Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I turn over
- tú you turn over
- usted, él, ella he/she turns over
- nosotros we turn over
- vosotros Spain you all turn over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they turn over
SPANISH VERB
voltear
to turn over
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: volteando
- Past participle: volteado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I turned over
- tú you turned over
- usted, él, ella he/she turned over
- nosotros we turned over
- vosotros Spain you all turned over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they turned over
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to turn over
- tú you used to turn over
- usted, él, ella he/she used to turn over
- nosotros we used to turn over
- vosotros Spain you all used to turn over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to turn over
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will turn over
- tú you will turn over
- usted, él, ella he/she will turn over
- nosotros we will turn over
- vosotros Spain you all will turn over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will turn over
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would turn over
- tú you would turn over
- usted, él, ella he/she would turn over
- nosotros we would turn over
- vosotros Spain you all would turn over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would turn over
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I turn over
- tú (that) you turn over
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she turn over
- nosotros (that) we turn over
- vosotros Spain (that) you all turn over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they turn over
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I turned over
- tú (if) you turned over
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she turned over
- nosotros (if) we turned over
- vosotros Spain (if) you all turned over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they turned over
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú turn over!
- usted turn over! (formal)
- nosotros turn over! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain turn over! (all of you)
- ustedes turn over! (all of you)
How to use voltear
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Volteo las tortillas cuando empiezan a inflarse.
I flip the tortillas when they start to puff up.
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Past
Volteé el colchón y ahora duermo mejor.
I turned over the mattress and now I sleep better.
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Imperfect
Mi mamá volteaba los hot cakes sin espátula.
My mom used to flip pancakes without a spatula.
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Future
Voltearé la carne en cinco minutos.
I'll turn the meat over in five minutes.
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Conditional
Yo voltearía el cuadro, está al revés.
I'd turn the picture over, it's upside down.
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Present subjunctive
No quiero que voltees hasta que diga sorpresa.
I don't want you to turn around until I say surprise.
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Past subjunctive
Si voltearas el sofá, cabría mejor en la sala.
If you turned the sofa around, it would fit better in the living room.
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Imperative
¡Voltea la página, ahí viene lo bueno!
Turn the page, here comes the good part!
Good to know
- "Voltear" in Mexico is also to turn around or look back: "Volteó a verme."
Where you hear voltear
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Primero lo volteo, y luego lo sirvo. First I turn it over, and then I serve it.
- Lo volteé muy rápido. I turned it over very fast.
- Lo vas a voltear en un minuto. You're going to turn it over in a minute.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Voltéala para que quepa. Turn it so that it fits.
- Volteamos el colchón y entró. We turned the mattress and it went in.
- Vamos a voltear la mesa. We're going to turn the table.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.