
volver Future Conjugation
volver — to return
The future of volver is regular: volveré, volverás, volverá, volveremos, volveréis, volverán.
volver Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state that a return will happen in the future, or to express probability about someone returning right now (e.g., 'He must be coming back now').
Notes on volver in the Future
Volver is fully regular in the future tense. Just add the endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Volveré a verte muy pronto.
I will return to see you very soon.
yo
Sabemos que ellos volverán algún día.
We know that they will return someday.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si te vas ahora, ¿volverás para la cena?
If you leave now, will you be back for dinner?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'vuelveré' with a stem change.
Correct: volveré
Why: The future tense always uses the full infinitive 'volver' as the base; the 'ue' change only happens in the present.
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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.
Conditional
yo: volvería
The conditional of volver is regular: volvería, volverías, volvería, volveríamos, volveríais, volverían.
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.