revivir Conditional Conjugation
revivir — to revive
The conditional of revivir (reviviría, revivirías, reviviría, reviviríamos, reviviríais, revivirían) expresses 'would' actions, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
revivir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to talk about what *would* happen if a certain condition were met (e.g., 'If I had more time, I would revive my hobby'). It's also used for polite requests or to soften statements, and to describe future actions from a past perspective.
Notes on revivir in the Conditional
Revivir is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'revivir', and the endings are the standard conditional endings.
Example Sentences
Yo reviviría mi viejo coche si tuviera dinero.
I would revive my old car if I had money.
yo
¿Tú revivirías la revista si fueras el editor?
Would you revive the magazine if you were the editor?
tú
Ella dijo que reviviría la esperanza.
She said she would revive hope.
él/ella/usted
Ellos revivirían la economía con nuevas ideas.
They would revive the economy with new ideas.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing conditional with future tense.
Correct: Use 'reviviría' for hypothetical 'would' actions, not 'revivirá' for future certainty.
Why: The conditional describes possibilities or hypotheticals, while the future describes what will happen.
Mistake: Forgetting the accents on the conditional endings.
Correct: Forms like 'revivirías' and 'reviviría' need the accent.
Why: The accents are essential for the correct pronunciation of these endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: revivo
The present tense of revivir (revivo, revives, revive, revivimos, revivís, reviven) describes actions happening now or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: reviví
Revivir is regular in the preterite: reviví, reviviste, revivió, revivimos, revivisteis, revivieron.
Imperfect
yo: revivía
The imperfect of revivir (revivía, revivías, revivía, revivíamos, revivíais, revivían) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: reviviré
The future tense of revivir (reviviré, revivirás, revivirá, reviviremos, reviviréis, revivirán) indicates actions that will happen.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reviva
The present subjunctive of revivir (reviva, revivas, revivamos, revivan) is used after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: reviviera
The imperfect subjunctive of revivir (reviviera/reviviera/reviviéramos/revivieran) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: revive
Use the imperative of revivir for direct commands: ¡revive!, ¡revivamos!, ¡revivan!, ¡revivid!
Negative Imperative
yo: no revivas
Use the negative imperative of revivir with 'no' + present subjunctive: ¡no revivas!, ¡no revivamos!, ¡no revivan!, ¡no reviváis!