devolver Imperfect Conjugation
devolver — to return
The imperfect of devolver is regular: devolvía, devolvías, devolvía, devolvíamos, devolvíais, devolvían.
devolver Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a past habit of returning things or to say you 'were returning' something when something else happened.
Notes on devolver in the Imperfect
Devolver is completely regular in the imperfect. It uses the standard -ía endings for -er verbs.
Example Sentences
Antes, yo devolvía las películas tarde.
Before, I used to return movies late.
yo
Mientras devolvíamos los libros, empezó a llover.
While we were returning the books, it started to rain.
nosotros
Ustedes siempre devolvían todo a su lugar.
You all always used to return everything to its place.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Missing the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: devolvía
Why: All -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'i' for every single form.
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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.
Future
yo: devolveré
The future of devolver is regular: devolveré, devolverás, devolverá, devolveremos, devolveréis, devolverán.
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.