Volver (to return) · Subjunctive
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Volver in the Spanish present subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo) is: yo vuelva, tú vuelvas, él/ella/usted vuelva, nosotros/as volvamos, vosotros/as volváis, ellos/ellas/ustedes vuelvan. The present subjunctive of volver keeps the o→ue stem change in stressed forms (vuelva, vuelvas, vuelva, vuelvan) and reverts in nosotros/vosotros (volvamos, volváis).
| To Return | Volver |
|---|---|
| I return | yo vuelva |
| you return | tú vuelvas |
| he/she return | él/ella/usted vuelva |
| we return | nosotros/as volvamos |
| you return | vosotros/as volváis |
| they return | ellos/ellas/ustedes vuelvan |
Volver (to return) in context
Sentences that use volver in the subjunctive. Tap each to hear it.
My mother hopes I return soon.
I want you to call me back.
It is important that he/she returns safe and sound.
They hope we return next year.
I want you to come back before it gets dark.
I doubt they will come back tonight.
Working with the subjunctive
The subjunctive isn't a tense — it's a mood. It signals that the speaker views the action as uncertain, desired, or evaluated rather than asserted as fact. Triggers come in four families: WEIRDO (Wishes, Emotion, Impersonal expressions, Recommendations, Doubt, Ojalá) is the standard mnemonic. When you see "que" after one of these triggers, the verb that follows is almost always subjunctive. The irregular subjunctive stem comes from the yo form of the present indicative — learn "hago" and you know "haga" is the subjunctive stem.
Frequently asked questions
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