Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vuelvo | |
| tú | vuelves | |
| él / ella / usted | vuelve | |
| nosotros / nosotras | volvemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | volvéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vuelven |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | volví | |
| tú | volviste | |
| él / ella / usted | volvió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | volvimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | volvisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | volvieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | volvía | |
| tú | volvías | |
| él / ella / usted | volvía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | volvíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | volvíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | volvían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | volveré | |
| tú | volverás | |
| él / ella / usted | volverá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | volveremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | volveréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | volverán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | volvería | |
| tú | volverías | |
| él / ella / usted | volvería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | volveríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | volveríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | volverían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vuelva | |
| tú | vuelvas | |
| él / ella / usted | vuelva | |
| nosotros / nosotras | volvamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | volváis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vuelvan |
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, to revert, to get back
- to come back, go back
- to do again
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