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A2-er verbregularstem change o → ue

volver

To come back — and, with a + infinitive, to do something again.

Quick answer

volver · vuelvo, vuelves, vuelve, volvemos, volvéis, vuelven

to return, to come back. Fully regular, so the endings carry over to every other -er verb.

Conjugation

PersonPresentPreteriteImperfectFuture
yovuelvovolvívolvíavolveré
túvuelvesvolvistevolvíasvolverás
él / ella / ustedvuelvevolvióvolvíavolverá
nosotrosvolvemosvolvimosvolvíamosvolveremos
vosotrosvolvéisvolvisteisvolvíaisvolveréis
ellos / ustedesvuelvenvolvieronvolvíanvolverán

Orange marks a form you cannot guess from the rules.

Non-finiteForm
gerundvolviendo
past participlevuelto
imperative (tú)vuelve
subjunctive (yo)vuelva

Which form to learn first

vuelvo and vuelvo a. The second one is how Spanish says “again” without saying it.

Where you will actually use it

Vuelvo a las seis.I am back at six.
Vuelvo a llamarte.I will call you again — volver a + infinitive.
¿Cuándo vuelves?When are you coming back?
He vuelto a casa.I have come back home — irregular participle vuelto.
Vuelve pronto.Come back soon.
Se ha vuelto loco.He has gone mad — volverse = to turn into.

Typical mistakes

Yo volvo.

Yo vuelvo.

o → ue wherever the stress falls on it: vuelvo, vuelves, vuelve, volvemos.

He volvido.

He vuelto.

The participle is irregular: vuelto, like puesto and hecho.

Llamo otra vez mañana.

Vuelvo a llamar mañana.

Both are correct, but volver a + infinitive is the natural way to say “again”.

Check yourself

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