volver

/bolˈbeɾ/

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Translation

to return, to come back, to go back

Grammar

Verb type-er irregular

Conjugation

Regular spanish-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yovuelvovolvívolvíavolverévolvería
vuelvesvolvistevolvíasvolverásvolverías
él/ella/ud.vuelvevolvióvolvíavolverávolvería
nos.volvemosvolvimosvolvíamosvolveremosvolveríamos
vos.volvéisvolvisteisvolvíaisvolveréisvolveríais
ellos/uds.vuelvenvolvieronvolvíanvolveránvolverían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yovuelvavolvieravolviese
vuelvasvolvierasvolvieses
él/ella/ud.vuelvavolvieravolviese
nos.volvamosvolviéramosvolviésemos
vos.volváisvolvieraisvolvieseis
ellos/uds.vuelvanvolvieranvolviesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
vuelve
ud.vuelva
nosotrosvolvamos
vosotrosvolved
uds.vuelvan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
volviendo
Past participle
vuelto

Examples

.

I promise to return before ten at night.

tantos .

Going back home after so many years was very special.

hacerlo .

She would do it all the same again if she could choose again.

.

Read the question again before answering.

, .

When she came back, the house was completely empty.

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