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SPANISH VERB

volverse loco

to go mad

  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: volviéndose loco
  • Past participle: vuelto loco

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use volverse loco

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

  1. Present

    Mi padre se vuelve loco con el fútbol los domingos.

    My dad goes crazy over football on Sundays.

  2. Past

    Me volví loco buscando las llaves por todo el piso.

    I went mad looking for the keys all over the flat.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo se volvía loco cuando perdía el Betis.

    My grandfather went mad whenever Betis lost.

  4. Future

    ¿Te volverás loco si te quedas solo con los gemelos?

    Will you go mad if you're left alone with the twins?

  5. Conditional

    Sin aire acondicionado en agosto, cualquiera se volvería loco.

    Without air conditioning in August, anyone would go mad.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es normal que uno se vuelva loco con tanto ruido.

    It's normal to go mad with so much noise.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Temía que mi hermano se volviera loco encerrado en casa.

    I was afraid my brother would go mad shut up at home.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Vuélvete loco una noche y ven a la feria con nosotros!

    Go mad for one night and come to the fair with us!

Good to know

  • "Volverse loco con" something is to go crazy about it; "volverse loco por" someone is to be mad about them.

Where you hear volverse loco

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 1

  • Con tanto papel, una se vuelve loca. With so much paperwork, you go mad.
  • Esta mañana, en la cola, casi me volví loca. This morning, in the queue, I nearly went mad.
  • Con dos exámenes en casa, nos vamos a volver locos. With two exams in the house, we're going to go mad.
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The Fish That Bites Its Tail

Fluency Level 1 · volverse loco

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