Volver conjugation chart
Volver present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I come back | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you come back | |
| vos | you come back | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she comes back | |
| nosotros | we come back | |
| vosotros | you all come back | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they come 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.”
Volver preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I came back | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you came back | |
| vos | you came back | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she came back | |
| nosotros | we came back | |
| vosotros | you all came back | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they came back |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Volver imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to come back | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to come back | |
| vos | you used to come back | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to come back | |
| nosotros | we used to come back | |
| vosotros | you all used to come back | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to come back |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Volver future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will come back | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will come back | |
| vos | you will come back | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will come back | |
| nosotros | we will come back | |
| vosotros | you all will come back | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will come back |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Volver conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would come back | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would come back | |
| vos | you would come back | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would come back | |
| nosotros | we would come back | |
| vosotros | you all would come back | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would come back |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Volver present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I come back | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you come back | |
| vos | that you come back | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she come back | |
| nosotros | that we come back | |
| vosotros | that you all come back | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they come back |
Irregular in yo, tú, él/ella/usted and ellos/ustedes (in red): vuelva, vuelvas…; the other forms are regular.
Volver imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I came back | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you came back | |
| vos | if you came back | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she came back | |
| nosotros | if we came back | |
| vosotros | if you all came back | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they came 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 (volviese), more common in writing.
Volver affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | come back! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | come back! | |
| usted | come back! | |
| nosotros | let's come back! | |
| vosotros | come back! | |
| ustedes | come back! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: vuelve. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (vuelva, volvamos, vuelvan).
Volver negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't come back! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't come back! | |
| usted | don't come back! | |
| nosotros | let's not come back! | |
| vosotros | don't come back! | |
| ustedes | don't come back! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + vuelvas, vuelva…
Always the verb haber + the past participle vuelto, which never changes.
Volver present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he vuelto |
|---|---|
| tú | has vuelto |
| vos | has vuelto |
| él, ella, usted | ha vuelto |
| nosotros | hemos vuelto |
| vosotros | habéis vuelto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han vuelto |
Volver pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había vuelto |
|---|---|
| tú | habías vuelto |
| vos | habías vuelto |
| él, ella, usted | había vuelto |
| nosotros | habíamos vuelto |
| vosotros | habíais vuelto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían vuelto |
Volver future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré vuelto |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás vuelto |
| vos | habrás vuelto |
| él, ella, usted | habrá vuelto |
| nosotros | habremos vuelto |
| vosotros | habréis vuelto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán vuelto |
Volver conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría vuelto |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías vuelto |
| vos | habrías vuelto |
| él, ella, usted | habría vuelto |
| nosotros | habríamos vuelto |
| vosotros | habríais vuelto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían vuelto |
Volver present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya vuelto |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas vuelto |
| vos | hayas vuelto |
| él, ella, usted | haya vuelto |
| nosotros | hayamos vuelto |
| vosotros | hayáis vuelto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan vuelto |
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.
Watch out
Volver a + infinitive means doing something again: volví a llamar is “I called again.” The past participle is vuelto, not “volvido.”
Examples with volver
Vuelvo en cinco minutos.
I'll be back in five minutes.
¿Cuándo volviste de viaje?
When did you get back from your trip?
No vuelvas tarde.
Don't come back late.
Practice volver
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Verbs like volver
Stem change o → ue (volver → vuelves). Same pattern:
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