volverse Imperfect Conjugation
volverse — to become
The imperfect of volverse is regular (volvía) and describes gradual changes or how someone used to be.
volverse Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing transformations or to describe a person's tendency to become something in the past without a specific end point.
Notes on volverse in the Imperfect
This tense is completely regular for volverse. No stem changes occur in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
Antes me volvía loco la música rock.
Before, rock music used to drive me crazy.
yo
La situación se volvía más difícil cada día.
The situation was becoming more difficult every day.
él/ella/usted
Nos volvíamos perezosos durante el verano.
We used to become lazy during the summer.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a stem change: 'vuelvía'.
Correct: The correct form is 'volvía'.
Why: Stem changes (O>UE) do not happen in the imperfect for -er verbs.
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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.
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-'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vuélvete
The affirmative imperative of volverse uses the stem-changed 'vuelve' for tú and attaches pronouns to the end.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te vuelvas
The negative imperative of volverse uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no' and the pronoun.