Meaning and behavior
What does reventar mean?
Reventar means to burst, explode, blow up, break. VerbyGo classifies it as an irregular -AR verb. It is non-reflexive.
to annoy; hack off; to die (to do something).
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Principal forms
- Infinitive
- reventar
- Gerund
- reventando
- Past participle
- reventado
Verified irregular pattern
How this verb behaves
Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the present.
Conjugation guide
Present forms
Present forms
Present
Use the present forms of reventar for current situations, routines and actions that happen regularly.
| Subject | Reventar |
|---|---|
| yo | reviento |
| tú | revientas |
| él / ella / usted | revienta |
| nosotros / nosotras | reventamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | reventáis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | revientan |
Conjugation guide
Past forms
Past forms
Preterite
Use the preterite when the action of reventar is presented as completed in the past.
| Subject | Reventar |
|---|---|
| yo | reventé |
| tú | reventaste |
| él / ella / usted | reventó |
| nosotros / nosotras | reventamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | reventasteis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reventaron |
Past forms
Imperfect past
Use the imperfect for repeated or ongoing past uses of reventar, or for background information.
| Subject | Reventar |
|---|---|
| yo | reventaba |
| tú | reventabas |
| él / ella / usted | reventaba |
| nosotros / nosotras | reventábamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | reventabais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reventaban |
Conjugation guide
Future and conditional
Future and conditional
Simple future
Use the future forms of reventar for predictions, promises and future statements.
| Subject | Reventar |
|---|---|
| yo | reventaré |
| tú | reventarás |
| él / ella / usted | reventará |
| nosotros / nosotras | reventaremos |
| vosotros / vosotras | reventaréis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reventarán |
Verified context
Examples with reventar
Se reventó un vaso sanguíneo dentro de su cerebro.
A blood vessel burst inside his brain.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FREl policía le reventó los neumáticos a Tom de un tiro.
The police shot Tom's tires out.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FRSe me reventó el labio.
My lip split.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Quick answers
Reventar FAQ
What does reventar mean?
Reventar means to burst, explode, blow up, break.
Is reventar regular or irregular?
Reventar is a irregular -AR verb.
What is the gerund of reventar?
The gerund of reventar is reventando.
What is the past participle of reventar?
The past participle of reventar is reventado.
How is reventar conjugated in the present?
The verified public subject set is reviento, revientas, revienta, reventamos, revientan.
How is reventar conjugated in the preterite?
The verified public subject set is reventé, reventaste, reventó, reventamos, reventaron.
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