girar Preterite Conjugation
girar — to turn
The preterite of girar is regular: giré, giraste, giró, giramos, girasteis, giraron.
girar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a single, completed turn. This is the tense you need for giving directions (e.g., 'I turned left') or describing a finished movement.
Notes on girar in the Preterite
Girar is regular. Note that 'giramos' is the same in both the present and the preterite; context will tell you if it's 'we turn' or 'we turned'.
Example Sentences
Giré la llave en la cerradura.
I turned the key in the lock.
yo
El coche giró de repente.
The car turned suddenly.
él/ella/usted
Giramos en la esquina equivocada.
We turned at the wrong corner.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: giro
Correct: giró
Why: Without the accent, 'giro' means 'I turn' (present). 'Giró' means 'he/she turned' (past).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: giro
The present of girar is regular: giro, giras, gira, giramos, giráis, giran.
Imperfect
yo: giraba
The imperfect of girar is regular: giraba, girabas, giraba, girábamos, girabais, giraban.
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.