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SPANISH VERB

revisar

to check

  • #304 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: revisando
  • Past participle: revisado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I check
  2. tú you check
  3. usted, él, ella he/she checks
  4. nosotros we check
  5. vosotros Spain you all check
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they check

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I checked
  2. tú you checked
  3. usted, él, ella he/she checked
  4. nosotros we checked
  5. vosotros Spain you all checked
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they checked

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to check
  2. tú you used to check
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to check
  4. nosotros we used to check
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to check
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to check

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will check
  2. tú you will check
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will check
  4. nosotros we will check
  5. vosotros Spain you all will check
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will check

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would check
  2. tú you would check
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would check
  4. nosotros we would check
  5. vosotros Spain you all would check
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would check

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I check
  2. tú (that) you check
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she check
  4. nosotros (that) we check
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all check
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they check

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I checked
  2. tú (if) you checked
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she checked
  4. nosotros (if) we checked
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all checked
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they checked

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú check!
  2. usted check! (formal)
  3. nosotros check! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain check! (all of you)
  5. ustedes check! (all of you)

How to use revisar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    ¿Revisas tu correo antes de dormir todas las noches?

    Do you check your email before bed every night?

  2. Past

    El mecánico revisó los frenos y las llantas.

    The mechanic checked the brakes and the tires.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi papá revisaba mis tareas cada noche después de cenar.

    My dad used to check my homework every night after dinner.

  4. Future

    Mañana el doctor revisará los resultados de tus análisis.

    Tomorrow the doctor will check your test results.

  5. Conditional

    Yo revisaría el contrato dos veces antes de firmarlo.

    I would check the contract twice before signing it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es importante que revises la fecha de tu vuelo.

    It's important that you check your flight date.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí que revisara bien las maletas antes de salir.

    I asked him to check the suitcases carefully before leaving.

  8. Imperative

    Revise su cambio antes de irse, por favor.

    Check your change before you leave, please.

Where you hear revisar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Siempre reviso los expedientes. I always check the files.
  • Ya revisé la presión. I've already checked the blood pressure.
  • Voy a revisar las citas de mañana. I'm going to check tomorrow's appointments.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 3

  • Reviso el correo cada mañana. I check my email every morning.
  • Ya revisé a todos los pacientes. I've already checked all the patients.
  • Mañana voy a revisar la lista otra vez. Tomorrow I'm going to check the list again.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.