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Conjugate sobrevolar in Spanish

to fly over, to overfly

sobrevolar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #2438 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El avión sobrevoló los Andes." (The plane flew over the Andes.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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⚡ Irregular verb — sobrevolar (stem-change-o-ue) does not follow standard -ar patterns. Pay close attention to the stems in each tense.

Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo sobrevuelo *
sobrevuelas *
él/ella/Ud. sobrevuela *
nosotros sobrevolamos
vosotros sobrevolais *
ellos/ellas/Uds. sobrevuelan *
Example

Yo sobrevuelo todos los días.

I fly over, to overfly every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo sobrevolé
sobrevolaste
él/ella/Ud. sobrevoló
nosotros sobrevolamos
vosotros sobrevolasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. sobrevolaron
Example

Ayer yo sobrevolé.

Yesterday I fly over, to overfly.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo sobrevolaba
sobrevolabas
él/ella/Ud. sobrevolaba
nosotros sobrevolábamos
vosotros sobrevolabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. sobrevolaban
Example

Antes yo sobrevolaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to fly over, to overfly often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo sobrevolaré
sobrevolarás
él/ella/Ud. sobrevolará
nosotros sobrevolaremos
vosotros sobrevolaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. sobrevolarán
Example

Sobrevolaremos la ciudad antes de aterrizar.

We will fly over the city before landing.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo sobrevolaría
sobrevolarías
él/ella/Ud. sobrevolaría
nosotros sobrevolaríamos
vosotros sobrevolaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. sobrevolarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo sobrevolaría.

If I could, I would fly over, to overfly.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo sobrevuele *
sobrevueles *
él/ella/Ud. sobrevuele *
nosotros sobrevolemos
vosotros sobrevoléis
ellos/ellas/Uds. sobrevuelen *
Example

Espero que tú sobrevueles.

I hope that you fly over, to overfly.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
sobrevuela *
él/ella/Ud. sobrevuele *
nosotros sobrevolemos
vosotros sobrevolad
ellos/ellas/Uds. sobrevuelen *
Example

¡Sobrevuela!

Fly over, to overfly!

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