Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I become
- tú you become
- usted, él, ella he/she becomes
- nosotros we become
- vosotros Spain you all become
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they become
SPANISH VERB
volverse
to become
- #484 most used
- Irregular -er verb
- Gerund: volviéndose
- Past participle: vuelto
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I became
- tú you became
- usted, él, ella he/she became
- nosotros we became
- vosotros Spain you all became
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they became
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to become
- tú you used to become
- usted, él, ella he/she used to become
- nosotros we used to become
- vosotros Spain you all used to become
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to become
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will become
- tú you will become
- usted, él, ella he/she will become
- nosotros we will become
- vosotros Spain you all will become
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will become
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would become
- tú you would become
- usted, él, ella he/she would become
- nosotros we would become
- vosotros Spain you all would become
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would become
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I become
- tú (that) you become
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she become
- nosotros (that) we become
- vosotros Spain (that) you all become
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they become
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I became
- tú (if) you became
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she became
- nosotros (if) we became
- vosotros Spain (if) you all became
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they became
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú become!
- usted become! (formal)
- nosotros become! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain become! (all of you)
- ustedes become! (all of you)
How to use volverse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
¿Por qué te vuelves tan serio cuando hablamos de dinero?
Why do you get so serious when we talk about money?
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Past
Después del éxito, el cantante se volvió muy arrogante.
After the success, the singer became very arrogant.
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Imperfect
La ciudad se volvía peligrosa después de medianoche.
The city got dangerous after midnight.
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Future
Con tanto café te volverás un manojo de nervios.
With so much coffee you'll become a bundle of nerves.
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Conditional
Sin mis amigos, me volvería loco en esta ciudad.
Without my friends, I'd go crazy in this city.
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Present subjunctive
Espero que no te vuelvas como tu jefe.
I hope you don't become like your boss.
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Past subjunctive
Nadie esperaba que Ana se volviera tan famosa.
Nobody expected Ana to become so famous.
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Imperative
¡No te vuelvas loco con la boda, respira!
Don't go crazy over the wedding, breathe!
Good to know
- "Volverse" is a change that happens to someone, often sudden: se volvió loco, se volvió famoso.
Where you hear volverse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 3
- Esta muchacha se vuelve más mexicana cada día. This girl becomes more Mexican every day.
- El fotógrafo se volvió loco. The photographer went crazy.
- Te vas a volver sevillana. You're going to become a Sevillian.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- Con este calor, cualquiera se vuelve loco. In this heat, anyone goes mad.
- Cuando vi el anillo, me volví loca de alegría. When I saw the ring, I went mad with joy.
- Como sigas así, me volveré loca. If you carry on like this, I'll go mad.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.