volar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
volar — to fly
The imperfect subjunctive of volar is regular: volara, volaras, volara, voláramos, volarais, volaran.
volar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (e.g., 'If I flew...') or after past-tense verbs of emotion/request.
Notes on volar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is built from the 3rd person plural preterite (volaron), so it is regular.
Example Sentences
Si yo volara, iría a todas partes.
If I flew (could fly), I would go everywhere.
yo
Me gustaría que ellos volaran con nosotros.
I would like them to fly with us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si voláramos más bajo, veríamos el río.
If we flew lower, we would see the river.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'vuelara'.
Correct: volara
Why: There are no 'ue' stem changes in the imperfect subjunctive for this verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vuelo
Volar has an 'o' to 'ue' stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: volé
The preterite of volar is regular: volé, volaste, voló, volamos, volasteis, volaron.
Imperfect
yo: volaba
The imperfect of volar is regular: volaba, volabas, volaba, volábamos, volabais, volaban.
Future
yo: volaré
The future of volar is regular: volaré, volarás, volará, volaremos, volaréis, volarán.
Conditional
yo: volaría
The conditional of volar is regular: volaría, volarías, volaría, volaríamos, volaríais, volarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vuele
The present subjunctive of volar features the 'o' to 'ue' stem change, except in nosotros/vosotros.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vuela
The imperative uses 'vuela' for tú and 'vuele/n' for formal commands, with the 'ue' change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vueles
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no vueles, no vuele, no volemos, no voléis, no vuelen.