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volver Affirmative Imperative Conjugation

volverto return

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Quick answer:

The imperative uses 'vuelve' for informal commands and 'vuelva' for formal ones.

volver Affirmative Imperative Forms

vuelve
ustedvuelva
nosotrosvolvamos
vosotrosvolved
ustedesvuelvan

When to Use the Affirmative Imperative

Use this to tell someone to come back or to return an object.

Notes on volver in the Affirmative Imperative

The 'tú' form is 'vuelve' (matches the present indicative), while 'usted' and 'ustedes' use the subjunctive forms.

Example Sentences

  • ¡Vuelve aquí ahora mismo!

    Come back here right now!

  • Vuelva usted mañana, por favor.

    Please come back tomorrow (formal).

  • Volvamos a empezar desde cero.

    Let's start again from zero.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Saying 'volve' for the tú command.

    Correct: vuelve

    Why: The informal affirmative command for volver requires the o:ue stem change.

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