revertir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
revertir — to reverse
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'revirt-' stem: revirtiera, revirtieras, revirtiera, revirtiéramos, revirtierais, revirtieran.
revertir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' scenarios (e.g., 'If they reversed the damage...') or past requests regarding a reversal.
Notes on revertir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
The stem comes from the third-person preterite (revirtieron), meaning the 'e' changes to 'i' for all forms.
Example Sentences
Si revirtieran la ley, todos estarían felices.
If they reversed the law, everyone would be happy.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me gustaría que revirtieras los cambios.
I would like you to reverse the changes.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'revertiera' or 'reviertiera'.
Correct: revirtiera
Why: This tense always builds on the 3rd person plural preterite stem, which is 'revirt-'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: revierto
Revertir is a stem-changing verb (e -> ie) in the present tense: revierto, reviertes, revierte, revertimos, revertís, revierten.
Preterite
yo: revertí
Revertir has a stem change (e -> i) only in the third-person forms: revertí, revertiste, revirtió, revertimos, revertisteis, revirtieron.
Imperfect
yo: revertía
Revertir is completely regular in the imperfect: revertía, revertías, revertía, revertíamos, revertíais, revertían.
Future
yo: revertiré
Revertir is regular in the future: revertiré, revertirás, revertirá, revertiremos, revertiréis, revertirán.
Conditional
yo: revertiría
Revertir is regular in the conditional: revertiría, revertirías, revertiría, revertiríamos, revertiríais, revertirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: revierta
Revertir has a stem change in all forms of the present subjunctive: revierta, reviertas, revierta, revirtamos, revirtáis, reviertan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: revierte
The imperative uses stem changes: revierte (tú), revierta (usted), revirtamos (nosotros), revertid (vosotros), reviertan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no reviertas
The negative imperative follows the present subjunctive: no reviertas, no revierta, no revirtamos, no revirtáis, no reviertan.