revelar Preterite Conjugation
revelar — reveal
The preterite of revelar is regular: revelé, revelaste, reveló, revelamos, revelasteis, revelaron.
revelar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a completed action in the past with a clear beginning and end. For 'revelar,' this means something was revealed at a specific point in time.
Notes on revelar in the Preterite
Revelar is regular in the preterite tense. All endings follow the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Ayer revelé mi sorpresa.
Yesterday I revealed my surprise.
yo
¿Revelaste quién era el culpable?
Did you reveal who the culprit was?
tú
El testigo reveló todo lo que sabía.
The witness revealed everything he knew.
él/ella/usted
Finalmente, revelaron el misterio.
Finally, they revealed the mystery.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'revelaba' for a single, completed act of revealing.
Correct: Use the preterite 'reveló' for a completed action.
Why: The preterite marks a specific, finished event, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'reveló' (él/ella/usted).
Correct: The form is 'reveló', with an accent on the 'o'.
Why: The accent on the final syllable distinguishes this form from the present indicative 'revela'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: revelo
The present indicative of revelar is regular: revelo, revelas, revela, revelamos, reveláis, revelan.
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.
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.