Devolver conjugation chart
Devolver present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I give back | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you give back | |
| vos | you give back | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she gives back | |
| nosotros | we give back | |
| vosotros | you all give back | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they give back |
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.”
Devolver preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I gave back | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you gave back | |
| vos | you gave back | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she gave back | |
| nosotros | we gave back | |
| vosotros | you all gave back | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they gave back |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Devolver imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to give back | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to give back | |
| vos | you used to give back | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to give back | |
| nosotros | we used to give back | |
| vosotros | you all used to give back | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to give back |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Devolver future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will give back | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will give back | |
| vos | you will give back | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will give back | |
| nosotros | we will give back | |
| vosotros | you all will give back | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will give back |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Devolver conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would give back | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would give back | |
| vos | you would give back | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would give back | |
| nosotros | we would give back | |
| vosotros | you all would give back | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would give back |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Devolver present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I give back | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you give back | |
| vos | that you give back | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she give back | |
| nosotros | that we give back | |
| vosotros | that you all give back | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they give back |
Irregular in yo, tú, él/ella/usted and ellos/ustedes (in red): devuelva, devuelvas…; the other forms are regular.
Devolver imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I gave back | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you gave back | |
| vos | if you gave back | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she gave back | |
| nosotros | if we gave back | |
| vosotros | if you all gave back | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they gave back |
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 (devolviese), more common in writing.
Devolver affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | give back! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | give back! | |
| usted | give back! | |
| nosotros | let's give back! | |
| vosotros | give back! | |
| ustedes | give back! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: devuelve. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (devuelva, devolvamos, devuelvan).
Devolver negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't give back! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't give back! | |
| usted | don't give back! | |
| nosotros | let's not give back! | |
| vosotros | don't give back! | |
| ustedes | don't give back! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + devuelvas, devuelva…
Always the verb haber + the past participle devuelto, which never changes.
Devolver present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he devuelto |
|---|---|
| tú | has devuelto |
| vos | has devuelto |
| él, ella, usted | ha devuelto |
| nosotros | hemos devuelto |
| vosotros | habéis devuelto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han devuelto |
Devolver pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había devuelto |
|---|---|
| tú | habías devuelto |
| vos | habías devuelto |
| él, ella, usted | había devuelto |
| nosotros | habíamos devuelto |
| vosotros | habíais devuelto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían devuelto |
Devolver future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré devuelto |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás devuelto |
| vos | habrás devuelto |
| él, ella, usted | habrá devuelto |
| nosotros | habremos devuelto |
| vosotros | habréis devuelto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán devuelto |
Devolver conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría devuelto |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías devuelto |
| vos | habrías devuelto |
| él, ella, usted | habría devuelto |
| nosotros | habríamos devuelto |
| vosotros | habríais devuelto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían devuelto |
Devolver present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya devuelto |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas devuelto |
| vos | hayas devuelto |
| él, ella, usted | haya devuelto |
| nosotros | hayamos devuelto |
| vosotros | hayáis devuelto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan devuelto |
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.
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