revocar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
revocar — to revoke
Revocar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: revoque, revoques, revoque, revoquemos, revoquéis, revoquen.
revocar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a desire, doubt, or requirement that a decision or law be canceled, such as 'Espero que revoquen esa ley'.
Notes on revocar in the Present Subjunctive
To maintain the hard 'k' sound before the letter 'e', the 'c' changes to 'qu'. This is a orthographic change, not a radical stem change.
Example Sentences
Espero que el juez revoque la sentencia.
I hope the judge revokes the sentence.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que revoquen mi licencia de conducir.
I doubt they will revoke my driver's license.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Quieren que revoquemos el contrato inmediatamente.
They want us to revoke the contract immediately.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'revoce'.
Correct: revoque
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like 'se' or 'the'. To keep the 'k' sound from the infinitive 'revocar', you must use 'qu'.
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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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: revocara
The imperfect subjunctive of revocar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: revocara, revocaras, revocara...
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.