revivir — Spanish conjugation

to revive

Frequency#1326Regular

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
yorevivoI revive
revivesyou revive
vosrevivísyou revive
él/ella/Ud.revivehe/she/it revives
nosotrosrevivimoswe revive
vosotrosrevivísyou (pl.) revive
ellos/ellas/Uds.reviventhey revive

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
yorevivíI revived
revivisteyou revived
vosrevivisteyou revived
él/ella/Ud.revivióhe/she/it revived
nosotrosrevivimoswe revived
vosotrosrevivisteisyou (pl.) revived
ellos/ellas/Uds.revivieronthey revived

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
yorevivía
revivías
vosrevivías
él/ella/Ud.revivía
nosotrosrevivíamos
vosotrosrevivíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.revivían

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
yoreviviríaI would revive
reviviríasyou would revive
vosreviviríasyou would revive
él/ella/Ud.reviviríahe/she/it would revive
nosotrosreviviríamoswe would revive
vosotrosreviviríaisyou (pl.) would revive
ellos/ellas/Uds.reviviríanthey would revive

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
yoreviviréI will revive
revivirásyou will revive
vosrevivirásyou will revive
él/ella/Ud.reviviráhe/she/it will revive
nosotrosreviviremoswe will revive
vosotrosreviviréisyou (pl.) will revive
ellos/ellas/Uds.reviviránthey will revive

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 revividoI have revived
has revividoyou have revived
voshas revividoyou have revived
él/ella/Ud.ha revividohe/she/it has revived
nosotroshemos revividowe have revived
vosotroshabéis revividoyou (pl.) have revived
ellos/ellas/Uds.han revividothey have revived

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 revividoI had revived
habías revividoyou had revived
voshabías revividoyou had revived
él/ella/Ud.había revividohe/she/it had revived
nosotroshabíamos revividowe had revived
vosotroshabíais revividoyou (pl.) had revived
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían revividothey had revived

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 revivido
habrías revivido
voshabrías revivido
él/ella/Ud.habría revivido
nosotroshabríamos revivido
vosotroshabríais revivido
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían revivido

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 revividoI will have revived
habrás revividoyou will have revived
voshabrás revividoyou will have revived
él/ella/Ud.habrá revividohe/she/it will have revived
nosotroshabremos revividowe will have revived
vosotroshabréis revividoyou (pl.) will have revived
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán revividothey will have revived

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
yoreviva
revivas
vosrevivas
él/ella/Ud.reviva
nosotrosrevivamos
vosotrosreviváis
ellos/ellas/Uds.revivan

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
yoreviviera
revivieras
vosrevivieras
él/ella/Ud.reviviera
nosotrosreviviéramos
vosotrosrevivierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.revivieran

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
yoreviviese
revivieses
vosrevivieses
él/ella/Ud.reviviese
nosotrosreviviésemos
vosotrosrevivieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.reviviesen

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 revivido
hayas revivido
voshayas revivido
él/ella/Ud.haya revivido
nosotroshayamos revivido
vosotroshayáis revivido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan revivido

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 revivido
hubieras revivido
voshubieras revivido
él/ella/Ud.hubiera revivido
nosotroshubiéramos revivido
vosotroshubierais revivido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran revivido

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
revive
vosreviví
él/ella/Ud.reviva
nosotrosrevivamos
vosotrosrevivid
ustedesrevivan

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 revivas
vosno revivas
él/ella/Ud.no reviva
nosotrosno revivamos
vosotrosno reviváis
ustedesno revivan

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 reviviendo
estás reviviendo
vosestás reviviendo
él/ella/Ud.está reviviendo
nosotrosestamos reviviendo
vosotrosestáis reviviendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.están reviviendo

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 reviviendo
estuviste reviviendo
vosestuviste reviviendo
él/ella/Ud.estuvo reviviendo
nosotrosestuvimos reviviendo
vosotrosestuvisteis reviviendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron reviviendo

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 reviviendo
estabas reviviendo
vosestabas reviviendo
él/ella/Ud.estaba reviviendo
nosotrosestábamos reviviendo
vosotrosestabais reviviendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban reviviendo

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 reviviendo
estarías reviviendo
vosestarías reviviendo
él/ella/Ud.estaría reviviendo
nosotrosestaríamos reviviendo
vosotrosestaríais reviviendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían reviviendo

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 reviviendo
estarás reviviendo
vosestarás reviviendo
él/ella/Ud.estará reviviendo
nosotrosestaremos reviviendo
vosotrosestaréis reviviendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán reviviendo