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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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retorno | Yo retorno a casa temprano. I return home early. | |
| Tú | retornas | Tú retornas después del trabajo. You return after work. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retorna | Ella retorna mañana a la ciudad. She returns to the city tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retornamos | Nosotros retornamos en una semana. We return in a week. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retornáis | Vosotros retornáis pronto. You all return soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retornan | Ellos retornan al país hoy. They return to the country today. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retorné | Ayer retorné a casa temprano. Yesterday I returned home early. | |
| Tú | retornaste | Tú retornaste después de la reunión. You returned after the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retornó | Ella retornó de su viaje ayer. She returned from her trip yesterday. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retornamos | Nosotros retornamos al pueblo al anochecer. We returned to the town at dusk. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retornasteis | Vosotros retornasteis tarde de la fiesta. You all returned late from the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retornaron | Ellos retornaron después de la tormenta. They returned after the storm. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retornaba | Yo retornaba a casa temprano. I used to return home early. | |
| Tú | retornabas | Tú retornabas siempre a la misma hora. You used to return at the same time. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retornaba | Ella retornaba después del trabajo. She used to return after work. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retornábamos | Nosotros retornábamos juntos cada día. We used to return together every day. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retornabais | Vosotros retornabais tarde siempre. You all used to return late always. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retornaban | Ellos retornaban a casa en bicicleta. They used to return home by bike. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy retornando | Estoy retornando a casa ahora mismo. I am returning home right now. | |
| Tú | estás retornando | ¿Estás retornando tarde hoy? Are you returning late today? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está retornando | Ella está retornando de su viaje. She is returning from her trip. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos retornando | Estamos retornando al trabajo ahora. We are returning to work now. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis retornando | Vosotros estáis retornando pronto. You all are returning soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están retornando | Ellos están retornando a la ciudad. They are returning to the city. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a retornar | Voy a retornar mañana por la tarde. I am going to return tomorrow afternoon. | |
| Tú | vas a retornar | ¿Vas a retornar al trabajo hoy? Are you going to return to work today? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a retornar | Ella va a retornar después de la reunión. She is going to return after the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a retornar | Vamos a retornar en una hora. We are going to return in an hour. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a retornar | Vosotros vais a retornar pronto. You all are going to return soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a retornar | Ellos van a retornar después del almuerzo. They are going to return after lunch. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retornaré | Mañana retornaré a casa temprano. Tomorrow I will return home early. | |
| Tú | retornarás | Tú retornarás después de la reunión. You will return after the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retornará | Él retornará en una semana. He will return in a week. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retornaremos | Nosotros retornaremos en verano. We will return in summer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retornaréis | Vosotros retornaréis pronto. You all will return soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retornarán | Ellos retornarán mañana. They will return tomorrow. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retornaría | Yo retornaría si tuviera tiempo. I would return if I had time. | |
| Tú | retornarías | Tú retornarías pronto a casa. You would return home soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retornaría | Ella retornaría si pudiera. She would return if she could. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retornaríamos | Nosotros retornaríamos en verano. We would return in summer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retornaríais | Vosotros retornaríais si hubiera oportunidad. You all would return if there was a chance. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retornarían | Ellos retornarían antes de la noche. They would return before night. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he retornado | Yo he retornado a casa temprano. I have returned home early. | |
| Tú | has retornado | Tú has retornado de tus vacaciones. You have returned from your vacation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha retornado | Ella ha retornado del trabajo. She has returned from work. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos retornado | Nosotros hemos retornado a la ciudad. We have returned to the city. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis retornado | Vosotros habéis retornado tarde. You all have returned late. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han retornado | Ellos han retornado de viaje. They have returned from the trip. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había retornado | Yo ya había retornado cuando llegaste. I had already returned when you arrived. | |
| Tú | habías retornado | Tú habías retornado antes de que saliera. You had returned before I left. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había retornado | Ella ya había retornado a casa. She had already returned home. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos retornado | Nosotros habíamos retornado del viaje. We had returned from the trip. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais retornado | Vosotros habíais retornado antes del temporal. You all had returned before the storm. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían retornado | Ellos ya habían retornado cuando llegamos. They had already returned when we arrived. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré retornado | Para entonces, ya habré retornado a casa. By then, I will have returned home. | |
| Tú | habrás retornado | Para las ocho, habrás retornado del trabajo. By eight o'clock, you will have returned from work. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá retornado | Ella habrá retornado antes de la cena. She will have returned before dinner. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos retornado | Nosotros habremos retornado para entonces. We will have returned by then. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis retornado | Vosotros habréis retornado a tiempo. You all will have returned on time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán retornado | Ellos habrán retornado antes del mediodía. They will have returned before noon. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría retornado | Yo habría retornado antes, pero me retrasé. I would have returned earlier, but I was delayed. | |
| Tú | habrías retornado | Tú habrías retornado si hubieras sabido. You would have returned if you had known. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría retornado | Ella habría retornado ayer si no hubiera estado enferma. She would have returned yesterday if she hadn't been sick. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos retornado | Nosotros habríamos retornado juntos, pero no pudimos. We would have returned together, but we couldn't. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais retornado | Vosotros habríais retornado si hubierais tenido tiempo. You all would have returned if you had had time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían retornado | Ellos habrían retornado antes, pero se retrasaron. They would have returned earlier, but they were delayed. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retorne | Es importante que yo retorne temprano. It's important that I return early. | |
| Tú | retornes | Espero que tú retornes pronto. I hope that you return soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retorne | Es posible que él retorne mañana. It's possible that he returns tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retornemos | Queremos que nosotros retornemos juntos. We want us to return together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retornéis | Es necesario que vosotros retornéis a tiempo. It's necessary that you all return on time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retornen | Dudo que ellos retornen hoy. I doubt that they return today. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retornara | Esperaba que él retornara pronto. I hoped that he would return soon. | |
| Tú | retornaras | Dudaba que tú retornaras ayer. I doubted that you returned yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retornara | Quería que ella retornara antes. I wanted her to return earlier. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retornáramos | Si nosotros retornáramos ahora, sería mejor. If we returned now, it would be better. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retornárais | No creía que vosotros retornárais tarde. I didn't believe that you all returned late. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retornaran | Esperaban que ellos retornaran pronto. They hoped that they would return soon. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retornare | Si llegare temprano, te avisaré. If I arrive early, I will let you know. | |
| Tú | retornares | Cuando retornares, hablaremos. When you return, we will talk. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retornare | Si ella retornare, todo estará bien. If she returns, everything will be fine. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retornáremos | Retornáremos antes de la noche. We will return before night. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retornareis | Retornareis cuando termine la reunión. You all will return when the meeting ends. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retornaren | Si ellos retornaren, podremos comenzar. If they return, we can start. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya retornado | Espero que haya retornado a tiempo. I hope he has returned on time. | |
| Tú | hayas retornado | Es posible que hayas retornado ayer. It's possible that you have returned yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya retornado | No creo que ella haya retornado todavía. I don't think she has returned yet. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos retornado | Es importante que hayamos retornado antes del mediodía. It's important that we have returned before noon. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis retornado | Me alegra que hayáis retornado sanos y salvos. I'm glad that you all have returned safe and sound. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan retornado | No creo que hayan retornado todavía. I don't think they have returned yet. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera retornado | Si él hubiera retornado antes, habríamos llegado a tiempo. If he had returned earlier, we would have arrived on time. | |
| Tú | hubieras retornado | Me habría gustado que tú hubieras retornado con nosotros. I would have liked you to have returned with us. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera retornado | Es posible que ella hubiera retornado ayer. It's possible that she had returned yesterday. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos retornado | Si nosotros hubiéramos retornado antes, no habría pasado esto. If we had returned earlier, this wouldn't have happened. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais retornado | Ojalá vosotros hubierais retornado a tiempo. I wish you all had returned on time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran retornado | No creía que ellos hubieran retornado todavía. I didn't think they had returned yet. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere retornado | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere retornado. When I arrive, I will have already returned. | |
| Tú | hubieres retornado | Para entonces, tú hubieres retornado. By then, you will have returned. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere retornado | Es posible que él hubiere retornado. It is possible that he will have returned. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos retornado | Cuando lleguemos, ya nos hubiéremos retornado. When we arrive, we will have already returned. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis retornado | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis retornado. By then, you all will have returned. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren retornado | Es probable que ellos hubieren retornado. It is likely that they will have returned. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retorno | No des instrucciones a mí, yo retorno cuando quiera. Don't give me instructions, I return when I want. | |
| Tú | retorna | ¡Retorna a casa antes de las diez! Return home before ten! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retorne | Por favor, retorne a la oficina mañana. Please return to the office tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retornemos | Retornemos al pueblo después del trabajo. Let's return to the town after work. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retornad | Retornad a casa ahora mismo. Return home right now. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retornen | Que retornen a sus tareas inmediatamente. Let them return to their tasks immediately. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no retorne | No retorne a esa calle peligrosa. Don't return to that dangerous street. | |
| Tú | no retornes | No retornes sin avisar. Don't return without warning. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no retorne | Por favor, no retorne antes de tiempo. Please, don't return early. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no retornemos | No retornemos todavía, espera más. Let's not return yet, wait longer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no retornéis | No retornéis sin permiso. Don't return without permission. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no retornen | No retornen a esa ciudad. They shouldn't return to that city. |
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