Torcer conjugation chart
Torcer present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I twist | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you twist | |
| vos | you twist | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she twists | |
| nosotros | we twist | |
| vosotros | you all twist | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they twist |
The highlighted forms change their stem. Notice that nosotros, vosotros and vos stay out: draw a line around the forms that change and you get a boot, which is why these are called “boot verbs.”
Torcer preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I twisted | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you twisted | |
| vos | you twisted | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she twisted | |
| nosotros | we twisted | |
| vosotros | you all twisted | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they twisted |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Torcer imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to twist | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to twist | |
| vos | you used to twist | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to twist | |
| nosotros | we used to twist | |
| vosotros | you all used to twist | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to twist |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Torcer future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will twist | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will twist | |
| vos | you will twist | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will twist | |
| nosotros | we will twist | |
| vosotros | you all will twist | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will twist |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Torcer conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would twist | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would twist | |
| vos | you would twist | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would twist | |
| nosotros | we would twist | |
| vosotros | you all would twist | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would twist |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Torcer present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I twist | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you twist | |
| vos | that you twist | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she twist | |
| nosotros | that we twist | |
| vosotros | that you all twist | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they twist |
Irregular in yo, tú, él/ella/usted and ellos/ustedes (in red): tuerza, tuerzas…; the other forms are regular.
Torcer imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I twisted | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you twisted | |
| vos | if you twisted | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she twisted | |
| nosotros | if we twisted | |
| vosotros | if you all twisted | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they twisted |
Regular: same endings as comer.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (torciese), more common in writing.
Torcer affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | twist! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | twist! | |
| usted | twist! | |
| nosotros | let's twist! | |
| vosotros | twist! | |
| ustedes | twist! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: tuerce. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (tuerza, torzamos, tuerzan).
Torcer negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't twist! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't twist! | |
| usted | don't twist! | |
| nosotros | let's not twist! | |
| vosotros | don't twist! | |
| ustedes | don't twist! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + tuerzas, tuerza…
Always the verb haber + the past participle torcido, which never changes.
Torcer present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he torcido |
|---|---|
| tú | has torcido |
| vos | has torcido |
| él, ella, usted | ha torcido |
| nosotros | hemos torcido |
| vosotros | habéis torcido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han torcido |
Torcer pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había torcido |
|---|---|
| tú | habías torcido |
| vos | habías torcido |
| él, ella, usted | había torcido |
| nosotros | habíamos torcido |
| vosotros | habíais torcido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían torcido |
Torcer future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré torcido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás torcido |
| vos | habrás torcido |
| él, ella, usted | habrá torcido |
| nosotros | habremos torcido |
| vosotros | habréis torcido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán torcido |
Torcer conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría torcido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías torcido |
| vos | habrías torcido |
| él, ella, usted | habría torcido |
| nosotros | habríamos torcido |
| vosotros | habríais torcido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían torcido |
Torcer present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya torcido |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas torcido |
| vos | hayas torcido |
| él, ella, usted | haya torcido |
| nosotros | hayamos torcido |
| vosotros | hayáis torcido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan torcido |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Practice torcer
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