devolver Future Conjugation
devolver — to return
The future of devolver is regular: devolveré, devolverás, devolverá, devolveremos, devolveréis, devolverán.
devolver Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to promise to return something later or to express a future certainty about giving something back.
Notes on devolver in the Future
Devolver is regular in the future tense. You simply add the future endings to the full infinitive 'devolver'.
Example Sentences
Te devolveré el favor algún día.
I will return the favor to you someday.
yo
Mañana devolveremos las herramientas.
Tomorrow we will return the tools.
nosotros
¿Cuándo devolverás el proyector?
When will you return the projector?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'devuelveré' with a stem change.
Correct: devolveré
Why: The future tense always uses the full infinitive as the stem for regular verbs; stem changes from the present do not apply.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: devuelvo
Devolver is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: devolví
The preterite of devolver is regular: devolví, devolviste, devolvió, devolvimos, devolvisteis, devolvieron.
Imperfect
yo: devolvía
The imperfect of devolver is regular: devolvía, devolvías, devolvía, devolvíamos, devolvíais, devolvían.
Conditional
yo: devolvería
The conditional of devolver is regular: devolvería, devolverías, devolvería, devolveríamos, devolveríais, devolverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: devuelva
The present subjunctive of devolver maintains the o > ue stem change: devuelva, devuelvas, devuelva, devolvamos, devolváis, devuelvan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: devuelva
The imperfect subjunctive of devolver is regular: devolviera, devolvieras, devolviera, devolviéramos, devolvierais, devolvieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: devuelve
The imperative of devolver uses the stem change (o > ue) for most commands: devuelve, devuelva, devolved, devuelvan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no devuelvas
The negative imperative of devolver uses the present subjunctive: no devuelvas, no devuelva, no devolvamos, no devolváis, no devuelvan.