volver Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
volver — to return
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the preterite 'volvieron': volviera, volvieras, volviera, volviéramos, volvierais, volvieran.
volver Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (e.g., 'If I returned...') or after past-tense expressions of emotion or doubt.
Notes on volver in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular based on the third-person plural preterite. There is no o:ue stem change here.
Example Sentences
Si yo volviera a nacer, sería músico.
If I were born again, I would be a musician.
yo
Me gustaría que tú volvieras a clase.
I would like for you to return to class.
tú
Querían que volviéramos antes de las diez.
They wanted us to return before ten.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'volvueras' or 'vuelvieras'.
Correct: volvieras
Why: Learners try to add the o:ue change, but the imperfect subjunctive follows the preterite stem, which is 'volv-'.
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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.
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.
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.