Reventar Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish
The present tense of reventar — "to burst" in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for reventar with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. Reventar means to burst: reventar el globo, reventar la rueda. It also appears in the idiom reventar de risa, to burst out laughing. To see it in a real sentence: Yo reviento el globo con un alfiler — "I burst the balloon with a pin".
Present tense conjugation table: reventar
Every person of reventar in the present tense. The gerund is reventando and the past participle is reventado.
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | reviento |
| tú | revientas |
| él/ella/Ud. | revienta |
| nosotros/as | reventamos |
| vosotros/as | reventáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | revientan |
How the present of reventar is formed
The present of reventar is built from the stem revent- plus the present endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.
| Person | Ending | Form |
|---|---|---|
| yo | -o | reviento |
| tú | -as | revientas |
| él/ella/Ud. | -a | revienta |
| nosotros/as | -amos | reventamos |
| vosotros/as | -áis | reventáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | -an | revientan |
The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: reviento, revientas, revienta and revientan — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: reventamos, reventáis.
The gerund of reventar is reventando and the past participle is reventado. Both are the forms you need with estar and haber respectively.
When to use the present tense of reventar
The present tense is not one single use — it covers several situations, and reventar appears in all of them. The five uses below are the ones you will meet most often, each with an example that shows the verb in a natural sentence.
Habits and routines
The present describes things that happen regularly, as a habit or routine.
"Cada día, yo reviento el globo con un alfiler" — "Every day, I burst the balloon with a pin"
General truths
The present states facts that are always true, not just true today.
"Mi amigo revienta la rueda en la carretera" — "My friend bursts the tyre on the road"
What is happening now
The present describes an action in progress right now.
"Ahora, yo reviento de risa en el cine" — "Right now, I burst with laughter at the cinema"
Near-future plans
Spanish often uses the present for a plan that is already fixed.
"Mañana, nosotros reventamos el tubo por el frío" — "Tomorrow, we burst the pipe from the cold"
Timetables and scheduled events
The present is the tense for timetables, programmes and things that happen on a schedule.
"Ellos revientan la presa tras la lluvia" — "They burst the dam after the rain"
The present tense vs the closest tenses
Present — habit or general fact vs Preterite — one finished occasion
The present describes a habit, a routine or a general fact — something that happens again and again or that is true in general. The preterite reports one finished occasion in the past. Use the present when the action repeats or is still true, and the preterite when you are telling what happened once, on a specific day.
- Present — habit or general fact: {'pre_es': 'Cada día, ', 'pre_en': 'Every day, '}yo reviento el globo con un alfiler — "I burst the balloon with a pin"
- Preterite — one finished occasion: {'pre_es': 'Ayer, ', 'pre_en': 'Yesterday, '}yo reventé el globo con un alfiler — "I burst the balloon with a pin"
Present — now vs Imperfect — a past habit or background
The present talks about now. The imperfect talks about the past as a background — a repeated habit, an ongoing situation, something that used to happen. If you can add "used to" in English, the imperfect is usually the right choice; if it is happening now or always, use the present.
- Present — now: {}tú revientas la rueda en la carretera — "You burst the tyre on the road"
- Imperfect — a past habit or background: {}tú reventabas la rueda en la carretera — "You used to burst the tyre on the road"
Present — now or a fixed plan vs Future — what will happen
The present describes what happens now, what you do regularly, or a plan that is already fixed. The future describes what will happen later — a promise, a prediction, a plan that is not yet under way. Spanish often uses the present for near-future plans, but the future is the form for a clear statement about tomorrow.
- Present — now or a fixed plan: {'subj_es': 'Mi amigo', 'subj_en': 'My friend'}él revienta de risa en el cine — "He bursts with laughter at the cinema"
- Future — what will happen: {'subj_es': 'Mi amigo', 'subj_en': 'My friend'}él reventará de risa en el cine — "He will burst with laughter at the cinema"
Examples: reventar in the present tense
Seven sentences that show reventar in the present tense only, across all six persons. Read each one aloud, notice the ending, and check the translation.
- Yo reviento el globo con un alfiler — "I burst the balloon with a pin"
- Tú revientas la rueda en la carretera — "You burst the tyre on the road"
- Él revienta de risa en el cine — "He bursts with laughter at the cinema"
- Nosotros reventamos el tubo por el frío — "We burst the pipe from the cold"
- Vosotros reventáis la presa tras la lluvia — "You burst the dam after the rain"
- Ellos revientan el globo con un alfiler — "They burst the balloon with a pin"
- Yo reviento la rueda en la carretera — "I burst the tyre on the road"
Common mistakes with reventar in the present tense
These are the errors learners actually make with reventar in the present tense. Each one shows the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.
✗ *Yo revento el globo con un alfiler.
✓ Correct: Yo reviento el globo con un alfiler.
reventar is a stem-changing verb (e → ie): the stem vowel changes in the stressed present forms, so the yo form is reviento, not revento.
✗ *Tú revienta la rueda en la carretera.
✓ Correct: Tú revientas la rueda en la carretera.
The tú form and the él form are different: tú takes revientas, él takes revienta.
✗ *Cada día, yo reventé de risa en el cine
✓ Correct: Cada día, yo reviento de risa en el cine
Cada día describes a habit, so it needs the present, not the preterite.
✗ *Vosotros reventais el tubo por el frío.
✓ Correct: Vosotros reventáis el tubo por el frío.
The vosotros present form carries a written accent: reventáis, not reventais.
Quiz: reventar in the present tense
Eight questions on the present tense of reventar. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below — every answer is explained.
Which is the correct present form of reventar for tú? A. reventamos B. revientas C. reviento D. revienta
Complete the sentence: Yo ______ el globo con un alfiler — "I burst the balloon with a pin" (present) A. reviento B. revientas C. revienta D. reventamos
Complete the sentence: Él ______ la rueda en la carretera — "He bursts the tyre on the road" (present) A. revientas B. reventamos C. revienta D. reviento
Which is the correct present form of reventar for nosotros? A. reventamos B. revientas C. revienta D. revientan
Which sentence uses reventar correctly in the present? A. Mi amigo reventaba de risa en el cine B. Mi amigo reventamos de risa en el cine C. Mi amigo revienta de risa en el cine D. Mi amigo revientas de risa en el cine
Complete the sentence: Vosotros ______ el tubo por el frío — "You burst the pipe from the cold" (present) A. reventáis B. reviento C. revientas D. revienta
Complete the sentence: Ellos ______ la presa tras la lluvia — "They burst the dam after the rain" (present) A. revientas B. revienta C. revientan D. reviento
What is the gerund of reventar? A. reventado B. reviento C. reventé D. reventando
Answer key
- revientas — The tú form in the present is revientas.
- reviento — The present form for yo is reviento.
- revienta — The present form for él/ella/Ud. is revienta.
- reventamos — The nosotros form in the present is reventamos.
- Mi amigo revienta de risa en el cine — Mi amigo revienta de risa en el cine is correct: the verb agrees with its subject and the tense is the present.
- reventáis — The present form for vosotros/as is reventáis.
- revientan — The present form for ellos/ellas/Uds. is revientan.
- reventando — The gerund is reventando. It is the form you use with estar for the progressive, and it is not the past participle reventado.
Frequently asked questions
Is reventar regular in the present tense?
No — in the present the stem changes: The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: reviento, revientas, revienta and revientan — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: reventamos, reventáis. The nosotros and vosotros forms keep the plain stem.
What is the gerund and the past participle of reventar?
The gerund is reventando and the past participle is reventado. Use the gerund with estar for the progressive, and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses.
How do you say "I burst" in the present tense?
Say reviento. For example: Yo reviento el globo con un alfiler — "I burst the balloon with a pin".
What is the difference between the present and the preterite of reventar?
The present describes a habit or what happens now: Yo reviento el globo con un alfiler — "I burst the balloon with a pin". The preterite reports one finished occasion: Ayer, yo reventé el globo con un alfiler — "Yesterday, I burst the balloon with a pin". Use the present when the action repeats or is still true, and the preterite when you are telling what happened once.
Related links
- Full conjugation of reventar — every tense and mood, with the complete tables.
- reventar examples and quiz — more sentences, dialogues and a longer quiz.
- Spanish Present tense guide — how the present tense works for all Spanish verbs.
- Spanish verbs — the full list of Spanish verbs on VerbFlow.