Key facts

Voler

To fly · to fly/to steal

B1Regular
Stem
vol
Past participle
volé

Examples

Je vole vers Paris.

I am flying to Paris.

Il ne vole pas d'argent.

He doesn't steal money.

Nous volions en avion.

We were flying by plane.

Nous avons volé haut.

We flew high.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jevole
Ifly
Tuvoles
Youfly
Ilvole
Heflies
Nousvolons
Wefly
Vousvolez
Youfly
Ilsvolent
Theyfly

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais voler
Iam going to fly
Tuvas voler
Youare going to fly
Ilva voler
Heis going to fly
Nousallons voler
Weare going to fly
Vousallez voler
Youare going to fly
Ilsvont voler
Theyare going to fly

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de voler
Ihave just flown
Tuviens de voler
Youhave just flown
Ilvient de voler
Hehas just flown
Nousvenons de voler
Wehave just flown
Vousvenez de voler
Youhave just flown
Ilsviennent de voler
Theyhave just flown

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai volé
Ihave flown
Tuas volé
Youhave flown
Ila volé
Hehas flown
Nousavons volé
Wehave flown
Vousavez volé
Youhave flown
Ilsont volé
Theyhave flown

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jevolerais
Iwould fly
Tuvolerais
Youwould fly
Ilvolerait
Hewould fly
Nousvolerions
Wewould fly
Vousvoleriez
Youwould fly
Ilsvoleraient
Theywould fly

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jevolerai
Iwill fly
Tuvoleras
Youwill fly
Ilvolera
Hewill fly
Nousvolerons
Wewill fly
Vousvolerez
Youwill fly
Ilsvoleront
Theywill fly

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jevolais
Iwas flying
Tuvolais
Youwere flying
Ilvolait
Hewas flying
Nousvolions
Were flying
Vousvoliez
Youwere flying
Ilsvolaient
Theywere flying

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)vole
Youfly
(Nous)volons
Wefly
(Vous)volez
Youfly

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

volant
flying

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en volant
flying

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