revelar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
revelar — reveal
The imperative of revelar uses regular -ar endings: revela, revele, revelemos, revelad, revelen.
revelar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands or make requests. For 'revelar,' this means telling someone to reveal something, like a secret or information.
Notes on revelar in the Affirmative Imperative
Revelar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The nosotros form 'revelemos' is the same as in the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Revela tu secreto!
Reveal your secret!
tú
Señor, revele la verdad.
Sir, reveal the truth.
usted
¡Revelad todos vuestros nombres!
Reveal all your names!
vosotros
Revelen la información, por favor.
Reveal the information, please.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'revelar' instead of a command form.
Correct: Use 'revela' for 'tú' or 'revele' for 'usted'.
Why: Commands require specific conjugated forms, not the base infinitive.
Mistake: Confusing tú and usted forms: 'Revela la verdad, señor'.
Correct: 'Revela la verdad, señor' is informal. Use 'Revele la verdad, señor' for formal address.
Why: The tú form 'revela' is for informal address, while 'revele' is for formal address (usted).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: revelo
The present indicative of revelar is regular: revelo, revelas, revela, revelamos, reveláis, revelan.
Preterite
yo: revelé
The preterite of revelar is regular: revelé, revelaste, reveló, revelamos, revelasteis, revelaron.
Imperfect
yo: revelaba
The imperfect of revelar is regular: revelaba, revelabas, revelaba, revelábamos, revelabais, revelaban.
Future
yo: revelaré
The future of revelar is regular: revelaré, revelarás, revelará, revelaremos, revelaréis, revelarán.
Conditional
yo: revelaría
The conditional of revelar is regular: revelaría, revelarías, revelaría, revelaríamos, revelaríais, revelarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: revele
The present subjunctive of revelar is regular: revele, reveles, revelemos, reveléis, revelen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: revelara
The imperfect subjunctive of revelar has two forms: revelara/revelase and revelaras/revelases, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no reveles
The negative imperative of revelar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no reveles, no revele, no revelemos, no reveléis, no revelen.