revelar Imperfect Conjugation
revelar — reveal
The imperfect of revelar is regular: revelaba, revelabas, revelaba, revelábamos, revelabais, revelaban.
revelar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past, or to set the scene. For 'revelar,' think about something that was continuously being revealed or was habitually revealed.
Notes on revelar in the Imperfect
Revelar is regular in the imperfect tense. The forms are consistent with the standard -ar verb conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
Él siempre revelaba la verdad en sus libros.
He always revealed the truth in his books.
él/ella/usted
Mientras la detective investigaba, ella revelaba pistas poco a poco.
While the detective investigated, she revealed clues little by little.
Nosotros revelábamos nuestros planes en voz baja.
We used to reveal our plans in a low voice.
nosotros
Los niños revelaban sus regalos con mucha emoción.
The children were revealing their gifts with much excitement.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite 'reveló' for a continuous past action.
Correct: Use the imperfect 'revelaba' for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Why: The imperfect describes actions in progress or repeated actions in the past, unlike the preterite which marks completed actions.
Mistake: Confusing yo and él/ella/usted forms: 'Yo revelaba' sounds like 'Él revelaba'.
Correct: Context or subject pronouns (yo, él, ella, usted) clarify the subject, as the verb forms are identical.
Why: The yo and él/ella/usted forms are identical in the imperfect indicative.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: revela
The imperative of revelar uses regular -ar endings: revela, revele, revelemos, revelad, revelen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no reveles
The negative imperative of revelar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no reveles, no revele, no revelemos, no reveléis, no revelen.