revivir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
revivir — to revive
Use the imperative of revivir for direct commands: ¡revive!, ¡revivamos!, ¡revivan!, ¡revivid!
revivir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct orders or making requests. For 'revivir', it's about telling someone or a group to bring something back to life, to revive it, or to make it active again.
Notes on revivir in the Affirmative Imperative
Revivir is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'vosotros' form 'revivid' is standard for regular -ir verbs.
Example Sentences
¡Revive esa vieja tradición!
Revive that old tradition!
tú
Equipo, ¡revivamos el espíritu de equipo!
Team, let's revive the team spirit!
nosotros
Señores, ¡revivan la conversación!
Gentlemen, revive the conversation!
ustedes
¡Vosotros, revivid la esperanza!
You all, revive hope!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present subjunctive instead of the imperative for tú.
Correct: The command for 'tú' is '¡revive!', not '¡revivas!'.
Why: The imperative has its own forms for direct commands, separate from the subjunctive.
Mistake: Forgetting the vosotros imperative ending.
Correct: The correct form for vosotros is 'revivid'.
Why: Regular -ir verbs add '-id' for the vosotros affirmative imperative.
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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.
Conditional
yo: reviviría
The conditional of revivir (reviviría, revivirías, reviviría, reviviríamos, reviviríais, revivirían) expresses 'would' actions, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no revivas
Use the negative imperative of revivir with 'no' + present subjunctive: ¡no revivas!, ¡no revivamos!, ¡no revivan!, ¡no reviváis!