girar Imperfect Conjugation
girar — to turn
The imperfect of girar is regular: giraba, girabas, giraba, girábamos, girabais, giraban.
girar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing rotation or repeated turning in the past. It is perfect for describing how a wheel used to spin or how you used to turn a specific corner every day.
Notes on girar in the Imperfect
Girar is completely regular in the imperfect. Remember that the 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms are identical (giraba).
Example Sentences
La noria giraba muy lentamente.
The Ferris wheel was turning very slowly.
él/ella/usted
Siempre girábamos a la izquierda en esa calle.
We always used to turn left on that street.
nosotros
Las aspas del molino giraban con el viento.
The windmill blades were spinning with the wind.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: girabamos
Correct: girábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of -ar verbs in the imperfect always requires an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: giro
The present of girar is regular: giro, giras, gira, giramos, giráis, giran.
Preterite
yo: giré
The preterite of girar is regular: giré, giraste, giró, giramos, girasteis, giraron.
Future
yo: giraré
The future of girar is regular: giraré, girarás, girará, giraremos, giraréis, girarán.
Conditional
yo: giraría
The conditional of girar is regular: giraría, girarías, giraría, giraríamos, giraríais, girarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: gire
The present subjunctive of girar is regular: gire, gires, gire, giremos, giréis, giren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: girara
The imperfect subjunctive of girar is regular: girara, giraras, girara, giráramos, girarais, giraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: gira
The affirmative imperative of girar is: gira (tú), gire (usted), giremos (nosotros), girad (vosotros), giren (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no gires
The negative imperative of girar uses present subjunctive forms: no gires, no gire, no giremos, no giréis, no giren.