renovar Present Conjugation
renovar — to renew
Renovar is a stem-changing verb (o to ue) in the present tense, except for nosotros and vosotros.
renovar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current habits, like renewing a subscription, or general facts about updating things.
Notes on renovar in the Present
This is a radical-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros (the 'boot' pattern).
Example Sentences
Yo renuevo mi pasaporte cada diez años.
I renew my passport every ten years.
yo
Tú siempre renuevas tu suscripción a tiempo.
You always renew your subscription on time.
tú
Nosotros renovamos el contrato mañana.
We are renewing the contract tomorrow.
nosotros
Ellos renuevan los muebles de la oficina.
They are renewing the office furniture.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'renovo' instead of 'renuevo'.
Correct: The 'o' must change to 'ue' in the yo form: renuevo.
Why: Renovar follows the o > ue stem-change pattern common in many -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: renové
Renovar is completely regular in the preterite; it does NOT have a stem change here.
Imperfect
yo: renovaba
Renovar is regular in the imperfect: renovaba, renovabas, renovaba, renovábamos, renovabais, renovaban.
Future
yo: renovaré
Renovar is regular in the future: add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: renovaría
Renovar is regular in the conditional: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: renueve
The present subjunctive of renovar follows the stem change (o to ue) except for nosotros/vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: renovara
Formed using the preterite base: renovara, renovaras, renovara, renováramos, renovarais, renovaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: renueva
The imperative for renovar uses 'renueva' (tú) and 'renueve' (usted), following the stem change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no renueves
Negative commands for renovar use the present subjunctive: no renueves, no renueve, no renovemos, no renovéis, no renueven.