volver Conditional Conjugation
volver — to return
The conditional of volver is regular: volvería, volverías, volvería, volveríamos, volveríais, volverían.
volver Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say someone 'would return' under certain conditions, or to make a polite request about returning something.
Notes on volver in the Conditional
Volver is regular in the conditional. Like the future, it uses the infinitive as the stem.
Example Sentences
Yo volvería si tuviera más dinero.
I would return if I had more money.
yo
¿Volverías a vivir en esa ciudad?
Would you live in that city again?
tú
Nos dijeron que volverían a las seis.
They told us they would return at six.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'volvería' with the imperfect 'volvía'.
Correct: volvería (conditional) vs volvía (imperfect)
Why: The conditional keeps the 'er' from the infinitive (volvERía), while the imperfect drops it (volvía).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vuelvo
Volver is an o:ue stem-changing verb in the present: vuelvo, vuelves, vuelve, volvemos, volvéis, vuelven.
Preterite
yo: volví
The preterite of volver is regular in its endings, describing a completed return: volví, volviste, volvió.
Imperfect
yo: volvía
The imperfect of volver is regular: volvía, volvías, volvía, volvíamos, volvíais, volvían.
Future
yo: volveré
The future of volver is regular: volveré, volverás, volverá, volveremos, volveréis, volverán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vuelva
Volver maintains its o:ue stem change in the subjunctive: vuelva, vuelvas, vuelva, volvamos, volváis, vuelvan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: volviera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the preterite 'volvieron': volviera, volvieras, volviera, volviéramos, volvierais, volvieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vuelve
The imperative uses 'vuelve' for informal commands and 'vuelva' for formal ones.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vuelvas
Negative commands for volver use the present subjunctive: no vuelvas, no vuelva, no volvamos, no volváis, no vuelvan.