Volver conjugation
Volver means "to come back". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.
Volver changes form (an irregular, stem-changing or spelling-changing form) in the present and present subjunctive. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.
Volver conjugation tables
Jump to: present · preterite · imperfect · future · conditional · present subjunctive · present perfect · commands (imperative)
Volver in the present
what happens now or usually
| yo | vuelvo |
| tú | vuelves |
| él / ella / usted | vuelve |
| nosotros | volvemos |
| vosotros (Spain) | volvéis |
| ellos / ustedes | vuelven |
Volver in the preterite
a finished action at a specific time
| yo | volví |
| tú | volviste |
| él / ella / usted | volvió |
| nosotros | volvimos |
| vosotros (Spain) | volvisteis |
| ellos / ustedes | volvieron |
Volver in the imperfect
habits, descriptions and background in the past
| yo | volvía |
| tú | volvías |
| él / ella / usted | volvía |
| nosotros | volvíamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | volvíais |
| ellos / ustedes | volvían |
Volver in the future
what will happen
| yo | volveré |
| tú | volverás |
| él / ella / usted | volverá |
| nosotros | volveremos |
| vosotros (Spain) | volveréis |
| ellos / ustedes | volverán |
Volver in the conditional
what would happen
| yo | volvería |
| tú | volverías |
| él / ella / usted | volvería |
| nosotros | volveríamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | volveríais |
| ellos / ustedes | volverían |
Volver in the present subjunctive
after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)
| yo | vuelva |
| tú | vuelvas |
| él / ella / usted | vuelva |
| nosotros | volvamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | volváis |
| ellos / ustedes | vuelvan |
Volver in the present perfect
what has happened, up to now (he comido)
| yo | he vuelto |
| tú | has vuelto |
| él / ella / usted | ha vuelto |
| nosotros | hemos vuelto |
| vosotros (Spain) | habéis vuelto |
| ellos / ustedes | han vuelto |
Volver in the commands (imperative)
telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)
| tú | vuelve |
| tú (no) | no vuelvas |
| usted | vuelva |
| nosotros | volvamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | volved |
| ustedes | vuelvan |
Volver in real sentences
Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.
Present
- Pues, este, no sé si vuelvo mañana.
Well, um, I'm not sure if I'll come back tomorrow.
Preterite
- ¿Cuándo volviste a casa?
When did you return home? - Volví a casa muy cansado.
I returned home very tired.
Mistakes learners make with volver
- The stem changes o to ue: vuelvo, vuelves, but volvemos.
- Volver a + infinitive means doing something again: vuelvo a llamar mañana.
- The past participle is irregular: he vuelto, not he volvido.
Write your own sentence with volver
Not sure which past tense to use? The Spanish past tense course explains preterite vs imperfect with practice. Conjugate any other verb with the free Spanish conjugator, browse all 72 verb pages, or check any text with the free Spanish grammar checker.
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Use volver in real conversation
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Is volver irregular in Spanish?
Partly. Volver changes form in the present and present subjunctive, through an irregular stem, a stem change or a spelling change. The other tenses follow the regular -er pattern.
What is the preterite of volver?
Yo volví, tú volviste, él/ella volvió, nosotros volvimos, ellos/ustedes volvieron.
How do you conjugate volver in the present?
Yo vuelvo, tú vuelves, él/ella vuelve, nosotros volvemos, ellos/ustedes vuelven.
What is the future of volver?
Yo volveré, tú volverás, él/ella volverá, nosotros volveremos, ellos/ustedes volverán.
What is the present subjunctive of volver?
Que yo vuelva, que tú vuelvas, que él/ella vuelva, que nosotros volvamos, que ellos/ustedes vuelvan.
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