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How to Say "reviewing" in Spanish

The Spanish word forreviewingis revisandoA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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looking over material
A cartoon bear character sitting at a wooden desk, wearing reading glasses, and meticulously examining a stack of documents with a large magnifying glass.

Examples

Ahora mismo, el jefe está revisando todos los contratos.

Right now, the boss is checking all the contracts.

Pasé toda la mañana revisando las notas para el examen.

I spent the whole morning reviewing the notes for the test.

Aunque el libro ya está publicado, el autor sigue revisando la traducción.

Even though the book is already published, the author keeps revising the translation.

Forming Continuous Actions

This form ('-ando') is used with the verb 'estar' to talk about actions happening right now: 'Estoy revisando' (I am checking).

The Gerund Ending

Since the base verb 'revisar' ends in -ar, its continuous form ends in -ando. Verbs ending in -er and -ir use '-iendo'.

Using the Gerund Alone

Mistake:Yo revisando el correo.

Correction: Yo estoy revisando el correo. (You must include 'estar' or another verb to show who is doing the action and when.)

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