The Subjunctive Mood of Volver is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty about an action or event happening, for example: Espero que vuelvas pronto. (I hope you come back soon.)

Volver 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 Volver (to return) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Volver generally means “to return” or “to go back”, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To return: For example, Espero que vuelvas pronto (I hope you return soon).

To do again: For example, No vuelvas a hacer eso (Don’t do that again).

To become again: For example, Temo que vuelva a ser un adicto (I fear he may become an addict again).

To turn back (metaphorically): For example, Ojalá que vuelva a sus raíces (I hope he turns back to his roots).

To regain (consciousness): For example, Esperemos que vuelva en sí pronto (Let’s hope he regains consciousness soon).

To reply or respond (colloquial): For example, ¿Me vuelves la llamada? (Will you call me back?)

Examples

Examples of Volver in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que vuelvas a casa antes de la medianoche. (I hope you come back home before midnight.)

Es importante que vuelva a estudiar para el examen final. (It’s important that he/she studies again for the final exam.)

Aunque no quieras, es necesario que vuelvas a intentarlo. (Even if you don’t want to, it’s necessary that you try again.)

Ojalá que vuelvan a visitarnos el próximo año. (I hope they come back to visit us next year.)

Para aprobar el curso, el profesor recomienda que volvamos a repasar los apuntes. (To pass the course, the teacher recommends that we review the notes again.)

Mis padres insisten en que vuelva a casa para las vacaciones. (My parents insist that I come back home for the holidays.)

Aunque te cueste, es mejor que vuelvas a intentarlo desde el principio. (Even if it’s hard for you, it’s better that you try again from the beginning.)

El entrenador quiere que volvamos a practicar los ejercicios de calentamiento. (The coach wants us to practice the warm-up exercises again.)

Sería bueno que volváis a revisar las reglas de la competencia. (It would be good if you reviewed the rules of the competition again.)

Es una lástima que no vuelvan a hacer esa obra de teatro el año que viene. (It’s a pity that they won’t perform that play again next year.)

Tal vez vuelva a considerar mudarme al campo cuando me jubile. (Maybe I’ll consider moving to the countryside again when I retire.)

Ojalá que vuelvas a tener esa oportunidad laboral en el futuro. (I hope you get that job opportunity again in the future.)

Quiero que vuelvan a verse como la pareja feliz que eran antes. (I want them to be the happy couple they were before again.)

Aunque no lo creas, es mejor que volvamos a empezar desde cero. (Even if you don’t believe it, it’s better that we start over from scratch again.)

Me alegraría mucho que volváis a visitarnos en vuestras próximas vacaciones. (I would be very happy if you visited us again on your next vacation.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Volver (to return) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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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.