revivir Imperfect Conjugation
revivir — to revive
The imperfect of revivir (revivía, revivías, revivía, revivíamos, revivíais, revivían) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
revivir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect for describing states or actions in the past that were ongoing, habitual, or set the scene. For 'revivir', think about how something used to revive regularly, or was in the process of reviving over time.
Notes on revivir in the Imperfect
Revivir is regular in the imperfect tense, following the standard pattern for -ir verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo revivía mi energía con cada sorbo de café.
I used to revive my energy with every sip of coffee.
yo
¿Tú revivías las viejas canciones cuando estabas triste?
Did you used to revive old songs when you were sad?
tú
La primavera revivía el campo después del invierno.
Spring used to revive the countryside after winter.
él/ella/usted
Ellos revivían la fiesta con su música.
They used to liven up the party with their music.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect for a single, completed past action.
Correct: For a specific revival, use the preterite ('revivió'), not the imperfect ('revivía').
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions, not completed ones.
Mistake: Confusing the yo and él/ella/usted forms.
Correct: Both 'revivía' (yo) and 'revivía' (él/ella/usted) are the same; context determines the subject.
Why: This is a common feature of the imperfect tense for regular -ir verbs.
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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.
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.
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!