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terminar

to finish, to end

verb Word 412 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate terminar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo termino I finish / I am finishing / I end / I am ending
tú terminas you finish / you are finishing / you end / you are ending
él/ella termina he/she finishes / he/she is finishing / you finish (formal) / you are finishing (formal) / he/she ends / he/she is ending / you end (formal) / you are ending (formal)
nosotros terminamos we finish / we are finishing / we end / we are ending
ellos/ellas terminan they finish / they are finishing / you all finish / you all are finishing / they end / they are ending / you all end / you all are ending

Preterite

yo terminé I finished / I ended
tú terminaste you finished / you ended
él/ella terminó he/she finished / you finished (formal) / he/she ended / you ended (formal)
nosotros terminamos we finished / we ended
ellos/ellas terminaron they finished / you all finished / they ended / you all ended

Imperfect

yo terminaba I was finishing / I used to finish / I was ending / I used to end
tú terminabas you were finishing / you used to finish / you were ending / you used to end
él/ella terminaba he/she was finishing / he/she used to finish / you were finishing (formal) / you used to finish (formal) / he/she was ending / he/she used to end / you were ending (formal) / you used to end (formal)
nosotros terminábamos we were finishing / we used to finish / we were ending / we used to end
ellos/ellas terminaban they were finishing / they used to finish / you all were finishing / you all used to finish / they were ending / they used to end / you all were ending / you all used to end

Future

yo terminaré I will finish / I will end
tú terminarás you will finish / you will end
él/ella terminará he/she will finish / you will finish (formal) / he/she will end / you will end (formal)
nosotros terminaremos we will finish / we will end
ellos/ellas terminarán they will finish / you all will finish / they will end / you all will end

In a sentence

¿A qué hora terminas de trabajar?

What time do you finish working?

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