Spanish verb retornar conjugation

retornar
to return
regular verbPast participle: retornadoGerund: retornando

Retornar means to go back to a place or to give back something. It is used when referring to returning to a previous location or state.

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Complete conjugation of retornar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoretorno
Yo retorno a casa temprano.
I return home early.
retornas
Tú retornas después del trabajo.
You return after work.
Él / Ella / Ustedretorna
Ella retorna mañana a la ciudad.
She returns to the city tomorrow.
Nosotros / Nosotrasretornamos
Nosotros retornamos en una semana.
We return in a week.
Vosotros / Vosotrasretornáis
Vosotros retornáis pronto.
You all return soon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesretornan
Ellos retornan al país hoy.
They return to the country today.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoretorné
Ayer retorné a casa temprano.
Yesterday I returned home early.
retornaste
Tú retornaste después de la reunión.
You returned after the meeting.
Él / Ella / Ustedretornó
Ella retornó de su viaje ayer.
She returned from her trip yesterday.
Nosotros / Nosotrasretornamos
Nosotros retornamos al pueblo al anochecer.
We returned to the town at dusk.
Vosotros / Vosotrasretornasteis
Vosotros retornasteis tarde de la fiesta.
You all returned late from the party.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesretornaron
Ellos retornaron después de la tormenta.
They returned after the storm.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoretornaba
Yo retornaba a casa temprano.
I used to return home early.
retornabas
Tú retornabas siempre a la misma hora.
You used to return at the same time.
Él / Ella / Ustedretornaba
Ella retornaba después del trabajo.
She used to return after work.
Nosotros / Nosotrasretornábamos
Nosotros retornábamos juntos cada día.
We used to return together every day.
Vosotros / Vosotrasretornabais
Vosotros retornabais tarde siempre.
You all used to return late always.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesretornaban
Ellos retornaban a casa en bicicleta.
They used to return home by bike.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoestoy retornando
Estoy retornando a casa ahora mismo.
I am returning home right now.
estás retornando
¿Estás retornando tarde hoy?
Are you returning late today?
Él / Ella / Ustedestá retornando
Ella está retornando de su viaje.
She is returning from her trip.
Nosotros / Nosotrasestamos retornando
Estamos retornando al trabajo ahora.
We are returning to work now.
Vosotros / Vosotrasestáis retornando
Vosotros estáis retornando pronto.
You all are returning soon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesestán retornando
Ellos están retornando a la ciudad.
They are returning to the city.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovoy a retornar
Voy a retornar mañana por la tarde.
I am going to return tomorrow afternoon.
vas a retornar
¿Vas a retornar al trabajo hoy?
Are you going to return to work today?
Él / Ella / Ustedva a retornar
Ella va a retornar después de la reunión.
She is going to return after the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvamos a retornar
Vamos a retornar en una hora.
We are going to return in an hour.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvais a retornar
Vosotros vais a retornar pronto.
You all are going to return soon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvan a retornar
Ellos van a retornar después del almuerzo.
They are going to return after lunch.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoretornaré
Mañana retornaré a casa temprano.
Tomorrow I will return home early.
retornarás
Tú retornarás después de la reunión.
You will return after the meeting.
Él / Ella / Ustedretornará
Él retornará en una semana.
He will return in a week.
Nosotros / Nosotrasretornaremos
Nosotros retornaremos en verano.
We will return in summer.
Vosotros / Vosotrasretornaréis
Vosotros retornaréis pronto.
You all will return soon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesretornarán
Ellos retornarán mañana.
They will return tomorrow.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoretornaría
Yo retornaría si tuviera tiempo.
I would return if I had time.
retornarías
Tú retornarías pronto a casa.
You would return home soon.
Él / Ella / Ustedretornaría
Ella retornaría si pudiera.
She would return if she could.
Nosotros / Nosotrasretornaríamos
Nosotros retornaríamos en verano.
We would return in summer.
Vosotros / Vosotrasretornaríais
Vosotros retornaríais si hubiera oportunidad.
You all would return if there was a chance.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesretornarían
Ellos retornarían antes de la noche.
They would return before night.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohe retornado
Yo he retornado a casa temprano.
I have returned home early.
has retornado
Tú has retornado de tus vacaciones.
You have returned from your vacation.
Él / Ella / Ustedha retornado
Ella ha retornado del trabajo.
She has returned from work.
Nosotros / Nosotrashemos retornado
Nosotros hemos retornado a la ciudad.
We have returned to the city.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabéis retornado
Vosotros habéis retornado tarde.
You all have returned late.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshan retornado
Ellos han retornado de viaje.
They have returned from the trip.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabía retornado
Yo ya había retornado cuando llegaste.
I had already returned when you arrived.
habías retornado
Tú habías retornado antes de que saliera.
You had returned before I left.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabía retornado
Ella ya había retornado a casa.
She had already returned home.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabíamos retornado
Nosotros habíamos retornado del viaje.
We had returned from the trip.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabíais retornado
Vosotros habíais retornado antes del temporal.
You all had returned before the storm.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabían retornado
Ellos ya habían retornado cuando llegamos.
They had already returned when we arrived.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabré retornado
Para entonces, ya habré retornado a casa.
By then, I will have returned home.
habrás retornado
Para las ocho, habrás retornado del trabajo.
By eight o'clock, you will have returned from work.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabrá retornado
Ella habrá retornado antes de la cena.
She will have returned before dinner.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabremos retornado
Nosotros habremos retornado para entonces.
We will have returned by then.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabréis retornado
Vosotros habréis retornado a tiempo.
You all will have returned on time.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrán retornado
Ellos habrán retornado antes del mediodía.
They will have returned before noon.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabría retornado
Yo habría retornado antes, pero me retrasé.
I would have returned earlier, but I was delayed.
habrías retornado
Tú habrías retornado si hubieras sabido.
You would have returned if you had known.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabría retornado
Ella habría retornado ayer si no hubiera estado enferma.
She would have returned yesterday if she hadn't been sick.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabríamos retornado
Nosotros habríamos retornado juntos, pero no pudimos.
We would have returned together, but we couldn't.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabríais retornado
Vosotros habríais retornado si hubierais tenido tiempo.
You all would have returned if you had had time.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrían retornado
Ellos habrían retornado antes, pero se retrasaron.
They would have returned earlier, but they were delayed.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoretorne
Es importante que yo retorne temprano.
It's important that I return early.
retornes
Espero que tú retornes pronto.
I hope that you return soon.
Él / Ella / Ustedretorne
Es posible que él retorne mañana.
It's possible that he returns tomorrow.
Nosotros / Nosotrasretornemos
Queremos que nosotros retornemos juntos.
We want us to return together.
Vosotros / Vosotrasretornéis
Es necesario que vosotros retornéis a tiempo.
It's necessary that you all return on time.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesretornen
Dudo que ellos retornen hoy.
I doubt that they return today.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoretornara
Esperaba que él retornara pronto.
I hoped that he would return soon.
retornaras
Dudaba que tú retornaras ayer.
I doubted that you returned yesterday.
Él / Ella / Ustedretornara
Quería que ella retornara antes.
I wanted her to return earlier.
Nosotros / Nosotrasretornáramos
Si nosotros retornáramos ahora, sería mejor.
If we returned now, it would be better.
Vosotros / Vosotrasretornárais
No creía que vosotros retornárais tarde.
I didn't believe that you all returned late.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesretornaran
Esperaban que ellos retornaran pronto.
They hoped that they would return soon.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoretornare
Si llegare temprano, te avisaré.
If I arrive early, I will let you know.
retornares
Cuando retornares, hablaremos.
When you return, we will talk.
Él / Ella / Ustedretornare
Si ella retornare, todo estará bien.
If she returns, everything will be fine.
Nosotros / Nosotrasretornáremos
Retornáremos antes de la noche.
We will return before night.
Vosotros / Vosotrasretornareis
Retornareis cuando termine la reunión.
You all will return when the meeting ends.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesretornaren
Si ellos retornaren, podremos comenzar.
If they return, we can start.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohaya retornado
Espero que haya retornado a tiempo.
I hope he has returned on time.
hayas retornado
Es posible que hayas retornado ayer.
It's possible that you have returned yesterday.
Él / Ella / Ustedhaya retornado
No creo que ella haya retornado todavía.
I don't think she has returned yet.
Nosotros / Nosotrashayamos retornado
Es importante que hayamos retornado antes del mediodía.
It's important that we have returned before noon.
Vosotros / Vosotrashayáis retornado
Me alegra que hayáis retornado sanos y salvos.
I'm glad that you all have returned safe and sound.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshayan retornado
No creo que hayan retornado todavía.
I don't think they have returned yet.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiera retornado
Si él hubiera retornado antes, habríamos llegado a tiempo.
If he had returned earlier, we would have arrived on time.
hubieras retornado
Me habría gustado que tú hubieras retornado con nosotros.
I would have liked you to have returned with us.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiera retornado
Es posible que ella hubiera retornado ayer.
It's possible that she had returned yesterday.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéramos retornado
Si nosotros hubiéramos retornado antes, no habría pasado esto.
If we had returned earlier, this wouldn't have happened.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubierais retornado
Ojalá vosotros hubierais retornado a tiempo.
I wish you all had returned on time.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieran retornado
No creía que ellos hubieran retornado todavía.
I didn't think they had returned yet.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiere retornado
Cuando llegue, ya hubiere retornado.
When I arrive, I will have already returned.
hubieres retornado
Para entonces, tú hubieres retornado.
By then, you will have returned.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiere retornado
Es posible que él hubiere retornado.
It is possible that he will have returned.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéremos retornado
Cuando lleguemos, ya nos hubiéremos retornado.
When we arrive, we will have already returned.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubiereis retornado
Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis retornado.
By then, you all will have returned.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieren retornado
Es probable que ellos hubieren retornado.
It is likely that they will have returned.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoretorno
No des instrucciones a mí, yo retorno cuando quiera.
Don't give me instructions, I return when I want.
retorna
¡Retorna a casa antes de las diez!
Return home before ten!
Él / Ella / Ustedretorne
Por favor, retorne a la oficina mañana.
Please return to the office tomorrow.
Nosotros / Nosotrasretornemos
Retornemos al pueblo después del trabajo.
Let's return to the town after work.
Vosotros / Vosotrasretornad
Retornad a casa ahora mismo.
Return home right now.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesretornen
Que retornen a sus tareas inmediatamente.
Let them return to their tasks immediately.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yono retorne
No retorne a esa calle peligrosa.
Don't return to that dangerous street.
no retornes
No retornes sin avisar.
Don't return without warning.
Él / Ella / Ustedno retorne
Por favor, no retorne antes de tiempo.
Please, don't return early.
Nosotros / Nosotrasno retornemos
No retornemos todavía, espera más.
Let's not return yet, wait longer.
Vosotros / Vosotrasno retornéis
No retornéis sin permiso.
Don't return without permission.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesno retornen
No retornen a esa ciudad.
They shouldn't return to that city.

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No creía que ellos hubieran retornado todavía.

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