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voler

to steal
to fly

Regular1st ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Présent

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

jevole
tuvoles
il/ellevole
nousvolons
vousvolez
ils/ellesvolent

Les oiseaux volent dans le ciel.

The birds fly in the sky.

Je vole souvent à travers la ville en vélo.

I often fly through the city by bike.

2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jeai volé
tuas volé
il/ellea volé
nousavons volé
vousavez volé
ils/ellesont volé

Il a volé un gâteau à la fête.

He stole a cake at the party.

Nous avons volé en avion pour les vacances.

We flew by plane for the holidays.

3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jevolais
tuvolais
il/ellevolait
nousvolions
vousvoliez
ils/ellesvolaient

Quand j'étais petit, je volais des bonbons.

When I was little, I stole candies.

Les avions volaient au-dessus de nos têtes.

The planes were flying above our heads.

4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jevolerai
tuvoleras
il/ellevolera
nousvolerons
vousvolerez
ils/ellesvoleront

Demain, je volerai vers Paris.

Tomorrow, I will fly to Paris.

Ils voleront ensemble pour la première fois.

They will fly together for the first time.

5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jevolerais
tuvolerais
il/ellevolerait
nousvolerions
vousvoleriez
ils/ellesvoleraient

Si j'avais des ailes, je volerais partout.

If I had wings, I would fly everywhere.

Elle volerait un moment de paix si elle le pouvait.

She would steal a moment of peace if she could.

6.

Subjonctif Présent

Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.

jevole
tuvoles
il/ellevole
nousvolions
vousvoliez
ils/ellesvolent

Il faut que tu voles avec précaution.

You must fly carefully.

Je souhaite qu'ils volent plus haut.

I wish they would fly higher.

7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jeavais volé
tuavais volé
il/elleavait volé
nousavions volé
vousaviez volé
ils/ellesavaient volé

Avant de partir, j'avais volé un regard à la mer.

Before leaving, I had stolen a glance at the sea.

Elle avait volé des fleurs dans le jardin.

She had stolen flowers from the garden.

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Common questions
Is "voler" regular or irregular in French?
"voler" is a regular 1st verb in French. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
How do you conjugate "voler" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "voler" conjugates as: vole, voles, volons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "voler" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "voler" conjugates as: ai volé, as volé, avons volé, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "voler" in French?
"voler" (to steal, to fly) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.