revocar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
revocar — to revoke
The imperfect subjunctive of revocar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: revocara, revocaras, revocara...
revocar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests regarding the cancellation of an agreement, often following 'si' or 'quería que'.
Notes on revocar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It follows the standard -ar ending pattern after the 'revocar-' stem.
Example Sentences
Si el gobierno revocara la ley, habría protestas.
If the government were to revoke the law, there would be protests.
él/ella/usted
Me gustaría que revocaras tu decisión.
I would like you to revoke your decision.
tú
No creía que revocaran el permiso tan pronto.
I didn't think they would revoke the permit so soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent in the nosotros form.
Correct: revocáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the 'ramos' ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: revoco
Revocar is completely regular in the present indicative: revoco, revocas, revoca, revocamos, revocáis, revocan.
Preterite
yo: revoqué
Revocar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'revoqué' to preserve the pronunciation.
Imperfect
yo: revocaba
The imperfect of revocar is regular: revocaba, revocabas, revocaba, revocábamos, revocabais, revocaban.
Future
yo: revocaré
Revocar is regular in the future: revocaré, revocarás, revocará, revocaremos, revocaréis, revocarán.
Conditional
yo: revocaría
The conditional of revocar is regular: revocaría, revocarías, revocaría, revocaríamos, revocaríais, revocarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: revoque
Revocar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: revoque, revoques, revoque, revoquemos, revoquéis, revoquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: revoca
The imperative uses 'revoca' (tú) and 'revoque' (usted). Note the spelling change in formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no revoques
The negative imperative always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no revoques, no revoque, no revoquemos, no revoquéis, no revoquen.