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SPANISH VERB

volver a

to do again

  • #487 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: volviendo a
  • Past participle: vuelto a

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use volver a

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

  1. Present

    Siempre vuelvo a ver mis películas favoritas en diciembre.

    I always rewatch my favorite movies in December.

  2. Past

    ¿Volviste a perder las llaves del coche?

    Did you lose the car keys again?

  3. Imperfect

    Cada verano volvíamos a visitar a la abuela en Puebla.

    Every summer we'd go visit grandma in Puebla again.

  4. Future

    Después de las vacaciones volveré a correr temprano.

    After vacation I'll start running early again.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no volvería a comer en ese lugar.

    I wouldn't eat at that place again.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ojalá que no vuelva a llover el día de la boda.

    I hope it doesn't rain again on the wedding day.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí al taxista que volviera a pasar por mí.

    I asked the taxi driver to come pick me up again.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Vuelve a intentarlo, casi lo logras!

    Try again, you almost got it!

Good to know

  • "Volver a" plus a verb is the everyday way to say again: volví a llamar, no vuelvas a hacerlo.

Where you hear volver a

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 3

  • Nunca vuelvo a volar a las seis de la mañana. I'll never fly at six in the morning again.
  • Julián se volvió a dormir en el avión. Julian fell asleep on the plane again.
  • Voy a volver a leer la lista. I'm going to read the list again.
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Intermediate Level 3 · volvió a · se volvió a dormir · vuelvo a

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