Conjugation of tornar in Catalan
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | torno | |
| tu | tornes | |
| ell/ella/vostè | torna | |
| nosaltres | tornem | |
| vosaltres | torneu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | tornen |
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | torní | |
| tu | tornares | |
| ell/ella/vostè | tornà | |
| nosaltres | tornàrem | |
| vosaltres | tornàreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | tornaren |
Common mistakes in the Passat simple
- tu
tornastetornaresSpanish influence: don't use the Spanish -aste ending. Catalan simple past for 'tu' is tornares (or prefer periphrastic past).
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | tornava | |
| tu | tornaves | |
| ell/ella/vostè | tornava | |
| nosaltres | tornàvem | |
| vosaltres | tornàveu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | tornaven |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | tornaré | |
| tu | tornaràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | tornarà | |
| nosaltres | tornarem | |
| vosaltres | tornareu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | tornaran |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | tornaria | |
| tu | tornaries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | tornaria | |
| nosaltres | tornaríem | |
| vosaltres | tornaríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | tornarien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | torni | |
| tu | tornis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | torni | |
| nosaltres | tornem | |
| vosaltres | torneu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | tornin |
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | tornés | |
| tu | tornessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | tornés | |
| nosaltres | tornéssim | |
| vosaltres | tornéssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | tornessin |
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | torna | |
| ell/ella/vostè | torni | |
| nosaltres | tornem | |
| vosaltres | torneu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | tornin |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiu
- tu
tornartornaDon't use the infinitive as the command. The informal imperative is 'torna'.
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | tornant | |
| tu | tornant | |
| ell/ella/vostè | tornant | |
| nosaltres | tornant | |
| vosaltres | tornant | |
| ells/elles/vostès | tornant |
Common mistakes in the Gerundi
- jo
tornandotornantIncorrect Spanish/Portuguese-like gerund. Catalan gerund for -ar verbs ends in -ant: 'tornant'.
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | tornat | |
| tu | tornat | |
| ell/ella/vostè | tornat | |
| nosaltres | tornat | |
| vosaltres | tornat | |
| ells/elles/vostès | tornat |
tornar — frequently asked questions
Is tornar a regular verb?
Yes — tornar is a regular Catalan verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does tornar mean?
tornar is a Catalan verb meaning "to return, to come back".