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Volver (to return) · Future

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Volver in the Spanish future (futuro simple) is: yo volveré, tú volverás, él/ella/usted volverá, nosotros/as volveremos, vosotros/as volveréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes volverán. The future of volver uses a regular future stem (volver- + future endings). Despite volver being a stem-changing verb in the present and subjunctive, its future is fully predictable.

volver conjugation in the Future (Futuro simple)
To ReturnVolver
I will return
yo volveré
you will return
tú volverás
he/she will return
él/ella/usted volverá
we will return
nosotros/as volveremos
you will return
vosotros/as volveréis
they will return
ellos/ellas/ustedes volverán
Examples

Volver (to return) in context

Sentences that use volver in the future. Tap each to hear it.

Mañana volveré al trabajo.

Tomorrow I will return to work.

¿Cuándo volverás a vernos?

When will you come back to see us?

Mi hermana volverá de Italia en julio.

My sister will come back from Italy in July.

Volveremos a este restaurante seguro.

We will return to this restaurant for sure.

Volveréis transformados después del viaje.

You will come back transformed after the trip.

Los soldados volverán a casa en Navidad.

The soldiers will return home at Christmas.

Tip

Working with the future

The simple future ("haré", "tendré") competes with the more conversational "voy a + infinitive" construction in everyday Spanish — the going-to form is more common for near-term plans. The simple future shines in two cases: formal or more distant predictions, and conjecture about the present ("¿qué hora será?" = "what time could it be?"). About 12 high-frequency verbs use contracted future stems (har-, dir-, tendr-, pondr-, vendr-, saldr-, podr-, querr-, sabr-, habr-, valdr-, cabr-); the rest just append future endings to the full infinitive.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate volver in the future?
The future of volver is regular: yo volveré, tú volverás, él/ella/usted volverá, nosotros/as volveremos, vosotros/as volveréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes volverán. The full infinitive 'volver' serves as the future stem — same predictable pattern as comer (comeré). The o→ue stem change of the present doesn't apply.
Why doesn't volver have a contracted future stem?
About 12 high-frequency Spanish verbs developed contracted future stems for phonetic economy (haré, diré, tendré, podré, etc.). Volver wasn't one of them — its infinitive was already pronounceable as a future stem, and the o→ue stem change is independent of the future formation. Stem-changing verbs in general don't contract: encontrar (encontraré), pensar (pensaré), sentir (sentiré) all use the full infinitive.
When should I use 'volveré' instead of 'voy a volver'?
Both express future return. 'Volveré' (simple future) feels slightly more formal, more committed, or further in time. 'Voy a volver' (going-to future) is more conversational for near-term plans: 'Esta noche voy a volver tarde' (Tonight I'm going to come back late). The simple future also expresses conjecture: '¿Volverá Juan hoy?' = 'Will Juan come back today? / I wonder if he'll come back.'
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