revocar Preterite Conjugation
revocar — to revoke
Revocar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'revoqué' to preserve the pronunciation.
revocar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific instance when a permit, law, or decision was officially canceled or taken back.
Notes on revocar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form is irregular (revoqué). All other forms (revocaste, revocó, etc.) use the standard -ar endings with the 'c'.
Example Sentences
Ayer revoqué mi suscripción al gimnasio.
Yesterday I revoked my gym subscription.
yo
El ayuntamiento revocó el permiso de construcción.
The city council revoked the construction permit.
él/ella/usted
Revocamos el acuerdo el mes pasado.
We revoked the agreement last month.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'revocé' for the yo form.
Correct: revoqué
Why: Using a 'c' would change the pronunciation to 're-bo-SAY'. The 'qu' is needed to keep the 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: revoco
Revocar is completely regular in the present indicative: revoco, revocas, revoca, revocamos, revocáis, revocan.
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.
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.