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volver — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to return / to come back

The imperfect conjugation of volver (irregular stem-changing o>ue, ranked #28). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo volvía
volvías
él/ella/Ud. volvía
nosotros volvíamos
vosotros volvíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. volvían

* Red forms deviate from the regular -er imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo volvía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to return / to come back often.

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