torturar Present Conjugation
torturar — to torture
The present tense of torturar is regular: torturo, torturas, tortura, torturamos, torturáis, torturan.
torturar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe a current state of suffering or a metaphorical situation where something (like a song or a memory) is bothering someone now. It is often used figuratively in daily conversation.
Notes on torturar in the Present
Torturar is completely regular in the present tense, following the standard -ar verb pattern without any stem changes.
Example Sentences
Esta canción me tortura cada vez que la escucho.
This song tortures me every time I hear it.
él/ella/usted
¿Por qué torturas a tu hermano con ese ruido?
Why are you torturing your brother with that noise?
tú
Yo no torturo a nadie con mis problemas.
I don't torture anyone with my problems.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using a stem change like 'turturo'.
Correct: torturo
Why: Learners sometimes assume -ar verbs with 'o' have a stem change, but torturar keeps its 'o' throughout.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: torturé
The preterite of torturar is regular: torturé, torturaste, torturó, torturamos, torturasteis, torturaron.
Imperfect
yo: torturaba
The imperfect of torturar follows the regular -aba pattern: torturaba, torturabas, torturaba, torturábamos, torturabais, torturaban.
Future
yo: torturaré
The future of torturar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: torturaré, torturarás, torturará...
Conditional
yo: torturaría
The conditional of torturar is regular: torturaría, torturarías, torturaría, torturaríamos, torturaríais, torturarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: torture
The present subjunctive of torturar uses -e endings: torture, tortures, torture, torturemos, torturéis, torturen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: torturara
The imperfect subjunctive of torturar is built from the preterite stem: torturara, torturaras, torturara, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tortura
The affirmative imperative of torturar is: tortura (tú), torturad (vosotros), and uses subjunctive for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tortures
The negative imperative of torturar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms.