The Spanish verb volverse means "to become, turn around". It is the reflexive form of volver ("to return"), so every form carries a pronoun that agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos or os. Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of volverse is yo me vuelvo, tú te vuelves, él/ella/usted se vuelve, nosotros nos volvemos, vosotros os volvéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se vuelven. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. Its pronoun (me, te, se, nos or os) comes before each conjugated form and is attached to an affirmative command: vuélvete.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| yo | me vuelvo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te vuelves (irregular) | |
| él/ | se vuelve (irregular) | |
| nosotros | nos volvemos | |
| vosotros | os volvéis | |
| ellos/ | se vuelven (irregular) |
| yo | me volví |
|---|---|
| tú | te volviste |
| él/ | se volvió |
| nosotros | nos volvimos |
| vosotros | os volvisteis |
| ellos/ | se volvieron |
| yo | me volvía |
|---|---|
| tú | te volvías |
| él/ | se volvía |
| nosotros | nos volvíamos |
| vosotros | os volvíais |
| ellos/ | se volvían |
| yo | me volveré |
|---|---|
| tú | te volverás |
| él/ | se volverá |
| nosotros | nos volveremos |
| vosotros | os volveréis |
| ellos/ | se volverán |
| yo | me volvería |
|---|---|
| tú | te volverías |
| él/ | se volvería |
| nosotros | nos volveríamos |
| vosotros | os volveríais |
| ellos/ | se volverían |
| yo | me vuelva (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te vuelvas (irregular) |
| él/ | se vuelva (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos volvamos |
| vosotros | os volváis |
| ellos/ | se vuelvan (irregular) |
| tú | vuélvete (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | vuélvase (irregular) |
| nosotros | volvámonos |
| vosotros | volveos |
| ustedes | vuélvanse (irregular) |
| yo | me he vuelto (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te has vuelto (irregular) |
| él/ | se ha vuelto (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos hemos vuelto (irregular) |
| vosotros | os habéis vuelto (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se han vuelto (irregular) |
Volverse is irregular: the table shows me vuelvo, me vuelva, and vuélvete, while the nosotros present form is nos volvemos. The reflexive pronoun comes before conjugated forms, attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, and appears in me he vuelto, vuélvete, and volviéndose.
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No. Volverse is irregular, with forms such as me vuelvo, me vuelva, vuélvete, and vuelto shown in the table.
Volverse means to become or turn around. Volver means to return.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, and appears in me he vuelto, vuélvete, and volviéndose. The gerund is volviéndose, and the past participle is vuelto.