devolver
to give backPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | devuelvoI give back | nosotros | devolvemoswe give back |
| tú | devuelvesyou give back | vosotros | devolvéisyou all give back |
| él/ella/Ud. | devuelvehe/she gives back | ellos/Uds. | devuelventhey give back |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he devueltoI have given back | nosotros | hemos devueltowe have given back |
| tú | has devueltoyou have given back | vosotros | habéis devueltoyou all have given back |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha devueltohe/she has given back | ellos/Uds. | han devueltothey have given back |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | devuelva(that) I give back | nosotros | devolvamos(that) we give back |
| tú | devuelvas(that) you give back | vosotros | devolváis(that) you all give back |
| él/ella/Ud. | devuelva(that) he/she gives back | ellos/Uds. | devuelvan(that) they give back |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya devuelto(that) I have given back | nosotros | hayamos devuelto(that) we have given back |
| tú | hayas devuelto(that) you have given back | vosotros | hayáis devuelto(that) you all have given back |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya devuelto(that) he/she has given back | ellos/Uds. | hayan devuelto(that) they have given back |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | devolvíI gave back | nosotros | devolvimoswe gave back |
| tú | devolvisteyou gave back | vosotros | devolvisteisyou all gave back |
| él/ella/Ud. | devolvióhe/she gave back | ellos/Uds. | devolvieronthey gave back |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | devolvíaI used to give back | nosotros | devolvíamoswe used to give back |
| tú | devolvíasyou used to give back | vosotros | devolvíaisyou all used to give back |
| él/ella/Ud. | devolvíahe/she used to give back | ellos/Uds. | devolvíanthey used to give back |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había devueltoI had given back | nosotros | habíamos devueltowe had given back |
| tú | habías devueltoyou had given back | vosotros | habíais devueltoyou all had given back |
| él/ella/Ud. | había devueltohe/she had given back | ellos/Uds. | habían devueltothey had given back |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | devolviera(that) I gave back | nosotros | devolviéramos(that) we gave back |
| tú | devolvieras(that) you gave back | vosotros | devolvierais(that) you all gave back |
| él/ella/Ud. | devolviera(that) he/she gave back | ellos/Uds. | devolvieran(that) they gave back |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | devolviese(that) I gave back | nosotros | devolviésemos(that) we gave back |
| tú | devolvieses(that) you gave back | vosotros | devolvieseis(that) you all gave back |
| él/ella/Ud. | devolviese(that) he/she gave back | ellos/Uds. | devolviesen(that) they gave back |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera devuelto(that) I had given back | nosotros | hubiéramos devuelto(that) we had given back |
| tú | hubieras devuelto(that) you had given back | vosotros | hubierais devuelto(that) you all had given back |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera devuelto(that) he/she had given back | ellos/Uds. | hubieran devuelto(that) they had given back |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube devueltoI had given back | nosotros | hubimos devueltowe had given back |
| tú | hubiste devueltoyou had given back | vosotros | hubisteis devueltoyou all had given back |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo devueltohe/she had given back | ellos/Uds. | hubieron devueltothey had given back |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | devolveréI will give back | nosotros | devolveremoswe will give back |
| tú | devolverásyou will give back | vosotros | devolveréisyou all will give back |
| él/ella/Ud. | devolveráhe/she will give back | ellos/Uds. | devolveránthey will give back |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | devolveríaI would give back | nosotros | devolveríamoswe would give back |
| tú | devolveríasyou would give back | vosotros | devolveríaisyou all would give back |
| él/ella/Ud. | devolveríahe/she would give back | ellos/Uds. | devolveríanthey would give back |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré devueltoI will have given back | nosotros | habremos devueltowe will have given back |
| tú | habrás devueltoyou will have given back | vosotros | habréis devueltoyou all will have given back |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá devueltohe/she will have given back | ellos/Uds. | habrán devueltothey will have given back |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría devueltoI would have given back | nosotros | habríamos devueltowe would have given back |
| tú | habrías devueltoyou would have given back | vosotros | habríais devueltoyou all would have given back |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría devueltohe/she would have given back | ellos/Uds. | habrían devueltothey would have given back |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | devolviere(should) I give back | nosotros | devolviéremos(should) we give back |
| tú | devolvieres(should) you give back | vosotros | devolviereis(should) you all give back |
| él/ella/Ud. | devolviere(should) he/she give back | ellos/Uds. | devolvieren(should) they give back |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | devolvamoslet's give back |
| tú | devuelvegive back! | vosotros | devolvedgive back! |
| él/ella/Ud. | devuelvagive back! | ellos/Uds. | devuelvangive back! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no devolvamoslet's not give back |
| tú | no devuelvasdon't give back | vosotros | no devolváisdon't give back |
| él/ella/Ud. | no devuelvadon't give back | ellos/Uds. | no devuelvandon't give back |
Red = the form breaks the regular pattern. Everything in black you could have worked out from the endings alone.