tornar a + Infinitive

Tornar a for Repetition

Level 3

Tornar a + infinitive means doing the action again.

How It Works

Tornaré a trucar means I will call again. The finite form of tornar sets person and tense, while the infinitive names the repeated action. Keep a between the verbs: ha tornat a ploure.

This differs from lexical tornar to a place: torno a casa means I return home. A following infinitive makes the repetition construction clear, though movement and another purpose can coexist in a longer sentence.

Negation can target repetition: no tornaré a fer-ho means I will not do it again. A pronoun can attach to the infinitive or appear before the finite verbal group where the construction allows it. Contrast deixar de, which marks stopping, and acabar de, which marks recent completion; the three periphrases describe different phases or repetitions of an event.

Examples (3)

  1. Tornaré a trucar demà.

    I will call again tomorrow.

  2. Ha tornat a ploure.

    It has rained again.

  3. No tornaré a fer-ho.

    I will not do it again.

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tornar a + InfinitiveLevel 3Tornar a for Repetition

Learn This First

Recognize a finite verb followed by an unchanged infinitive. Attach a pronoun to the repeated action's infinitive.

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