resucitar Present Conjugation
resucitar — to bring back to life
The present tense of resucitar (resucito, resucita) describes current actions or general truths.
resucitar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions happening right now, habitual actions, or general truths. For example, 'Este remedio resucita al paciente.' (This remedy brings the patient back to life.) Or figuratively, 'La música resucita mi ánimo.' (Music revives my spirits.)
Notes on resucitar in the Present
Resucitar is regular in the present indicative. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo resucito mis plantas cada primavera.
I revive my plants every spring.
yo
El sol resucita la naturaleza.
The sun brings nature back to life.
él/ella/usted
¿Resucitan ustedes proyectos olvidados?
Do you all revive forgotten projects?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros resucitamos la vieja tradición.
We revive the old tradition.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present for a specific completed action in the past.
Correct: Use the preterite 'resucitó' for a single past event, not 'resucita'.
Why: The present tense is for ongoing or habitual actions, not completed past ones.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'resucitáis' (vosotros).
Correct: It's 'resucitáis' with an accent on the 'a'.
Why: The accent is needed to show the correct stress on the final syllable for vosotros.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: resucité
The preterite of resucitar (resucité, resucitaste, resucitó) marks completed actions in the past.
Imperfect
yo: resucitaba
The imperfect of resucitar (resucitaba, resucitaban) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: resucitaré
The future tense of resucitar (resucitaré, resucitará) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: resucitaría
The conditional of resucitar (resucitaría, resucitarían) expresses hypotheticals ('would').
Present Subjunctive
yo: resucite
The present subjunctive of resucitar (resucite, resuciten) is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: resucitara
The imperfect subjunctive of resucitar (resucitara/resucitaran) expresses past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: resucita
Use 'resucita' (tú) and 'resucite' (usted) for direct commands with resucitar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no resucites
Use 'no resucites' (tú) and 'no resucite' (usted) for negative commands with resucitar.