reventar Present Conjugation
reventar — to burst
The present tense of reventar follows a stem change (e to ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
reventar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe things that are currently bursting, habits involving breaking things under pressure, or to express being 'exhausted' in colloquial Spanish.
Notes on reventar in the Present
This is a radical-changing verb. The 'e' in the stem becomes 'ie' when stressed (reviento, revientas), but stays 'e' in the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Example Sentences
Si inflas más el globo, revienta.
If you blow up the balloon more, it bursts.
él/ella/usted
Me reviento de risa con tus chistes.
I'm bursting with laughter at your jokes.
yo
Las olas revientan contra las rocas.
The waves burst against the rocks.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros no reventamos las burbujas.
We don't pop the bubbles.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'reventamos' with an 'ie' (revientamos).
Correct: The correct form is reventamos.
Why: Stem changes never occur in the nosotros or vosotros forms in the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: reventara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: reventara, reventaras, reventara, reventáramos, reventarais, reventaran.
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.