volver Negative Imperative Conjugation
volver — to return
Negative commands for volver use the present subjunctive: no vuelvas, no vuelva, no volvamos, no volváis, no vuelvan.
volver Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to come back or NOT to return to a certain state/place.
Notes on volver in the Negative Imperative
All forms are identical to the present subjunctive. Remember that 'nosotros' and 'vosotros' do not have the stem change.
Example Sentences
No vuelvas a hacer eso nunca.
Don't ever do that again.
tú
No vuelvan tarde a la oficina.
Don't return late to the office.
No volváis allí, es peligroso.
Don't go back there, it's dangerous.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no vuelve' for a negative command.
Correct: no vuelvas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative form.
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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.
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.