volverse Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
volverse — to become
The affirmative imperative of volverse uses the stem-changed 'vuelve' for tú and attaches pronouns to the end.
volverse Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use it to command someone to become something or (more commonly) to 'turn' or 'become' in a figurative sense.
Notes on volverse in the Affirmative Imperative
The tú form 'vuélvete' has the O>UE change. Note that the 's' is dropped in the 'nosotros' form: volvámonos.
Example Sentences
¡Vuélvete loco!
Go crazy!
tú
Vuélvase un experto con nuestro curso.
Become an expert with our course.
Volvámonos responsables.
Let's become responsible.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'volvamosnos'.
Correct: volvámonos.
Why: When adding 'nos' to a nosotros command, the final 's' of the verb is dropped.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me vuelvo
The present tense of volverse features an O to UE stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: me volví
The preterite of volverse is regular in its endings but requires the reflexive pronoun to indicate a sudden change.
Imperfect
yo: me volvía
The imperfect of volverse is regular (volvía) and describes gradual changes or how someone used to be.
Future
yo: me volveré
The future of volverse is regular, formed by adding endings to the infinitive: volveré, volverás...
Conditional
yo: me volvería
The conditional of volverse is regular and expresses what 'would' happen under certain conditions.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me vuelva
The present subjunctive of volverse maintains the O to UE stem change in most forms: me vuelva, te vuelvas...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me volviera
The imperfect subjunctive of volverse is based on the preterite stem 'volvier-'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te vuelvas
The negative imperative of volverse uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no' and the pronoun.