revivir Preterite Conjugation
revivir — to revive
Revivir is regular in the preterite: reviví, reviviste, revivió, revivimos, revivisteis, revivieron.
revivir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite of 'revivir' to talk about a specific, completed action of reviving something in the past. For instance, reviving a specific plant yesterday, or a particular business last year.
Notes on revivir in the Preterite
Revivir is a regular -ir verb and follows all the standard conjugation patterns for the preterite tense.
Example Sentences
Yo reviví mi viejo coche el verano pasado.
I revived my old car last summer.
yo
¿Tú reviviste la planta que se estaba muriendo?
Did you revive the plant that was dying?
tú
El equipo revivió en la segunda mitad.
The team revived in the second half.
él/ella/usted
Ellos revivieron la tradición familiar.
They revived the family tradition.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single completed action.
Correct: For a specific past revival, use 'reviví', not 'revivía'.
Why: The preterite marks completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'revivió' (él/ella/usted).
Correct: The form is 'revivió' with an accent on the 'o'.
Why: The accent marks the stress on the final syllable for this specific ending.
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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.
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.
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!