reventar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
reventar — to burst
The present subjunctive follows the e to ie stem change: reviente, revientes, reviente, reventemos, reventéis, revienten.
reventar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use after expressions of doubt, emotion, or desire, such as 'Espero que no reviente' (I hope it doesn't burst).
Notes on reventar in the Present Subjunctive
The stem change (e to ie) occurs in all forms except nosotros and vosotros, just like the present indicative.
Example Sentences
No quiero que revientes los globos.
I don't want you to pop the balloons.
tú
Es posible que la huelga reviente el sistema.
It's possible the strike might break the system.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que reventemos el récord hoy.
I doubt we will break the record today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'revientemos' for nosotros.
Correct: The correct form is reventemos.
Why: -ar verbs with stem changes do not change in the nosotros form of the subjunctive.
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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.
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.