tornar Future Conjugation
tornar — to return
The future tense of 'tornar' is regular: tornaré, tornarás, tornará, tornaremos, tornaréis, tornarán, for actions that will happen.
tornar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense of 'tornar' to talk about actions of returning that will definitely happen in the future. It can also express probability or conjecture about the present.
Notes on tornar in the Future
'Tornar' is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'tornar', and it takes the standard future endings.
Example Sentences
Mañana tornaré el libro que me prestaste.
Tomorrow I will return the book you lent me.
yo
¿Tornarás a llamarme?
Will you call me again?
tú
Ella tornará a su casa después del viaje.
She will return to her house after the trip.
él/ella/usted
Los estudiantes tornarán los exámenes al profesor.
The students will return the exams to the teacher.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros tornaremos a la normalidad pronto.
We will return to normality soon.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future.
Correct: Use 'Tornaré' for a future action, not 'Torno'.
Why: The present tense doesn't definitively indicate a future event.
Mistake: Confusing the future ending with the conditional.
Correct: The future uses endings like '-ás', '-á', '-emos', while the conditional uses '-ías', '-ía', '-íamos'.
Why: These endings are distinct and indicate different moods/tenses.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: torno
The present tense of 'tornar' is regular: torno, tornas, torna, tornamos, tornáis, tornan, used for current or habitual returning.
Preterite
yo: torné
The preterite of 'tornar' is regular: torné, tornaste, tornó, tornamos, tornasteis, tornaron, used for completed past actions of returning.
Imperfect
yo: tornaba
The imperfect of 'tornar' is regular: tornaba, tornabas, tornaba, tornábamos, tornabais, tornaban, for ongoing or habitual past returning.
Conditional
yo: tornaría
The conditional of 'tornar' is regular: tornaría, tornarías, tornaría, tornaríamos, tornaríais, tornarían, for hypothetical 'would' actions.
Present Subjunctive
yo: torne
The present subjunctive of 'tornar' (torne, tornes, tornemos, etc.) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tornara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'tornar' (tornara, tornaras, tornáramos, etc.) is used for past hypothetical situations or polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: torna
Use the imperative of 'tornar' for direct commands: torna (tú), torne (usted), tornemos (nosotros), tornad (vosotros), tornen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no tornes
Negative commands for 'tornar' use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no tornes (tú), no torne (usted), no tornemos (nosotros), no tornéis (vosotros), no tornen (ustedes).