Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | devuelvo | |
| tú | devuelves | |
| él / ella / usted | devuelve | |
| nosotros / nosotras | devolvemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | devolvéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | devuelven |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | devolví | |
| tú | devolviste | |
| él / ella / usted | devolvió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | devolvimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | devolvisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | devolvieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | devolvía | |
| tú | devolvías | |
| él / ella / usted | devolvía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | devolvíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | devolvíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | devolvían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | devolveré | |
| tú | devolverás | |
| él / ella / usted | devolverá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | devolveremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | devolveréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | devolverán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | devolvería | |
| tú | devolverías | |
| él / ella / usted | devolvería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | devolveríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | devolveríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | devolverían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | devuelva | |
| tú | devuelvas | |
| él / ella / usted | devuelva | |
| nosotros / nosotras | devolvamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | devolváis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | devuelvan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to return, refund, restore, give back, hand back, bring back, send back etc.
- to pay back, repay (to pay an amount of money owed to another)
- to devolve
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations