Turbar means to disturb, unsettle, or perturb someone or something. It is used when referring to causing emotional or physical disturbance.
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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 | turbo | No quiero que me turbes con tus problemas. I don't want you to disturb me with your problems.  | |
| Tú | turbas | ¿Por qué me turbas con esas noticias? Why do you disturb me with those news?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | turba | La música turba a los vecinos. The music disturbs the neighbors.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | turbamos | No nos turba el ruido del tráfico. We are not disturbed by the traffic noise.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | turbáis | No os turbéis con esas palabras. Don't be disturbed by those words.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | turban | Las noticias turban a toda la comunidad. The news disturb the entire community.  | 
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | turbé | La tormenta me turbé anoche. The storm disturbed me last night.  | |
| Tú | turbaste | Tú turbaste la paz del grupo. You disturbed the peace of the group.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | turbó | El ruido turbaron su concentración. The noise disturbed his concentration.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | turbamos | Nosotros turbamos la calma en la reunión. We disturbed the calm in the meeting.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | turbasteis | Vuestros comentarios turbaron el ambiente. Your comments disturbed the atmosphere.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | turbieron | Las noticias turbaron a todos. The news disturbed everyone.  | 
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | turbaba | El ruido me turbaba cuando estudiaba. The noise disturbed me when I was studying.  | |
| Tú | turbabas | A veces, tú turbabas la paz del vecindario. Sometimes, you disturbed the peace of the neighborhood.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | turbaba | La noticia le turbaba mucho. The news disturbed him/her a lot.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | turbábamos | Nos turbaba la incertidumbre del futuro. We were disturbed by the uncertainty of the future.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | turbabais | Vuestras palabras turbabais mi tranquilidad. Your words disturbed my peace.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | turbaban | Las noticias turbaban a todos en la sala. The news disturbed everyone in the room.  | 
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy turbando | Estoy turbando la paz del vecindario. I am disturbing the peace of the neighborhood.  | |
| Tú | estás turbando | Estás turbando a todos con esa actitud. You are disturbing everyone with that attitude.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está turbando | Ella está turbando la reunión con sus comentarios. She is disturbing the meeting with her comments.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos turbando | Estamos turbando la clase con ruidos. We are disturbing the class with noises.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis turbando | Vosotros estáis turbando la tranquilidad del lugar. You all are disturbing the tranquility of the place.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están turbando | Los niños están turbando a los vecinos. The children are disturbing the neighbors.  | 
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 turbar | Voy a turbar la reunión con esa noticia. I am going to disturb the meeting with that news.  | |
| Tú | vas a turbar | ¿Vas a turbar la clase otra vez? Are you going to disturb the class again?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a turbar | Ella va a turbar la paz del vecindario. She is going to disturb the peace of the neighborhood.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a turbar | Vamos a turbar el evento con esa noticia. We are going to disturb the event with that news.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a turbar | ¿Vais a turbar la reunión? Are you all going to disturb the meeting?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a turbar | Los niños van a turbar la clase. The children are going to disturb the class.  | 
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | turbare | Mañana no me turbaré por eso. Tomorrow I will not be disturbed by that.  | |
| Tú | turbareás | Tú no te turbarás ante los problemas. You will not be disturbed by the problems.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | turbareá | Él no se turbará con las noticias. He will not be disturbed by the news.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | turbaremos | Nosotros no nos turbaremos fácilmente. We will not be easily disturbed.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | turbareis | Vosotros no os turbaréis por eso. You all will not be disturbed by that.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | turbareán | Ellos no se turbarán con las dificultades. They will not be disturbed by the difficulties.  | 
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | turbearía | No me gustaría turbarte en tu trabajo. I wouldn't like to disturb you at your work.  | |
| Tú | turbearías | ¿Turbearías si entrara sin llamar? Would you disturb if I entered without knocking?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | turbearía | Él no querría turbar la reunión. He wouldn't want to disturb the meeting.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | turbearíamos | Turbearíamos menos si supiéramos la verdad. We would disturb less if we knew the truth.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | turbearíais | ¿Turbearíais si os llamara ahora? Would you disturb if I called you now?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | turbearían | Probablemente no turbarían la paz. They probably wouldn't disturb the peace.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he turbad | Yo he turbad por la noticia. I have been disturbed by the news.  | |
| Tú | has turbad | Tú has turbad con esa decisión. You have been disturbed by that decision.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha turbad | Ella ha turbad desde ayer. She has been disturbed since yesterday.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos turbad | Nosotros hemos turbad por el problema. We have been disturbed by the problem.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis turbad | Vosotros habéis turbad con esa noticia. You all have been disturbed by that news.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han turbad | Ellos han turbad por la situación. They have been disturbed by the situation.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había turbado | Yo había turbado la paz del vecindario. I had disturbed the neighborhood's peace.  | |
| Tú | habías turbado | Tú habías turbado la reunión anterior. You had disturbed the previous meeting.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había turbado | Ella había turbado el ambiente con su actitud. She had disturbed the environment with her attitude.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos turbado | Nosotros habíamos turbado la calma del lugar. We had disturbed the calm of the place.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais turbado | Vosotros habíais turbado la tranquilidad. You all had disturbed the tranquility.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían turbado | Ellos habían turbado la paz del vecindario. They had disturbed the neighborhood's peace.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré turbado | Para entonces, ya habré turbado la situación. By then, I will have disturbed the situation.  | |
| Tú | habrás turbado | Seguramente habrás turbado a todos con esa noticia. You will have disturbed everyone with that news.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá turbado | Ella habrá turbado el ambiente con su actitud. She will have disturbed the environment with her attitude.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos turbado | Nosotros habremos turbado la calma del lugar. We will have disturbed the peace of the place.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis turbado | Vosotros habréis turbado a los vecinos con el ruido. You all will have disturbed the neighbors with the noise.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán turbado | Ellos habrán turbado la reunión con sus comentarios. They will have disturbed the meeting with their comments.  | 
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría turbado | Yo habría turbado la calma si hubiera sabido. I would have disturbed the calm if I had known.  | |
| Tú | habrías turbado | Tú habrías turbado la reunión sin querer. You would have disturbed the meeting unintentionally.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría turbado | Él habría turbado el ambiente con su comentario. He would have disturbed the atmosphere with his comment.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos turbado | Nosotros habríamos turbado la fiesta si hubiéramos llegado temprano. We would have disturbed the party if we had arrived early.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais turbado | Vosotros habríais turbado la conferencia con esas preguntas. You all would have disturbed the conference with those questions.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían turbado | Ellos habrían turbado la reunión con su discusión. They would have disturbed the meeting with their discussion.  | 
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | turbe | Espero que no me turbe la noticia. I hope the news doesn't disturb me.  | |
| Tú | turbes | Es importante que no te turbes por eso. It's important that you don't get upset about it.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | turbe | Me alegra que él no turbe la paz. I'm glad that he doesn't disturb the peace.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | turbemos | Es mejor que no nos turbamos con esas noticias. It's better that we don't get upset with those news.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | turbéis | Espero que no os turbéis por el problema. I hope you all don't get upset about the problem.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | turben | Es posible que ellas no turben la armonía. It's possible that they don't disturb the harmony.  | 
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | turbara | Esperaba que no me turbara la noticia. I hoped that the news wouldn't disturb me.  | |
| Tú | turbara | No creía que te turbara tanto. I didn't think that it would disturb you so much.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | turbara | No quería que ella turbara a los demás. He didn't want her to disturb others.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | turbáramos | Esperábamos que no nos turbáramos con eso. We hoped that we wouldn't be disturbed by that.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | turbaráis | No pensaba que os turbára tanto. I didn't think that it would disturb you all so much.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | turbaran | No querían que les turbara la situación. They didn't want the situation to disturb them.  | 
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | turbare | Si algo me turbare, te avisaré. If something disturbs me, I will inform you.  | |
| Tú | turbare | Cuando te turbare, sabrás qué hacer. When it disturbs you, you will know what to do.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | turbare | Si algo le turbare, lo resolverá pronto. If something disturbs him/her, he/she will resolve it soon.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | turbáremos | Nos turbare lo que suceda mañana. We will be disturbed by what happens tomorrow.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | turbareis | Si algo os turbare, lo enfrentaréis juntos. If something disturbs you all, you will face it together.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | turbaren | Si las noticias los turbaren, hablarán con calma. If the news disturbs them, they will speak calmly.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya turbado | Es posible que haya turbado la paz. It is possible that I have disturbed the peace.  | |
| Tú | hayas turbado | No creo que hayas turbado a nadie. I don't think that you have disturbed anyone.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya turbado | Es probable que él haya turbado el ambiente. It is likely that he has disturbed the environment.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos turbado | Quizá hayamos turbado la situación sin querer. Maybe we have disturbed the situation unintentionally.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis turbado | No creo que hayáis turbado la reunión. I don't think that you all have disturbed the meeting.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan turbado | Es posible que hayan turbado la calma. It is possible that they have disturbed the calm.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera turbado | Si hubiera turbado la paz, lo lamentaría. If I had disturbed the peace, I would regret it.  | |
| Tú | hubieras turbado | Es posible que hubieras turbado el ambiente. You might have disturbed the environment.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera turbado | Ella pensó que él hubiera turbado la reunión. She thought that he had disturbed the meeting.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos turbado | No creí que hubiéramos turbado tanto. I didn't think we had disturbed so much.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais turbado | Quizá vosotros hubierais turbado el orden. Maybe you all had disturbed the order.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran turbado | Si ellos hubieran turbado la calma, habría sido grave. If they had disturbed the calm, it would have been serious.  | 
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 turbado | Cuando haya llegado, ya hubiere turbado. When I arrive, I will have already disturbed.  | |
| Tú | hubieres turbado | Es posible que tú hubieres turbado la paz. It is possible that you will have disturbed the peace.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere turbado | Es probable que él hubiere turbado el orden. It is likely that he will have disturbed the order.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos turbado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos turbado todo. By then, we will have disturbed everything.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis turbado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis turbado la situación. Maybe you will have disturbed the situation.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren turbado | Es posible que ellos hubieren turbado la calma. It is possible that they will have disturbed the calm.  | 
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | turbé | No des turbar a los demás. Don't disturb others.  | |
| Tú | turbas | ¡Turbá la música, por favor! Turn down the music, please!  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | turbé | No turbé la calma en la reunión. Don't disturb the calm at the meeting.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | turbemos | Turbemos el ambiente con alegría. Let's disturb the environment with joy.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | turbad | ¡Turbad el orden en la clase! Disrupt the order in the class!  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | turbén | No turben la paz del vecindario. Don't disturb the peace of the neighborhood.  | 
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no turbes | No turbes la calma en la reunión. Don't disturb the calm in the meeting.  | |
| Tú | no turbes | Por favor, no turbes mi trabajo. Please, don't disturb my work.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no turbe | No turbe la clase, por favor. Don't disturb the class, please.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no turbemos | No turbemos la paz del vecindario. Let's not disturb the neighborhood's peace.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no turbéis | No turbéis a los demás con ruidos. Don't disturb others with noise.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no turben | No turben la tranquilidad del parque. Don't disturb the tranquility of the park.  | 
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