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SPANISH VERB

volar

to fly

  • #243 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: volando
  • Past participle: volado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I fly
  2. tú you fly
  3. usted, él, ella he/she flies
  4. nosotros we fly
  5. vosotros Spain you all fly
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they fly

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I flew
  2. tú you flew
  3. usted, él, ella he/she flew
  4. nosotros we flew
  5. vosotros Spain you all flew
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they flew

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to fly
  2. tú you used to fly
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to fly
  4. nosotros we used to fly
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to fly
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to fly

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will fly
  2. tú you will fly
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will fly
  4. nosotros we will fly
  5. vosotros Spain you all will fly
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will fly

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would fly
  2. tú you would fly
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would fly
  4. nosotros we would fly
  5. vosotros Spain you all would fly
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would fly

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I fly
  2. tú (that) you fly
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she fly
  4. nosotros (that) we fly
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all fly
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they fly

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I flew
  2. tú (if) you flew
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she flew
  4. nosotros (if) we flew
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all flew
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they flew

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú fly!
  2. usted fly! (formal)
  3. nosotros fly! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain fly! (all of you)
  5. ustedes fly! (all of you)

How to use volar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Vuelo a Tijuana el jueves por la mañana.

    I fly to Tijuana on Thursday morning.

  2. Past

    Volamos de noche y llegamos muy cansados.

    We flew at night and arrived very tired.

  3. Imperfect

    De niño soñaba que volaba sobre la ciudad.

    As a kid I dreamed I was flying over the city.

  4. Future

    Mi hermana volará a Madrid por trabajo.

    My sister will fly to Madrid for work.

  5. Conditional

    Yo volaría en helicóptero si pudiera.

    I'd fly in a helicopter if I could.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Prefiero que vuelen directo, sin escalas.

    I'd rather you fly direct, without layovers.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si volara más barato, iría a verte cada mes.

    If flying were cheaper, I'd go see you every month.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Vuela alto y no te olvides de nosotros!

    Fly high and don't forget us!

Good to know

  • "Volar" is also for time: "El tiempo vuela."

Where you hear volar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Los flamencos vuelan muy bajo. The flamingos fly very low.
  • Un pájaro voló sobre la lancha. A bird flew over the boat.
  • En la tarde, los flamencos van a volar a la laguna. In the afternoon, the flamingos are going to fly to the lagoon.
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The Pink Flamingos

Beginner Level 3 · vuelan

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