Voler Verb Conjugation, Meaning & Useful Tenses (With English Translations)
Meaning: to fly (also: to steal, depending on context)
Type: Regular – ER verb (uses avoir in passé composé)
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Uses: flying (planes, birds), moving through the air, sometimes “to steal”
Présent (Present Tense)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| je | vole | I fly / I’m flying |
| tu | voles | you fly / you’re flying |
| il/elle/on | vole | he/she/one flies / is flying |
| nous | volons | we fly / we are flying |
| vous | volez | you fly / you are flying |
| ils/elles | volent | they fly / they are flying |
Passé Composé (Past – Completed Actions)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| je | ai volé | I flew |
| tu | as volé | you flew |
| il/elle/on | a volé | he/she/one flew |
| nous | avons volé | we flew |
| vous | avez volé | you flew |
| ils/elles | ont volé | they flew |
Imparfait (Past – Ongoing / Used To)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| je | volais | I used to fly / I was flying |
| tu | volais | you used to fly / you were flying |
| il/elle/on | volait | he/she/one used to fly / was flying |
| nous | volions | we used to fly / we were flying |
| vous | voliez | you used to fly / were flying |
| ils/elles | volaient | they used to fly / were flying |
Passé Récent (Recent Past – “Just did…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| je | viens de voler | I just flew |
| tu | viens de voler | you just flew |
| il/elle/on | vient de voler | he/she/one just flew |
| nous | venons de voler | we just flew |
| vous | venez de voler | you just flew |
| ils/elles | viennent de voler | they just flew |
Futur Proche (Near Future – “Going to…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| je | vais voler | I’m going to fly |
| tu | vas voler | you’re going to fly |
| il/elle/on | va voler | he/she/one is going to fly |
| nous | allons voler | we’re going to fly |
| vous | allez voler | you’re going to fly |
| ils/elles | vont voler | they’re going to fly |
Futur Simple (“Will…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| je | volerai | I will fly |
| tu | voleras | you will fly |
| il/elle/on | volera | he/she/one will fly |
| nous | volerons | we will fly |
| vous | volerez | you will fly |
| ils/elles | voleront | they will fly |
Conditionnel Présent (Would…)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| je | volerais | I would fly |
| tu | volerais | you would fly |
| il/elle/on | volerait | he/she/one would fly |
| nous | volerions | we would fly |
| vous | voleriez | you would fly |
| ils/elles | voleraient | they would fly |
Subjonctif Présent (after expressions of emotion, doubt, necessity, …)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| que je | vole | that I fly |
| que tu | voles | that you fly |
| qu’il/elle/on | vole | that he/she/one fly |
| que nous | volions | that we fly |
| que vous | voliez | that you fly |
| qu’ils/elles | volent | that they fly |
Impératif Présent (Commands)
| Form | French form | English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tu | vole | fly! |
| nous | volons | let’s fly! |
| vous | volez | fly! (plural / formal) |
Participes
| Form | French | English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Participe présent | volant | flying |
| Participe passé | volé | flown |
Gérondif
| Form | French | English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| en volant | en volant | while flying |
