volar Present Conjugation
volar — to fly
Volar has an 'o' to 'ue' stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
volar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe habitual flight (like birds in spring), general facts about airplanes, or things happening right now.
Notes on volar in the Present
This is a radical-changing verb. The 'o' becomes 'ue' when stressed (vuelo, vuelas, vuela, vuelan).
Example Sentences
Yo vuelo a Londres mañana.
I am flying to London tomorrow.
yo
El tiempo vuela cuando te diviertes.
Time flies when you're having fun.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros volamos en clase ejecutiva.
We fly in business class.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'volo' instead of 'vuelo'.
Correct: vuelo
Why: The stem change 'o' to 'ue' is mandatory for the 'yo' form in the present tense.
Mistake: Saying 'vuelamos' instead of 'volamos'.
Correct: volamos
Why: The stem change never happens in the nosotros or vosotros forms.
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Related Tenses
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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: volara
The imperfect subjunctive of volar is regular: volara, volaras, volara, voláramos, volarais, volaran.
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.