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Terminar Conjugation in Spanish

Learn terminar, meaning to (cause to) finish, to (cause to) end, to (cause to) terminate, to (cause to) conclude, through verified forms and contextual examples.

regular-argerund: terminandoparticiple: terminado

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What does terminar mean?

terminar means to (cause to) finish, to (cause to) end, to (cause to) terminate, to (cause to) conclude in English. It is a regular -ar verb.

It can also be used with these related meanings: to finish, to end, to terminate, to be over, to conclude (of a thing); to end up, to wind up, to turn out.

Principal forms of terminar

Infinitive: terminar
Gerund: terminando
Past participle: terminado

Terminar conjugation table

Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.

Pronoun	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Future
yo	termino	terminé	terminaba	terminaré
tú	terminas	terminaste	terminabas	terminarás
él / ella / usted	termina	terminó	terminaba	terminará
nosotros/as	terminamos	terminamos	terminábamos	terminaremos
ellos/as / ustedes	terminan	terminaron	terminaban	terminarán

Pattern notes

Terminar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.

Examples with terminar

El juego ya casi termina.The game's almost over.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Él ya terminó su trabajo.He has already finished his work.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

La guerra terminó en 1945.The war ended in 1945.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Practice prompts

Conjugate terminar for yo in the present.
Use the preterite form for ella.
Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
Write a short sentence in the future.

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