revertir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
revertir — to reverse
Revertir has a stem change in all forms of the present subjunctive: revierta, reviertas, revierta, revirtamos, revirtáis, reviertan.
revertir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or requirement that a situation be reversed (e.g., 'I hope they reverse the law').
Notes on revertir in the Present Subjunctive
It uses the 'ie' change in most forms, but notice the 'i' change in nosotros (revirtamos) and vosotros (revirtáis).
Example Sentences
Espero que reviertan la decisión pronto.
I hope they reverse the decision soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es necesario que revirtamos esta tendencia.
It is necessary that we reverse this trend.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'revertamos' for nosotros.
Correct: revirtamos
Why: For -ir stem-changers, the 'e' changes to 'i' in the nosotros/vosotros forms of the subjunctive.
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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.
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.