Terminar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Terminar in Spanish

Terminar means “to finish,” “to end,” or “to complete.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and the main patterns terminar algo, terminar de + infinitive, and terminar por + infinitive.

Terminar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Terminar keeps the stable stem termin- and takes ordinary -AR endings. Its gerund terminando — “finishing / ending” — and participle terminado — “finished / ended” — are regular.

Terminar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle terminado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	terminar	to finish / end
Gerund	terminando	finishing / ending
Past participle	terminado	finished / ended

Terminar meaning and essential uses

Terminar can be transitive, meaning to bring something to an end: Termino el informe. — “I finish the report.” It can also be intransitive when an event or process ends: La reunión termina a las cinco. — “The meeting ends at five.”

A key construction is terminar de + infinitive for finishing an action: Termino de comer. — “I finish eating.” Another useful pattern is terminar por + infinitive, meaning eventually ending up doing something.

Terminar regular conjugation pattern

The stem termin- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as termino — “I finish,” terminé — “I finished,” and termine — “that I finish” — use ordinary -AR endings.

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

Terminar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Terminar 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	termino	I finish / end
Tú — you, singular informal	terminas	you finish / end
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	termina	he / she finishes / ends; you finish / end (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	terminamos	we finish / end
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	termináis	you finish / end (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	terminan	they finish / end; you finish / end (plural)

• Termino el trabajo a las cinco. — I finish work at five.

Terminar 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	terminé	I finished / ended
Tú — you, singular informal	terminaste	you finished / ended
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	terminó	he / she finished / ended; you finished / ended (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	terminamos	we finished / ended
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	terminasteis	you finished / ended (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	terminaron	they finished / ended; you finished / ended (plural)

• Ayer terminé el informe. — Yesterday I finished the report.

Terminar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant terminado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	terminaba	I used to finish / end / was finishing / ending
Tú — you, singular informal	terminabas	you used to finish / end / were finishing / ending
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	terminaba	he / she used to finish / end / was finishing / ending; you used to finish / end / were finishing / ending (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	terminábamos	we used to finish / end / were finishing / ending
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	terminabais	you used to finish / end / were finishing / ending (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	terminaban	they used to finish / end / were finishing / ending; you used to finish / end / were finishing / ending (plural)

• Antes terminaba las tareas por la noche. — I used to finish tasks at night.

Terminar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus terminando — “finishing / ending.”

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

• Estoy terminando un proyecto importante. — I am finishing an important project.

Terminar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and terminar.

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

• Voy a terminar el libro esta semana. — I am going to finish the book this week.

Terminar 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	terminaré	I will finish / end
Tú — you, singular informal	terminarás	you will finish / end
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	terminará	he / she will finish / end; you will finish / end (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	terminaremos	we will finish / end
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	terminaréis	you will finish / end (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	terminarán	they will finish / end; you will finish / end (plural)

• Terminaremos la reunión a las seis. — We will finish the meeting at six.

Terminar 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	terminaría	I would finish / end
Tú — you, singular informal	terminarías	you would finish / end
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	terminaría	he / she would finish / end; you would finish / end (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	terminaríamos	we would finish / end
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	terminaríais	you would finish / end (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	terminarían	they would finish / end; you would finish / end (plural)

• Terminaría primero la parte más difícil. — I would finish the hardest part first.

Terminar 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant terminado.

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

• He terminado todos los ejercicios. — I have finished all the exercises.

Terminar 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant terminado.

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

• Ya habíamos terminado cuando llamó. — We had already finished when he / she called.

Terminar 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant terminado.

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

• Para entonces habrán terminado el proyecto. — By then they will have finished the project.

Terminar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant terminado.

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

• Habría terminado antes con más ayuda. — I would have finished earlier with more help.

Terminar subjunctive conjugations

Terminar 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	termine	that I finish / end
Tú — you, singular informal	termines	that you finish / end
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	termine	that he / she finish / end; that you finish / end (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	terminemos	that we finish / end
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	terminéis	that you finish / end (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	terminen	that they finish / end; that you finish / end (plural)

• Quiero que termines hoy. — I want you to finish today.

Terminar 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant terminado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	terminara	that I finished / ended
Tú — you, singular informal	terminaras	that you finished / ended
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	terminara	that he / she finished / ended; that you finished / ended (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	termináramos	that we finished / ended
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	terminarais	that you finished / ended (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	terminaran	that they finished / ended; that you finished / ended (plural)

• Preferían que termináramos antes de las seis. — They preferred that we finish before six.
• Era mejor que terminases primero el informe. — It was better for you to finish the report first.

Terminar 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	terminare	if / when I should finish / end
Tú — you, singular informal	terminares	if / when you should finish / end
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	terminare	if / when he / she should finish / end; if / when you should finish / end (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	termináremos	if / when we should finish / end
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	terminareis	if / when you should finish / end (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	terminaren	if / when they should finish / end; if / when you should finish / end (plural)

• Quien terminare la prueba deberá entregar el material. — Whoever should finish the test must hand in the material.

Terminar 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant terminado.

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

• Me alegra que hayas terminado el curso. — I am glad that you finished the course.

Terminar 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant terminado.

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

• Si hubiera terminado antes, habría salido contigo. — If I had finished earlier, I would have gone out with you.
• Si hubieses terminado el informe, podríamos enviarlo. — If you had finished the report, we could send it.

Terminar 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant terminado.

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

• Si hubieren terminado la revisión, deberán firmar el acta. — If they should have finished the review, they must sign the record.

Terminar imperative and commands

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

Terminar affirmative commands

Use the verified 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	termina	finish
Usted — you, singular formal	termine	finish (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	terminemos	let’s finish
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	terminad	finish (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	terminen	finish (plural)

• Termina la tarea antes de cenar. — Finish the task before dinner.

Terminar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no termines	do not finish
Usted — you, singular formal	no termine	do not finish (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no terminemos	let’s not finish
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no terminéis	do not finish (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no terminen	do not finish (plural)

• No termines el informe sin revisarlo. — Do not finish the report without reviewing it.

Common constructions with Terminar

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

• terminar algo. — to finish / complete something.
• terminar de + infinitive. — to finish doing something.
• terminar por + infinitive. — to end up eventually doing something.
• algo termina. — something ends.

Example sentences with Terminar

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

• La película termina a las diez. — The movie ends at ten.
• Acabo de terminar el trabajo. — I have just finished the work.
• Terminó por aceptar la propuesta. — He / she ended up accepting the proposal.
• Espero que termines a tiempo. — I hope you finish on time.
• Ya hemos terminado de comer. — We have already finished eating.
• Termina primero la tarea más importante. — Finish the most important task first.

Regional and usage notes for Terminar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos terminás el trabajo temprano. — You finish work early. (voseo)
• Terminá el informe hoy. — Finish the report today. (affirmative vos command)

Terminar is fully regular. The key learner focus is syntactic: use a direct object for what is finished, de + infinitive for finishing an action, and por + infinitive for an eventual outcome.