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.

Meaningto come back
Type-er verb
Gerundvolviendo
Past participlevuelto

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.

Quick answer. Present: vuelvo, vuelves, vuelve, volvemos, vuelven. Preterite: volví, volviste, volvió, volvimos, volvieron. All tenses below.

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

yovuelvo
túvuelves
él / ella / ustedvuelve
nosotrosvolvemos
vosotros (Spain)volvéis
ellos / ustedesvuelven

Volver in the preterite

a finished action at a specific time

yovolví
túvolviste
él / ella / ustedvolvió
nosotrosvolvimos
vosotros (Spain)volvisteis
ellos / ustedesvolvieron

Volver in the imperfect

habits, descriptions and background in the past

yovolvía
túvolvías
él / ella / ustedvolvía
nosotrosvolvíamos
vosotros (Spain)volvíais
ellos / ustedesvolvían

Volver in the future

what will happen

yovolveré
túvolverás
él / ella / ustedvolverá
nosotrosvolveremos
vosotros (Spain)volveréis
ellos / ustedesvolverán

Volver in the conditional

what would happen

yovolvería
túvolverías
él / ella / ustedvolvería
nosotrosvolveríamos
vosotros (Spain)volveríais
ellos / ustedesvolverían

Volver in the present subjunctive

after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)

yovuelva
túvuelvas
él / ella / ustedvuelva
nosotrosvolvamos
vosotros (Spain)volváis
ellos / ustedesvuelvan

Volver in the present perfect

what has happened, up to now (he comido)

yohe vuelto
túhas vuelto
él / ella / ustedha vuelto
nosotroshemos vuelto
vosotros (Spain)habéis vuelto
ellos / ustedeshan vuelto

Volver in the commands (imperative)

telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)

túvuelve
tú (no)no vuelvas
ustedvuelva
nosotrosvolvamos
vosotros (Spain)volved
ustedesvuelvan

Volver in real sentences

Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.

Present

Preterite

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Questions people ask

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.