reventar Preterite Conjugation
reventar — to burst
The preterite of reventar is completely regular, following standard -ar endings.
reventar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about the specific moment something popped, burst, or when someone became extremely tired in the past.
Notes on reventar in the Preterite
Despite the stem change in the present, reventar is regular in the preterite. There is no 'ie' here.
Example Sentences
La tubería reventó anoche.
The pipe burst last night.
él/ella/usted
Reventé tres globos en la fiesta.
I popped three balloons at the party.
yo
Los neumáticos reventaron por el calor.
The tires burst because of the heat.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the stem change: 'revientó'.
Correct: The correct form is reventó.
Why: The e-ie stem change only applies to the present tense, not the preterite.
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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.
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.