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A cheerful figure walking along a winding green path toward a small, welcoming house with a red roof in the distance, illustrating the concept of returning home.

volverá

vol-ve-RAH

VerbA1Irregular (stem-changing, O>UE in present indicative/subjunctive) er
will return?He/She/It/You (formal) will come back,will be back?future state of returning
Also:will go back?movement back to a previous location

Quick Reference

infinitivevolver
gerundvolviendo
past Participlevuelto

📝 In Action

Ella dijo que volverá a casa antes de la medianoche.

A1

She said that she will return home before midnight.

Si no funciona, el cliente volverá a llamar mañana.

A2

If it doesn't work, the client will call back tomorrow.

Usted me pagará y yo volveré con el cambio.

A2

You will pay me and I will come back with the change. (Note: The first person is 'volveré', illustrating the family)

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • regresar (to return)
  • retornar (to go back)

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • volverá pronto – he/she will return soon
  • volverá a intentarlo – he/she will try it again

💡 Grammar Points

The Future of Return

‘Volverá’ is the future tense form, used to talk about things that are guaranteed or highly expected to happen later. It means 'will return' for one person or a formal 'you'.

Using 'Volver a' + Infinitive

When you put 'a' after 'volver,' it means 'to do something again.' Example: 'Volverá a llover' means 'It will rain again.' This is a super useful structure!

❌ Common Pitfalls

Confusing Return Verbs

Mistake: "Using 'retornará' when the natural choice is 'volverá.'"

Correction: While 'retornar' is correct, 'volver' is much more common and sounds more natural in everyday speech for 'to come back.'

⭐ Usage Tips

Easy Future Tense

The future tense is easy to form for regular verbs and 'volver' is regular in this tense! Just add the standard future endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) to the full infinitive ('volver').

🔄 Conjugations

indicative

present

él/ella/ustedvuelve
yovuelvo
túvuelves
ellos/ellas/ustedesvuelven
nosotrosvolvemos
vosotrosvolvéis

imperfect

él/ella/ustedvolvía
yovolvía
túvolvías
ellos/ellas/ustedesvolvían
nosotrosvolvíamos
vosotrosvolvíais

preterite

él/ella/ustedvolvió
yovolví
túvolviste
ellos/ellas/ustedesvolvieron
nosotrosvolvimos
vosotrosvolvisteis

subjunctive

present

él/ella/ustedvuelva
yovuelva
túvuelvas
ellos/ellas/ustedesvuelvan
nosotrosvolvamos
vosotrosvolváis

imperfect

él/ella/ustedvolviera/volviese
yovolviera/volviese
túvolvieras/volvieses
ellos/ellas/ustedesvolvieran/volviesen
nosotrosvolviéramos/volviésemos
vosotrosvolvierais/volvieseis
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✏️ Quick Practice

💡 Quick Quiz: volverá

Question 1 of 1

Which of these sentences correctly uses 'volverá' to mean 'She will try again'?

📚 More Resources

Word Family

volver(to return) - verb
vuelta(return/turn/lap) - noun
devolver(to give back) - verb

Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'volverá' the only way to say 'He will return'?

No, you could also use the structure 'Va a volver' (the near future, 'He is going to return'). 'Volverá' (the simple future) is often used for slightly more distant or formal predictions, or simply because it’s shorter.

Does 'volverá' apply to things, too?

Yes! Just like 'it will return' in English. For example, 'La moda volverá en diez años' (The fashion will return in ten years).