revertir Present Conjugation
revertir — to reverse
Revertir is a stem-changing verb (e -> ie) in the present tense: revierto, reviertes, revierte, revertimos, revertís, revierten.
revertir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to discuss current efforts to undo a process, habitual outcomes, or general truths about reversing trends or decisions.
Notes on revertir in the Present
This verb follows an 'e to ie' stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros. It behaves like 'sentir' or 'preferir'.
Example Sentences
El gobierno revierte las leyes del año pasado.
The government is reversing last year's laws.
él/ella/usted
Yo revierto mi decisión porque no estoy convencido.
I am reversing my decision because I am not convinced.
yo
Nosotros revertimos la situación con mucho esfuerzo.
We are reversing the situation with a lot of effort.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'reverto' for the yo form.
Correct: revierto
Why: Revertir requires a stem change from 'e' to 'ie' in the singular and third-person plural forms.
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Related Tenses
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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: revirtiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'revirt-' stem: revirtiera, revirtieras, revirtiera, revirtiéramos, revirtierais, revirtieran.
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.