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revestir Present Subjunctive Conjugation

revestir — to coat

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Quick answer:

Revestir changes e to i in all forms of the present subjunctive (revista, revistamos).

revestir Present Subjunctive Forms

yorevista
túrevistas
él/ella/ustedrevista
nosotrosrevistamos
vosotrosrevistáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrevistan

When to Use the Present Subjunctive

Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or command regarding the coating of a surface (e.g., 'I want you to coat...').

Notes on revestir in the Present Subjunctive

Unlike the present indicative, the e-to-i change happens in ALL persons, including nosotros and vosotros.

Example Sentences

  • Espero que revistan la sala con mármol.

    I hope they coat the room with marble.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

  • Es necesario que nosotros revistamos el metal.

    It is necessary that we coat the metal.

    nosotros

  • No quiero que revistes el mueble todavía.

    I don't want you to coat the furniture yet.

    tú

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Using 'revestamos' for nosotros.

    Correct: revistamos

    Why: In the present subjunctive of -ir stem-changing verbs, the change persists in the nosotros form.

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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...

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.