellos | truncaran | Si los recortes nuevos truncaran varios planes del barrio este año, la escena sería otra.If the new budget cuts cut short several neighborhood plans this year, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera truncado | Si yo hubiera truncado la charla por falta de tiempo, aún se recordaría.If I had cut short the talk because there is no time, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras truncado | Si tú hubieras truncado el viaje con una sola llamada, eso habría dejado marca.If you had cut short the trip with one single call, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera truncado | Si el timbre del recreo hubiera truncado la explicación del profesor, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the recess bell had cut short the teacher's explanation, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos truncado | Si nosotros hubiéramos truncado el partido antes del descanso, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had cut short the match before the break, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais truncado | Si vosotros hubierais truncado la reunión con tantas bromas, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had cut short the meeting with so many jokes, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran truncado | Si los recortes nuevos hubieran truncado varios planes del barrio este año, nada habría quedado igual.If the new budget cuts had cut short several neighborhood plans this year, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | truncare | Si yo truncare la charla por falta de tiempo, se notará enseguida.If I cut short the talk because there is no time, it will show right away. |
| tú | truncares | Si tú truncares el viaje con una sola llamada, costará ignorarlo.If you cut short the trip with one single call, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | truncare | Si el timbre del recreo truncare la explicación del profesor, dará mucho que hablar.If the recess bell cuts short the teacher's explanation, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | truncáremos | Si nosotros truncáremos el partido antes del descanso, todo irá por otro camino.If we cut short the match before the break, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | truncareis | Si vosotros truncareis la reunión con tantas bromas, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all cut short the meeting with so many jokes, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | truncaren | Si los recortes nuevos truncaren varios planes del barrio este año, la escena será distinta.If the new budget cuts cut short several neighborhood plans this year, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere truncado | Cuando yo hubiere truncado la charla por falta de tiempo, ya se notará.When I have cut short the talk because there is no time, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres truncado | En cuanto tú hubieres truncado el viaje con una sola llamada, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have cut short the trip with one single call, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere truncado | Cuando el timbre del recreo hubiere truncado la explicación del profesor, se verá de inmediato.When the recess bell has cut short the teacher's explanation, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos truncado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos truncado el partido antes del descanso, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have cut short the match before the break, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis truncado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis truncado la reunión con tantas bromas, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have cut short the meeting with so many jokes, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren truncado | En cuanto los recortes nuevos hubieren truncado varios planes del barrio este año, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the new budget cuts have cut short several neighborhood plans this year, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | trunca | trunca el viaje con una sola llamada.Cut short the trip with one single call. |
| él | trunque | Que el timbre del recreo trunque la explicación del profesor.Let the recess bell Cut short the teacher's explanation. |
| nosotros | trunquemos | trunquemos el partido antes del descanso.Cut short the match before the break. |
| vosotros | truncad | truncad la reunión con tantas bromas.Cut short the meeting with so many jokes. |
| ellos | trunquen | Que los recortes nuevos trunquen varios planes del barrio este año.Let the new budget cuts Cut short several neighborhood plans this year. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no trunques | No no trunques el viaje con una sola llamada.Do not cut short the trip with one single call. |
| él | no trunque | Que el timbre del recreo no no trunque la explicación del profesor.Let the recess bell not cut short the teacher's explanation. |
| nosotros | no trunquemos | No no trunquemos el partido antes del descanso.Let us not cut short the match before the break. |
| vosotros | no trunquéis | No no trunquéis la reunión con tantas bromas.Do not cut short the meeting with so many jokes. |
| ellos | no trunquen | Que los recortes nuevos no no trunquen varios planes del barrio este año.Let the new budget cuts not cut short several neighborhood plans this year. |
Free web drill
Practice truncar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la charla por falta de tiempo.
I cut short the talk because there is no time.
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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- What does 'truncar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'truncar' means to cut short / cut off. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is truncar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Truncar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate truncar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of truncar: yo trunco, tú truncas, él/ella/usted trunca, nosotros truncamos, vosotros truncáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes truncan.
- How do you conjugate truncar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of truncar: yo trunqué, tú truncaste, él/ella/usted truncó, nosotros truncamos, vosotros truncasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes truncaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of truncar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of truncar: yo truncaba, tú truncabas, él/ella/usted truncaba, nosotros truncábamos, vosotros truncabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes truncaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of truncar?
- The past participle of truncar is 'truncado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he truncado' (I have cut short / cut offed), 'has truncado', 'ha truncado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of truncar?
- The gerundio of truncar is 'truncando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy truncando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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