-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate renunciar in Spanish

to resign, to give up

renunciar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2316 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Renunció a su puesto de trabajo." (She resigned from her job.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo renuncio
renuncias
él/ella/Ud. renuncia
nosotros renunciamos
vosotros renunciáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. renuncian
Example

No renuncio a mis sueños.

I don't give up on my dreams.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo renuncié
renunciaste
él/ella/Ud. renunció
nosotros renunciamos
vosotros renunciasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. renunciaron
Example

Ayer yo renuncié.

Yesterday I resign, to give up.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo renunciaba
renunciabas
él/ella/Ud. renunciaba
nosotros renunciábamos
vosotros renunciabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. renunciaban
Example

Antes yo renunciaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to resign, to give up often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo renunciaré
renunciarás
él/ella/Ud. renunciará
nosotros renunciaremos
vosotros renunciaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. renunciarán
Example

Mañana yo renunciaré.

Tomorrow I will resign, to give up.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo renunciaría
renunciarías
él/ella/Ud. renunciaría
nosotros renunciaríamos
vosotros renunciaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. renunciarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo renunciaría.

If I could, I would resign, to give up.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo renuncie
renuncies
él/ella/Ud. renuncie
nosotros renunciemos
vosotros renunciéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. renuncien
Example

Espero que tú renuncies.

I hope that you resign, to give up.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
renuncia
él/ella/Ud. renuncie
nosotros renunciemos
vosotros renunciad
ellos/ellas/Uds. renuncien
Example

¡Renuncia!

Resign, to give up!

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