Girar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Girar in Spanish

Girar means “to turn,” “to rotate,” “to change direction,” or “to revolve.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and its main movement, direction, and topic patterns.

Girar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE gives giro, giras / girás, gira, giramos, giráis, giran, with regular gerund girando and participle girado.

Girar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber in compound forms. The participle girado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	girar	to turn / rotate
Gerund	girando	turning / rotating
Past participle	girado	turned / rotated

Girar meaning and essential uses

RAE records girar transitively for rotating an object around a point or axis and intransitively for something rotating: Giro la rueda. — “I turn the wheel.”

It also means changing direction, as in La calle gira a la derecha, and can describe a conversation, business, or issue revolving around a topic.

Girar regular conjugation pattern

The stem gir- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as giro, giré, and gire take ordinary -AR endings.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.

Girar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Girar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	giro	I turn / rotate
Tú — you, singular informal	giras	you turn / rotate
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	gira	he / she turns / rotates; you turn / rotate (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	giramos	we turn / rotate
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	giráis	you turn / rotate (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	giran	they turn / rotate; you turn / rotate (plural)

• Giro la llave lentamente. — I turn the key slowly.

Girar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	giré	I turned / rotated
Tú — you, singular informal	giraste	you turned / rotated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	giró	he / she turned / rotated; you turned / rotated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	giramos	we turned / rotated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	girasteis	you turned / rotated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	giraron	they turned / rotated; you turned / rotated (plural)

• Ayer giré a la izquierda en esa esquina. — Yesterday I turned left at that corner.

Girar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant girado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	giraba	I used to turn / rotate / was turning / rotating
Tú — you, singular informal	girabas	you used to turn / rotate / were turning / rotating
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	giraba	he / she used to turn / rotate / was turning / rotating; you used to turn / rotate / were turning / rotating (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	girábamos	we used to turn / rotate / were turning / rotating
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	girabais	you used to turn / rotate / were turning / rotating (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	giraban	they used to turn / rotate / were turning / rotating; you used to turn / rotate / were turning / rotating (plural)

• Antes girábamos la rueda a mano. — We used to turn the wheel by hand.

Girar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus girando.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy girando	I am turning / rotating
Tú — you, singular informal	estás girando	you are turning / rotating
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está girando	he / she is turning / rotating; you are turning / rotating (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos girando	we are turning / rotating
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis girando	you are turning / rotating (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están girando	they are turning / rotating; you are turning / rotating (plural)

• Estoy girando la perilla. — I am turning the knob.

Girar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir + a + girar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a girar	I am going to turn / rotate
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a girar	you are going to turn / rotate
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a girar	he / she is going to turn / rotate; you are going to turn / rotate (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a girar	we are going to turn / rotate
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a girar	you are going to turn / rotate (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a girar	they are going to turn / rotate; you are going to turn / rotate (plural)

• Voy a girar a la derecha. — I am going to turn right.

Girar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	giraré	I will turn / rotate
Tú — you, singular informal	girarás	you will turn / rotate
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	girará	he / she will turn / rotate; you will turn / rotate (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	giraremos	we will turn / rotate
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	giraréis	you will turn / rotate (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	girarán	they will turn / rotate; you will turn / rotate (plural)

• Giraremos después del puente. — We will turn after the bridge.

Girar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	giraría	I would turn / rotate
Tú — you, singular informal	girarías	you would turn / rotate
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	giraría	he / she would turn / rotate; you would turn / rotate (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	giraríamos	we would turn / rotate
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	giraríais	you would turn / rotate (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	girarían	they would turn / rotate; you would turn / rotate (plural)

• Giraría la pieza un poco más. — I would rotate the piece a little more.

Girar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant girado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he girado	I have turned / rotated
Tú — you, singular informal	has girado	you have turned / rotated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha girado	he / she has turned / rotated; you have turned / rotated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos girado	we have turned / rotated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis girado	you have turned / rotated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han girado	they have turned / rotated; you have turned / rotated (plural)

• He girado la llave dos veces. — I have turned the key twice.

Girar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant girado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había girado	I had turned / rotated
Tú — you, singular informal	habías girado	you had turned / rotated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había girado	he / she had turned / rotated; you had turned / rotated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos girado	we had turned / rotated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais girado	you had turned / rotated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían girado	they had turned / rotated; you had turned / rotated (plural)

• Ya habíamos girado hacia el norte. — We had already turned north.

Girar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant girado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré girado	I will have turned / rotated
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás girado	you will have turned / rotated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá girado	he / she will have turned / rotated; you will have turned / rotated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos girado	we will have turned / rotated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis girado	you will have turned / rotated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán girado	they will have turned / rotated; you will have turned / rotated (plural)

• Para entonces habrán girado todas las piezas. — By then they will have rotated all the pieces.

Girar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant girado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría girado	I would have turned / rotated
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías girado	you would have turned / rotated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría girado	he / she would have turned / rotated; you would have turned / rotated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos girado	we would have turned / rotated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais girado	you would have turned / rotated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían girado	they would have turned / rotated; you would have turned / rotated (plural)

• Habría girado antes con una señal clara. — I would have turned earlier with a clear sign.

Girar subjunctive conjugations

Girar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	gire	that I turn / rotate
Tú — you, singular informal	gires	that you turn / rotate
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	gire	that he / she turn / rotate; that you turn / rotate (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	giremos	that we turn / rotate
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	giréis	that you turn / rotate (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	giren	that they turn / rotate; that you turn / rotate (plural)

• Quiero que gires la rueda despacio. — I want you to turn the wheel slowly.

Girar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant girado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	girara	that I turned / rotated
Tú — you, singular informal	giraras	that you turned / rotated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	girara	that he / she turned / rotated; that you turned / rotated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	giráramos	that we turned / rotated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	girarais	that you turned / rotated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	giraran	that they turned / rotated; that you turned / rotated (plural)

• Preferían que giráramos a la derecha. — They preferred that we turn right.
• Era mejor que girases la pieza con cuidado. — It was better for you to rotate the piece carefully.

Girar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	girare	if / when I should turn / rotate
Tú — you, singular informal	girares	if / when you should turn / rotate
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	girare	if / when he / she should turn / rotate; if / when you should turn / rotate (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	giráremos	if / when we should turn / rotate
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	girareis	if / when you should turn / rotate (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	giraren	if / when they should turn / rotate; if / when you should turn / rotate (plural)

• Quien girare hacia la zona restringida deberá detenerse. — Whoever should turn toward the restricted area must stop.

Girar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant girado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya girado	that I have turned / rotated
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas girado	that you have turned / rotated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya girado	that he / she has turned / rotated; that you have turned / rotated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos girado	that we have turned / rotated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis girado	that you have turned / rotated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan girado	that they have turned / rotated; that you have turned / rotated (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas girado correctamente. — I am glad that you turned correctly.

Girar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant girado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera girado	that I had turned / rotated
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras girado	that you had turned / rotated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera girado	that he / she had turned / rotated; that you had turned / rotated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos girado	that we had turned / rotated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais girado	that you had turned / rotated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran girado	that they had turned / rotated; that you had turned / rotated (plural)

• Si hubiera girado antes, habría evitado el tráfico. — If I had turned earlier, I would have avoided the traffic.
• Si hubieses girado la llave con fuerza, podrías haberla roto. — If you had turned the key forcefully, you could have broken it.

Girar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant girado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere girado	if / when I should have turned / rotated
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres girado	if / when you should have turned / rotated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere girado	if / when he / she should have turned / rotated; if / when you should have turned / rotated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos girado	if / when we should have turned / rotated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis girado	if / when you should have turned / rotated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren girado	if / when they should have turned / rotated; if / when you should have turned / rotated (plural)

• Si hubieren girado componentes adicionales, deberán revisarlos. — If they should have rotated additional components, they must inspect them.

Girar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Girar affirmative commands

Use the regular affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	gira	turn
Usted — you, singular formal	gire	turn (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	giremos	let’s turn
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	girad	turn (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	giren	turn (plural)

• Gira a la derecha en el semáforo. — Turn right at the traffic light.

Girar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no gires	do not turn
Usted — you, singular formal	no gire	do not turn (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no giremos	let’s not turn
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no giréis	do not turn (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no giren	do not turn (plural)

• No gires la pieza demasiado rápido. — Do not rotate the piece too quickly.

Common constructions with Girar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• girar algo. — to turn / rotate something.
• girar a la derecha / izquierda. — to turn right / left.
• girar alrededor de + point / object. — to revolve around something.
• girar en torno a + topic. — to revolve around a topic.

Example sentences with Girar

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• La Tierra gira alrededor del Sol. — The Earth revolves around the Sun.
• La conversación gira en torno al trabajo. — The conversation revolves around work.
• ¿Dónde tengo que girar? — Where do I have to turn?
• Espero que gires en la próxima calle. — I hope you turn at the next street.
• Ya hemos girado la pieza. — We have already rotated the piece.
• Gira lentamente hasta la marca. — Turn slowly until the mark.

Regional and usage notes for Girar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos girás a la izquierda aquí. — You turn left here. (voseo)
• Girá a la derecha después del puente. — Turn right after the bridge. (affirmative vos command)

Girar is fully regular. Focus on whether it is transitive for turning an object, intransitive for rotating or changing direction, or figurative in expressions such as girar en torno a.