Volar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Volar in Spanish

Volar means “to fly,” “to travel by air,” or figuratively “to move very fast.” You will learn its o → ue present change, regular past/future families, subjunctive forms, and commands.

Volar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Volar has an o → ue stem change in stressed present-family forms. Those forms use vuel-, as in vuelo — “I fly,” while volamos / voláis keep vol-.

Volar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle volado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	volar	to fly
Gerund	volando	flying
Past participle	volado	flown

Volar meaning and essential uses

Volar is mainly intransitive. Its core meanings are moving through the air with wings or traveling through the air in an aircraft: El avión vuela a Madrid. — “The plane flies to Madrid.”

RAE also records figurative extensions such as moving very quickly and time passing rapidly: El tiempo vuela. — “Time flies.” It can be transitive in specialized meanings such as flying an aircraft or kite.

Volar irregular conjugation patterns

Stressed present indicative forms use vuel-: vuelo, vuelas, vuela, vuelan. Nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use vol-: volamos, voláis.

The present subjunctive follows the same stress distribution: vuele, vueles, vuele, volemos, voléis, vuelen. The preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, gerund volando, and participle volado are otherwise regular.

Volar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Volar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. Stressed forms use vuel-; nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras keep vol-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	vuelo	I fly
Tú — you, singular informal	vuelas	you fly
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	vuela	he / she flies; you fly (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	volamos	we fly
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	voláis	you fly (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	vuelan	they fly; you fly (plural)

• Vuelo a Barcelona mañana. — I fly to Barcelona tomorrow.

Volar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	volé	I flew
Tú — you, singular informal	volaste	you flew
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	voló	he / she flew; you flew (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	volamos	we flew
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	volasteis	you flew (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	volaron	they flew; you flew (plural)

• Ayer volé por primera vez en helicóptero. — Yesterday I flew in a helicopter for the first time.

Volar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant volado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	volaba	I used to fly / was flying
Tú — you, singular informal	volabas	you used to fly / were flying
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	volaba	he / she used to fly / was flying; you used to fly / were flying (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	volábamos	we used to fly / were flying
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	volabais	you used to fly / were flying (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	volaban	they used to fly / were flying; you used to fly / were flying (plural)

• Antes volábamos cada verano. — We used to fly every summer.

Volar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus volando — “flying.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy volando	I am flying
Tú — you, singular informal	estás volando	you are flying
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está volando	he / she is flying; you are flying (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos volando	we are flying
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis volando	you are flying (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están volando	they are flying; you are flying (plural)

• El avión está volando sobre el mar. — The plane is flying over the sea.

Volar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and volar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a volar	I am going to fly
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a volar	you are going to fly
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a volar	he / she is going to fly; you are going to fly (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a volar	we are going to fly
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a volar	you are going to fly (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a volar	they are going to fly; you are going to fly (plural)

• Voy a volar a Chile el próximo mes. — I am going to fly to Chile next month.

Volar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	volaré	I will fly
Tú — you, singular informal	volarás	you will fly
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	volará	he / she will fly; you will fly (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	volaremos	we will fly
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	volaréis	you will fly (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	volarán	they will fly; you will fly (plural)

• Volaremos por la mañana. — We will fly in the morning.

Volar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	volaría	I would fly
Tú — you, singular informal	volarías	you would fly
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	volaría	he / she would fly; you would fly (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	volaríamos	we would fly
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	volaríais	you would fly (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	volarían	they would fly; you would fly (plural)

• Volaría en clase ejecutiva si fuera más barata. — I would fly business class if it were cheaper.

Volar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant volado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he volado	I have flown
Tú — you, singular informal	has volado	you have flown
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha volado	he / she has flown; you have flown (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos volado	we have flown
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis volado	you have flown (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han volado	they have flown; you have flown (plural)

• He volado muchas veces este año. — I have flown many times this year.

Volar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant volado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había volado	I had flown
Tú — you, singular informal	habías volado	you had flown
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había volado	he / she had flown; you had flown (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos volado	we had flown
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais volado	you had flown (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían volado	they had flown; you had flown (plural)

• Ya habíamos volado juntos antes. — We had already flown together before.

Volar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant volado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré volado	I will have flown
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás volado	you will have flown
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá volado	he / she will have flown; you will have flown (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos volado	we will have flown
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis volado	you will have flown (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán volado	they will have flown; you will have flown (plural)

• Para entonces habrán volado miles de kilómetros. — By then they will have flown thousands of kilometers.

Volar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant volado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría volado	I would have flown
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías volado	you would have flown
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría volado	he / she would have flown; you would have flown (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos volado	we would have flown
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais volado	you would have flown (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían volado	they would have flown; you would have flown (plural)

• Habría volado antes con mejor tiempo. — I would have flown earlier with better weather.

Volar subjunctive conjugations

Volar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. Stressed forms use vuel-, while nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use vol-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	vuele	that I fly
Tú — you, singular informal	vueles	that you fly
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	vuele	that he / she fly; that you fly (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	volemos	that we fly
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	voléis	that you fly (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	vuelen	that they fly; that you fly (plural)

• Espero que vueles con nosotros. — I hope you fly with us.

Volar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant volado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	volara	that I flew
Tú — you, singular informal	volaras	that you flew
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	volara	that he / she flew; that you flew (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	voláramos	that we flew
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	volarais	that you flew (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	volaran	that they flew; that you flew (plural)

• Preferían que voláramos por la mañana. — They preferred that we fly in the morning.
• Era mejor que volases directamente a Madrid. — It was better for you to fly directly to Madrid.

Volar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	volare	if / when I should fly
Tú — you, singular informal	volares	if / when you should fly
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	volare	if / when he / she should fly; if / when you should fly (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	voláremos	if / when we should fly
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	volareis	if / when you should fly (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	volaren	if / when they should fly; if / when you should fly (plural)

• Quien volare en esta ruta deberá llevar la documentación requerida. — Whoever should fly on this route must carry the required documents.

Volar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant volado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya volado	that I have flown
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas volado	that you have flown
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya volado	that he / she has flown; that you have flown (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos volado	that we have flown
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis volado	that you have flown (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan volado	that they have flown; that you have flown (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas volado sin problemas. — I am glad that you flew without problems.

Volar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant volado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera volado	that I had flown
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras volado	that you had flown
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera volado	that he / she had flown; that you had flown (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos volado	that we had flown
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais volado	that you had flown (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran volado	that they had flown; that you had flown (plural)

• Si hubiera volado antes, habría llegado a tiempo. — If I had flown earlier, I would have arrived on time.
• Si hubieses volado con nosotros, habrías ahorrado tiempo. — If you had flown with us, you would have saved time.

Volar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant volado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere volado	if / when I should have flown
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres volado	if / when you should have flown
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere volado	if / when he / she should have flown; if / when you should have flown (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos volado	if / when we should have flown
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis volado	if / when you should have flown (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren volado	if / when they should have flown; if / when you should have flown (plural)

• Si hubieren volado fuera del país, deberán declararlo. — If they should have flown outside the country, they must declare it.

Volar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Volar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	vuela	fly
Usted — you, singular formal	vuele	fly (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	volemos	let’s fly
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	volad	fly (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	vuelen	fly (plural)

• Vuela con cuidado. — Fly carefully.

Volar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no vueles	do not fly
Usted — you, singular formal	no vuele	do not fly (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no volemos	let’s not fly
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no voléis	do not fly (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no vuelen	do not fly (plural)

• No vueles con documentación vencida. — Do not fly with expired documents.

Common constructions with Volar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• volar a + destination. — to fly to a destination.
• volar sobre + place. — to fly over a place.
• salir volando. — to rush off / go flying away.
• el tiempo vuela. — time flies.

Example sentences with Volar

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• El avión vuela a gran altura. — The plane flies at high altitude.
• El tiempo vuela cuando estamos ocupados. — Time flies when we are busy.
• Vamos a volar desde Estocolmo. — We are going to fly from Stockholm.
• Espero que vueles mañana. — I hope you fly tomorrow.
• Han volado juntos varias veces. — They have flown together several times.
• Vuela directamente a Madrid si puedes. — Fly directly to Madrid if you can.

Regional and usage notes for Volar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos volás con frecuencia. — You fly frequently. (voseo)
• Volá con nosotros mañana. — Fly with us tomorrow. (affirmative vos command)

For volar, the only major stem change is stressed o → ue. Keep vuel- in stressed present-family forms and vol- in unstressed plural forms and the remaining major tense families.