revestir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
revestir — to coat
Revestir uses the 'revisti-' stem in all forms of the imperfect subjunctive.
revestir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations in the past or after verbs of influence/emotion in the past.
Notes on revestir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
The stem change from the preterite third-person (revistieron) carries through all forms of this tense.
Example Sentences
Si yo revistiera la mesa, quedaría mejor.
If I coated the table, it would look better.
yo
Le pedí que revistiera la pared.
I asked him to coat the wall.
él/ella/usted
Si revistiéramos el suelo, sería más cálido.
If we coated the floor, it would be warmer.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'revestiera' with an 'e'.
Correct: revistiera
Why: This tense is built from the third-person plural preterite, which already has the 'i' change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: revisto
Revestir has an e-to-i stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: revestí
Revestir has a third-person stem change (e-to-i) in the forms 'revistió' and 'revistieron'.
Imperfect
yo: revestía
Revestir is completely regular in the imperfect: revestía, revestías, revestía...
Future
yo: revestiré
Revestir is regular in the future; simply add the endings to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: revestiría
Revestir is regular in the conditional: revestiría, revestirías, revestiría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: revista
Revestir changes e to i in all forms of the present subjunctive (revista, revistamos).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reviste
The imperative uses 'reviste' (tú) and 'revista' (usted), following the stem-change pattern.
Negative Imperative
yo: no revistas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no revistas, no revistamos.