reventar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
reventar — to burst
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: reventara, reventaras, reventara, reventáramos, reventarais, reventaran.
reventar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use in hypothetical 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If it burst...') or after past-tense expressions of emotion or doubt.
Notes on reventar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular and does not use the e to ie stem change found in the present.
Example Sentences
Si la presa reventara, sería un desastre.
If the dam were to burst, it would be a disaster.
él/ella/usted
Me dio miedo que reventaras de rabia.
I was afraid you might burst with rage.
tú
Buscábamos un material que no reventara fácilmente.
We were looking for a material that wouldn't burst easily.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the stem change: 'revientara'.
Correct: The correct form is reventara.
Why: The imperfect subjunctive is based on the preterite third-person plural (reventaron), which has no stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reviento
The present tense of reventar follows a stem change (e to ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: reventé
The preterite of reventar is completely regular, following standard -ar endings.
Imperfect
yo: reventaba
The imperfect of reventar is regular: reventaba, reventabas, reventaba, reventábamos, reventabais, reventaban.
Future
yo: reventaré
The future tense is regular: attach the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive reventar.
Conditional
yo: reventaría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive reventar.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reviente
The present subjunctive follows the e to ie stem change: reviente, revientes, reviente, reventemos, reventéis, revienten.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: revienta
The imperative uses the stem change in most forms: revienta (tú), reviente (usted), revienten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no revientes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no revientes, no reviente, no reventemos, no reventéis, no revienten.