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Vuelve a imprimir las instrucciones, por favor.

Vuelve a imprimir las instrucciones, por favor.
Print the instructions again, please.
From Lesson 88:Repeating actions (volver a)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Vuelve a imprimir las instrucciones, por favor.

How does vuelve a imprimir mean "print again"?
In Spanish, the most common way to say you do something "again" is by using the phrase volver a followed by an infinitive (an unconjugated verb). Here, the command vuelve a combines with imprimir to mean "print again".
Why is the verb vuelve instead of vuelves if I'm talking to "you"?
Because this is an affirmative command! When telling someone you know informally (tú) to do something, you use the same form as the "he/she/it" present tense. That's why you drop the -s from vuelves (you do again) to make it vuelve (do it again!).
Why doesn't imprimir need to be conjugated to match "you"?
In the volver a structure, only the first verb (volver) changes to show who is doing the action. The second verb always stays in its infinitive form. As a general rule in Spanish, verbs that come immediately after a preposition like a are not conjugated.
Is it wrong to just say imprime otra vez?
Not at all! Imprime otra vez (literally "print another time") or imprime de nuevo are perfectly correct and mean the same thing. However, using volver a is a very natural and common pattern in Spanish, so it's a great one to master!

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