terminar

/teɾmiˈnaɾ/, [t̪eɾ.miˈnaɾ]

end, end up, finish


Gerund: terminando


Past Participles

  Masculine Feminine
Singular terminado terminada
Plural terminados terminadas

Indicative

  Present Imperfect Preterite Future Conditional
yo termino terminaba terminé terminaré terminaría
terminas terminabas terminaste terminarás terminarías
él/ella/Ud. termina terminaba terminó terminará terminaría
nosotros terminamos terminábamos terminamos terminaremos terminaríamos
vosotros termináis terminabais terminasteis terminaréis terminaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. terminan terminaban terminaron terminarán terminarían
vos terminás terminabas terminaste terminarás terminarías

Subjunctive

  Present Imperfect (ra) Imperfect (se) Future
yo termine terminara terminase terminare
termines terminaras terminases terminares
él/ella/Ud. termine terminara terminase terminare
nosotros terminemos termináramos terminásemos termináremos
vosotros terminéis terminarais terminaseis terminareis
ellos/ellas/Uds. terminen terminaran terminasen terminaren
vos terminés terminaras terminases terminares

Imperative

  Affirmative Negative
yo    
termina no termines
Ud. termine no termine
nosotros terminemos no terminemos
vosotros terminad no terminéis
Uds. terminen no terminen
vos terminá no termines

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Examples
  • ¿Para cuándo puedes terminar ese trabajo?

    When will you be able to finish that job?

  • Tengo mucho trabajo que terminar para el fin de semana.

    I have a lot of work to clear up by the weekend.

  • Yo quiero terminar el trabajo por mi cuenta.

    I want to finish the work on my own.

  • Si sigues tomando tanto, podrías terminar siendo un alcohólico.

    If you go on drinking so much, you may well end up an alcoholic.

  • Le llevó una semana terminar el trabajo.

    It took him a week to finish the work.

  • Debes terminar este trabajo en una semana.

    You must finish this work in a week.

  • Acabo de terminar el instituto.

    I just graduated from high school.

  • Él está apunto de terminar el libro.

    He's about to finish reading the book.

  • Quiero terminar este trabajo a las cinco.

    I want to finish this work by five.

  • Ella planea terminar con su novio.

    She plans to break up with her boyfriend.

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