The Subjunctive Mood of Volar is used to express wishes, desires, or situations that are uncertain or hypothetical, for example: Espero que vueles a casa pronto. (I hope you fly home soon.)
Volar is a stem-changing verb, meaning the vowel in the stem changes from ‘o’ to ‘ue’ in certain conjugations of the Present Subjunctive.
Conjugations
Conjugations of Volar (to fly) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):
Pronoun | Conjugation |
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Yo | vuele |
Tú | vueles |
Él / Ella / Usted | vuele |
Nosotros / Nosotras | volemos |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | vuelen |
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Usage of Volar in the Subjunctive Mood
The present subjunctive of volar is used to express wishes, desires, demands, or situations of uncertainty or subjectivity.
To wish or desire: For example, Espero que vueles alto en tu nueva carrera. (I hope you soar high in your new career.)
To express uncertainty or possibility: For example, No creo que vuele mañana por la tormenta. (I don’t think he’ll fly tomorrow because of the storm.)
To give an order or demand: For example, Es necesario que vueles a la ciudad esta noche. (It’s necessary that you fly to the city tonight.)
Idiomatic usage: Volar bajo means to fly under the radar or keep a low profile. Volar la cabeza means to blow someone’s mind or be mindblowing.
Examples
Examples of Volar in the Subjunctive Mood
Espero que el avión vuele sin problemas. (I hope the plane flies without any issues.)
Ojalá vueles a un lugar exótico para tus próximas vacaciones. (I hope you fly to an exotic place for your next vacation.)
Es importante que volemos con aerolíneas de confianza. (It’s important that we fly with reliable airlines.)
Aunque tengan miedo, espero que vuelen en avión algún día. (Even though they’re afraid, I hope they fly on a plane someday.)
¿Crees que los humanos volaremos a Marte en el futuro? (Do you think humans will fly to Mars in the future?)
Dicen que cuando vuelas, es mejor tomar un vuelo temprano. (They say that when you fly, it’s better to take an early flight.)
Para el trabajo, tal vez vuele a otra ciudad la próxima semana. (For work, I might fly to another city next week.)
Ojalá que los pájaros vuelen libremente sin contaminación. (I hope birds can fly freely without pollution.)
Si volamos esta noche, llegaremos más temprano. (If we fly tonight, we’ll arrive earlier.)
Aunque vuelen en primera clase, algunos pasajeros son groseros. (Even though they fly first class, some passengers are rude.)
Tal vez vueles en un jet privado cuando seas rico. (Maybe you’ll fly on a private jet when you’re rich.)
Espero que vuelen con mucho cuidado durante la tormenta. (I hope they fly very carefully during the storm.)
Conjugations with English Translations
Conjugations of Volar (to fly) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:
Spanish | English |
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Yo vuele | I fly |
Tú vueles | You fly |
Él / Ella / Usted vuele | He / She / You flies |
Nosotros / Nosotras volemos | We fly |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes vuelen | They / You all fly |
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Synonyms
The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.