revestir Present Conjugation
revestir — to coat
Revestir has an e-to-i stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
revestir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe what someone is currently coating or covering, or to state a general fact about how a surface is finished.
Notes on revestir in the Present
This is a stem-changing verb where the 'e' in the root becomes 'i' (revisto, revistes) when stressed. The nosotros and vosotros forms stay regular.
Example Sentences
Yo revisto las paredes con madera.
I coat the walls with wood.
yo
El artesano reviste el mueble con oro.
The craftsman coats the furniture with gold.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros revestimos el suelo con mármol.
We cover the floor with marble.
nosotros
Estas decisiones revisten una gran importancia.
These decisions carry (are coated with) great importance.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'revesto' instead of 'revisto'.
Correct: revisto
Why: The verb follows the e-to-i stem-change pattern typical of many -ir verbs.
Mistake: Changing the stem in the nosotros form: 'revistimos'.
Correct: revestimos
Why: The stem change never occurs in the nosotros or vosotros forms in the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
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).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: revistiera
Revestir uses the 'revisti-' stem in all forms of the imperfect subjunctive.
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.