Revestir Conjugation in Spanish

The Spanish verb revestir means to cover, to coat, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Revestir means to cover a surface with another material: revestir la pared con azulejos, revestir el suelo de madera. It is also used figuratively: revestir de importancia. Like every Spanish verb, revestir changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say Yo revisto la pared con azulejos — "I cover the wall with tiles". Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.

The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: revisto, revistes, reviste and revisten — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: revestimos, revestís. In the preterite the third-person forms change too: revistió, revistieron, and the gerund is revistiendo.

Quick facts

  • Infinitive: revestir
  • English: to cover, to coat
  • Verb type: stem-changing -ir verb (e → i)
  • Ending: -ir
  • Gerund: revistiendo
  • Past participle: revestido
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + revestido)

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for revestir, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

Full conjugation tables

Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for revestir. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem.

Present indicative

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | revisto | | tú | revistes | | él/ella/Ud. | reviste | | nosotros/as | revestimos | | vosotros/as | revestís | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | revisten |

Preterite

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | revestí | | tú | revestiste | | él/ella/Ud. | revistió | | nosotros/as | revestimos | | vosotros/as | revestisteis | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | revistieron |

Imperfect

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | revestía | | tú | revestías | | él/ella/Ud. | revestía | | nosotros/as | revestíamos | | vosotros/as | revestíais | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | revestían |

Future

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | revestiré | | tú | revestirás | | él/ella/Ud. | revestirá | | nosotros/as | revestiremos | | vosotros/as | revestiréis | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | revestirán |

Conditional

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | revestiría | | tú | revestirías | | él/ella/Ud. | revestiría | | nosotros/as | revestiríamos | | vosotros/as | revestiríais | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | revestirían |

Present perfect

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | he revestido | | tú | has revestido | | él/ella/Ud. | ha revestido | | nosotros/as | hemos revestido | | vosotros/as | habéis revestido | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | han revestido |

Pluperfect

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | había revestido | | tú | habías revestido | | él/ella/Ud. | había revestido | | nosotros/as | habíamos revestido | | vosotros/as | habíais revestido | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían revestido |

Future perfect

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | habré revestido | | tú | habrás revestido | | él/ella/Ud. | habrá revestido | | nosotros/as | habremos revestido | | vosotros/as | habréis revestido | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán revestido |

Conditional perfect

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | habría revestido | | tú | habrías revestido | | él/ella/Ud. | habría revestido | | nosotros/as | habríamos revestido | | vosotros/as | habríais revestido | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían revestido |

Present subjunctive

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | revista | | tú | revistas | | él/ella/Ud. | revista | | nosotros/as | revistamos | | vosotros/as | revistáis | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | revistan |

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | revistiera | | tú | revistieras | | él/ella/Ud. | revistiera | | nosotros/as | revistiéramos | | vosotros/as | revistierais | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | revistieran |

Imperative (affirmative)

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | tú | reviste | | él/ella/Ud. | revista | | nosotros/as | revistamos | | vosotros/as | revestid | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | revistan |

Imperative (negative)

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | tú | revistas | | él/ella/Ud. | revista | | nosotros/as | revistamos | | vosotros/as | revistáis | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | revistan |

Gerund and past participle

Form Spanish Use
Gerund revistiendo with estar for the progressive: está revistiendo
Past participle revestido with haber for the perfect tenses: he revestido

How to use each tense

Present indicative

Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: revisto, revistes, reviste and revisten — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: revestimos, revestís. In the preterite the third-person forms change too: revistió, revistieron, and the gerund is revistiendo. For revestir, the present indicative looks like this in a real sentence: Yo revisto la pared con azulejos — "I cover the wall with tiles".

Preterite

Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. In this tense the stem changes in the third person: revistió, revistieron. The gerund changes too: revistiendo. For revestir, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, yo revestí el suelo de madera — "Yesterday, I covered the floor with wood".

Imperfect

Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For revestir, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, yo revestía la fachada con piedra — "As a child, I used to cover the façade with stone".

Future

Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For revestir, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, yo revestiré el mueble con barniz — "Tomorrow, I will cover the furniture with varnish".

Conditional

Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For revestir, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Yo revestiría la pared con azulejos si pudiera — "I would cover the wall with tiles if I could".

Present perfect

Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For revestir, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, yo he revestido el suelo de madera — "Today, I have covered the floor with wood".

Pluperfect

Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For revestir, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo ya había revestido la fachada con piedra antes de salir — "I already had covered the façade with stone before leaving".

Future perfect

Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For revestir, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, yo habré revestido el mueble con barniz — "By tomorrow, I will have covered the furniture with varnish".

Conditional perfect

Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For revestir, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo habría revestido la pared con azulejos con más tiempo — "I would have covered the wall with tiles with more time".

Present subjunctive

Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: revisto, revistes, reviste and revisten — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: revestimos, revestís. In the preterite the third-person forms change too: revistió, revistieron, and the gerund is revistiendo. For revestir, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él revista el suelo de madera — "I hope he covers the floor with wood".

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past. The -ra forms are shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is irregular — see the table above. For revestir, the imperfect subjunctive (-ra) looks like this in a real sentence: Si yo revistiera la fachada con piedra, todo cambiaría — "If I covered the façade with stone, everything would change".

Imperative (affirmative)

Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: revisto, revistes, reviste and revisten — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: revestimos, revestís. In the preterite the third-person forms change too: revistió, revistieron, and the gerund is revistiendo. For revestir, the imperative (affirmative) looks like this in a real sentence: Reviste el mueble con barniz. — "Cover the furniture with varnish.".

Imperative (negative)

Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: revisto, revistes, reviste and revisten — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: revestimos, revestís. In the preterite the third-person forms change too: revistió, revistieron, and the gerund is revistiendo. For revestir, the imperative (negative) looks like this in a real sentence: No revistas la pared con azulejos. — "Do not cover the wall with tiles.".

Example sentences

Ten natural sentences with revestir, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.

  1. Yo revisto la pared con azulejos — "I cover the wall with tiles"
  2. Mi amigo reviste el suelo de madera — "My friend covers the floor with wood"
  3. Ayer, yo revestí la fachada con piedra — "Yesterday, I covered the façade with stone"
  4. Antes, nosotros revestíamos el mueble con barniz — "Before, we used to cover the furniture with varnish"
  5. Mañana, tú revestirás la tubería con aislante — "Tomorrow, you will cover the pipes with insulation"
  6. Yo revestiría la pared con azulejos si tuviera más tiempo — "I would cover the wall with tiles if I had more time"
  7. Él ha revestido el suelo de madera — "He has covered the floor with wood"
  8. Espero que él revista la fachada con piedra — "I hope he covers the façade with stone"
  9. Yo ya había revestido el mueble con barniz antes de salir — "I already had covered the furniture with varnish before leaving"
  10. Ellos revestían la tubería con aislante cuando eran jóvenes — "They used to cover the pipes with insulation when they were young"

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo revesto el suelo de madera. — Right: Yo revisto el suelo de madera. — revestir is a stem-changing verb (e → i): the stem vowel changes in the stressed present forms, so the yo form is revisto, not revesto.
  2. Wrong: Espero que él reviste el suelo de madera — Right: Espero que él revista el suelo de madera — After espero que, Spanish requires the subjunctive: Espero que él revista el suelo de madera — not the indicative Espero que él reviste el suelo de madera.
  3. Wrong: Ayer, yo revisto la fachada con piedra — Right: Ayer, yo revestí la fachada con piedra — Ayer points to a finished action in the past, so it needs the preterite: Ayer, yo revestí la fachada con piedra.
  4. Wrong: De niño, yo revestí el mueble con barniz todos los días — Right: De niño, yo revestía el mueble con barniz todos los días — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect, not the preterite: De niño, yo revestía el mueble con barniz todos los días.
  5. Wrong: Yo revisto en la pared con azulejos. — Right: Yo revisto la pared con azulejos. — revestir takes this complement directly, with no preposition: Yo revisto la pared con azulejos.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on revestir. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ la pared con azulejos — "I cover the wall with tiles" (present) A. revistes B. reviste C. revestimos D. revisto

  2. Complete the sentence: Él ______ el suelo de madera — "He covered the floor with wood" (preterite) A. revestiste B. revestimos C. revistió D. revestí

  3. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ______ la fachada con piedra — "We used to cover the façade with stone" (imperfect) A. revestía B. revestías C. revestíais D. revestíamos

  4. Complete the sentence: Tú ______ el mueble con barniz — "You will cover the furniture with varnish" (future) A. revestirá B. revestiremos C. revestirás D. revestiré

  5. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ la tubería con aislante — "I would cover the pipes with insulation" (conditional) A. revestirías B. revestiríamos C. revestiríais D. revestiría

  6. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ______ la pared con azulejos — "I hope he covers the wall with tiles" (present subjunctive) A. revistas B. revistamos C. revistáis D. revista

  7. Complete the sentence: Si yo ______ el suelo de madera, todo cambiaría — "If I covered the floor with wood, everything would change" (imperfect subjunctive) A. revistiéramos B. revistierais C. revistiera D. revistieras

  8. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ______ la fachada con piedra — "We have covered the façade with stone" (present perfect) A. he revestido B. has revestido C. ha revestido D. hemos revestido

  9. Complete the sentence: No ______ el mueble con barniz. — "Do not cover the furniture with varnish." (negative imperative) A. revistamos B. revistáis C. revistas D. revista

  10. Which is the gerund of revestir, used with estar for the progressive? A. revisto B. revestí C. revistiendo D. revestido

Answer key

  1. revisto — The present form for yo is revisto.
  2. revistió — The preterite form for él/ella/Ud. is revistió.
  3. revestíamos — The imperfect form for nosotros/as is revestíamos.
  4. revestirás — The future form for tú is revestirás.
  5. revestiría — The conditional form for yo is revestiría.
  6. revista — The present subjunctive form for él/ella/Ud. is revista.
  7. revistiera — The imperfect subjunctive form for yo is revistiera.
  8. hemos revestido — The present perfect form for nosotros/as is hemos revestido.
  9. revistas — The negative imperative form is revistas.
  10. revistiendo — The gerund of revestir is revistiendo: estoy revistiendo. The participle revestido is used with haber instead.

Frequently asked questions

What does revestir mean in English?

revestir means to cover, to coat. It is used in everyday situations such as Yo revisto la pared con azulejos — "I cover the wall with tiles". The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.

Is revestir regular?

No. revestir is a stem-changing -ir verb (e → i). The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: revisto, revistes, reviste and revisten — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: revestimos, revestís. In the preterite the third-person forms change too: revistió, revistieron, and the gerund is revistiendo. The nosotros and vosotros forms keep the plain stem, which is the part learners most often get right by accident.

What is the gerund and the past participle of revestir?

The gerund is revistiendo and the past participle is revestido. Use the gerund with estar for the progressive, and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses.

How do I say "I cover" in the past?

It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: Ayer, yo revestí el suelo de madera — "Yesterday, I covered the floor with wood". For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: De niño, yo revestía la fachada con piedra — "As a child, I used to cover the façade with stone". For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: Hoy, yo he revestido el suelo de madera — "Today, I have covered the floor with wood".

What is the difference between revestir and cubrir?

Cubrir is the general verb for covering. Revestir is specific: to coat or line a surface with a material. Revestir means to cover a surface with another material: revestir la pared con azulejos, revestir el suelo de madera. It is also used figuratively: revestir de importancia.

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