revisar — Spanish conjugation

to review

Frequency#513Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yorevisoI review
revisasyou review
vosrevisásyou review
él/ella/Ud.revisahe/she/it reviews
nosotrosrevisamoswe review
vosotrosrevisáisyou (pl.) review
ellos/ellas/Uds.revisanthey review

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoreviséI reviewed
revisasteyou reviewed
vosrevisasteyou reviewed
él/ella/Ud.revisóhe/she/it reviewed
nosotrosrevisamoswe reviewed
vosotrosrevisasteisyou (pl.) reviewed
ellos/ellas/Uds.revisaronthey reviewed

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yorevisaba
revisabas
vosrevisabas
él/ella/Ud.revisaba
nosotrosrevisábamos
vosotrosrevisabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.revisaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yorevisaríaI would review
revisaríasyou would review
vosrevisaríasyou would review
él/ella/Ud.revisaríahe/she/it would review
nosotrosrevisaríamoswe would review
vosotrosrevisaríaisyou (pl.) would review
ellos/ellas/Uds.revisaríanthey would review

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yorevisaréI will review
revisarásyou will review
vosrevisarásyou will review
él/ella/Ud.revisaráhe/she/it will review
nosotrosrevisaremoswe will review
vosotrosrevisaréisyou (pl.) will review
ellos/ellas/Uds.revisaránthey will review

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe revisadoI have reviewed
has revisadoyou have reviewed
voshas revisadoyou have reviewed
él/ella/Ud.ha revisadohe/she/it has reviewed
nosotroshemos revisadowe have reviewed
vosotroshabéis revisadoyou (pl.) have reviewed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han revisadothey have reviewed

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía revisadoI had reviewed
habías revisadoyou had reviewed
voshabías revisadoyou had reviewed
él/ella/Ud.había revisadohe/she/it had reviewed
nosotroshabíamos revisadowe had reviewed
vosotroshabíais revisadoyou (pl.) had reviewed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían revisadothey had reviewed

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría revisado
habrías revisado
voshabrías revisado
él/ella/Ud.habría revisado
nosotroshabríamos revisado
vosotroshabríais revisado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían revisado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré revisadoI will have reviewed
habrás revisadoyou will have reviewed
voshabrás revisadoyou will have reviewed
él/ella/Ud.habrá revisadohe/she/it will have reviewed
nosotroshabremos revisadowe will have reviewed
vosotroshabréis revisadoyou (pl.) will have reviewed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán revisadothey will have reviewed

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yorevise
revises
vosrevises
él/ella/Ud.revise
nosotrosrevisemos
vosotrosreviséis
ellos/ellas/Uds.revisen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yorevisara
revisaras
vosrevisaras
él/ella/Ud.revisara
nosotrosrevisáramos
vosotrosrevisarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.revisaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yorevisase
revisases
vosrevisases
él/ella/Ud.revisase
nosotrosrevisásemos
vosotrosrevisaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.revisasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya revisado
hayas revisado
voshayas revisado
él/ella/Ud.haya revisado
nosotroshayamos revisado
vosotroshayáis revisado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan revisado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera revisado
hubieras revisado
voshubieras revisado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera revisado
nosotroshubiéramos revisado
vosotroshubierais revisado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran revisado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
revisa
vosrevisá
él/ella/Ud.revise
nosotrosrevisemos
vosotrosrevisad
ustedesrevisen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no revises
vosno revises
él/ella/Ud.no revise
nosotrosno revisemos
vosotrosno reviséis
ustedesno revisen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy revisando
estás revisando
vosestás revisando
él/ella/Ud.está revisando
nosotrosestamos revisando
vosotrosestáis revisando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están revisando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve revisando
estuviste revisando
vosestuviste revisando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo revisando
nosotrosestuvimos revisando
vosotrosestuvisteis revisando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron revisando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba revisando
estabas revisando
vosestabas revisando
él/ella/Ud.estaba revisando
nosotrosestábamos revisando
vosotrosestabais revisando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban revisando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría revisando
estarías revisando
vosestarías revisando
él/ella/Ud.estaría revisando
nosotrosestaríamos revisando
vosotrosestaríais revisando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían revisando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré revisando
estarás revisando
vosestarás revisando
él/ella/Ud.estará revisando
nosotrosestaremos revisando
vosotrosestaréis revisando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán revisando