Revitalizar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish
revitalizar means "to revitalise" in English, and this page shows it in everyday use: real example sentences in several tenses, two short dialogues, the mistakes learners actually make, and a quiz to test yourself. You will see revitalizar with the neighbourhood with new parks, the village economy, the centre with shops and the team with young players — the situations where Spanish speakers really use it. A good first sentence to learn is: Cada día, yo revitalizo el barrio con nuevos parques. — "Every day, I revitalise the neighbourhood with new parks." Read the examples aloud, notice which tense each one uses, and then try the dialogues and the quiz.
revitalizar in everyday sentences
Twelve sentences with revitalizar, grouped by situation. Each one shows the verb in a different tense or person, with its English translation and a note on when to use that form.
Everyday use
- Cada día, yo revitalizo el barrio con nuevos parques. — "Every day, I revitalise the neighbourhood with new parks." The present tense fits a habit here.
- Ayer, yo revitalicé la economía del pueblo. — "Yesterday, I revitalised the village economy." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, yo revitalizaba el centro con tiendas. — "In the past, I used to revitalise the centre with shops." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, nosotros revitalizaremos el equipo con jóvenes jugadores. — "Tomorrow, we will revitalise the team with young players." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Si pudieras, tú revitalizarías el barrio con nuevos parques. — "If you could, you would revitalise the neighbourhood with new parks." The conditional fits something that would happen.
- Yo he revitalizado la economía del pueblo. — "I have revitalised the village economy." The present perfect fits an action with present relevance.
More situations
- Normalmente, él revitaliza el centro con tiendas. — "Normally, he/she revitalises the centre with shops." The present tense fits a general truth here.
- Ayer, él revitalizó el equipo con jóvenes jugadores. — "Yesterday, he/she revitalised the team with young players." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, nosotros revitalizábamos el barrio con nuevos parques. — "In the past, we used to revitalise the neighbourhood with new parks." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, yo revitalizaré la economía del pueblo. — "Tomorrow, I will revitalise the village economy." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Espero que él revitalice el centro con tiendas. — "I hope that he/she revitalises the centre with shops." The present subjunctive follows espero que.
- ¡Revitaliza el equipo con jóvenes jugadores! — "Revitalise the team with young players!" The imperative fits a direct order or request.
The verb in context
Two short dialogues using revitalizar naturally. Notice how the verb changes person and tense as the conversation moves, and how the complements stay the same kind of situation: the neighbourhood with new parks, the village economy, the centre with shops and the team with young players.
Dialogue 1: talking about the neighbourhood with new parks
María: ¿Tú revitalizas el barrio con nuevos parques? — "Do you revitalise the neighbourhood with new parks?" Carlos: Sí, yo revitalizo el barrio con nuevos parques. — "I revitalise the neighbourhood with new parks." María: ¿Y ayer? — "And yesterday?" Carlos: Ayer, yo revitalicé la economía del pueblo. — "Yesterday, I revitalised the village economy." María: Mañana, nosotros revitalizaremos el centro con tiendas. — "Tomorrow, we will revitalise the centre with shops." Carlos: Si pudiera, yo revitalizaría el equipo con jóvenes jugadores. — "If I could, I would revitalise the team with young players." María: Antes, yo revitalizaba la economía del pueblo. — "In the past, I used to revitalise the village economy." Carlos: Yo he revitalizado el barrio con nuevos parques. — "I have revitalised the neighbourhood with new parks." María: ¡Revitaliza el centro con tiendas! — "Revitalise the centre with shops!"
In this dialogue revitalizar appears in the present, the preterite, the imperfect, the future, the conditional and the present perfect. That is the point: one verb, many tenses, and the complement tells you which situation you are in. Try the same dialogue with your own complements.
Dialogue 2: talking about the centre with shops
María: Él revitaliza el centro con tiendas. — "he/she revitalises the centre with shops." Carlos: ¿De verdad? ¿Él revitaliza el centro con tiendas todos los días? — "Really? Does he/she revitalises the centre with shops every day?" María: Sí, y ellos revitalizan el equipo con jóvenes jugadores. — "they revitalise the team with young players." Carlos: Ayer, ellos revitalizaron el centro con tiendas. — "Yesterday, they revitalised the centre with shops." María: Espero que él revitalice el equipo con jóvenes jugadores. — "I hope that he/she revitalises the team with young players." Carlos: Mañana, él revitalizará el centro con tiendas. — "Tomorrow, he/she will revitalise the centre with shops." María: Antes, nosotros revitalizábamos el equipo con jóvenes jugadores. — "In the past, we used to revitalise the team with young players." Carlos: Nosotros revitalizamos el barrio con nuevos parques también. — "we revitalise the neighbourhood with new parks too."
This dialogue shows revitalizar in the third person and in the plural, which is where learners most often hesitate. Read it aloud with a partner, swapping the names and the complements for your own life, and the forms will start to feel automatic.
Common mistakes with revitalizar
The errors learners actually make with revitalizar in everyday use, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why it is wrong.
Mistake 1: Adding a reflexive pronoun that does not belong
- Wrong: Yo me revitalizo el barrio con nuevos parques.
- Right: Yo revitalizo el barrio con nuevos parques.
- Why: revitalizar is not reflexive, so there is no pronoun to add: Yo revitalizo el barrio con nuevos parques. is the correct sentence.
Mistake 2: Using the infinitive as a conjugated form
- Wrong: Yo revitalizar el barrio con nuevos parques.
- Right: Yo revitalizo el barrio con nuevos parques.
- Why: The infinitive revitalizar is the dictionary form, not a conjugated form. In a sentence with yo you need the present-tense form revitalizo.
Mistake 3: Using the present tense for yesterday
- Wrong: Ayer, yo revitalizo la economía del pueblo.
- Right: Ayer, yo revitalicé la economía del pueblo.
- Why: Ayer means yesterday, so the action is finished and needs the preterite: Ayer, yo revitalicé la economía del pueblo. — "Yesterday, I revitalised the village economy."
Mistake 4: Mixing up the gerund and the participle
- Wrong: Estoy revitalizado el centro con tiendas.
- Right: Estoy revitalizando el centro con tiendas.
- Why: After estar you need the gerund revitalizando for the progressive. The participle revitalizado goes with haber in the perfect tenses (he revitalizado), never after estar.
Mistake 5: Using the él form for nosotros
- Wrong: Nosotros revitaliza el barrio con nuevos parques.
- Right: Nosotros revitalizamos el barrio con nuevos parques.
- Why: The person and the ending must match: nosotros takes revitalizamos, while revitaliza belongs to él and ella.
Quiz: revitalizar in use
Test yourself with ten questions on revitalizar. The answers are explained, so read them even when you get a question right.
1. What is the yo form of revitalizar in the present tense?
- (a) revitaliza
- (b) revitalizamos
- (c) revitalizo
- (d) revitalizas
Answer: (c) revitalizo. The yo form is revitalizo.
2. What is the tú form of revitalizar in the present tense?
- (a) revitalizamos
- (b) revitalizas
- (c) revitalizo
- (d) revitaliza
Answer: (b) revitalizas. The tú form is revitalizas.
3. What is the él/ella form of revitalizar in the present tense?
- (a) revitaliza
- (b) revitalizo
- (c) revitalizas
- (d) revitalizamos
Answer: (a) revitaliza. The él/ella form is revitaliza.
4. Complete the sentence: Cada día, yo ___ el barrio con nuevos parques.
- (a) revitalizas
- (b) revitaliza
- (c) revitalizamos
- (d) revitalizo
Answer: (d) revitalizo. The sentence needs the yo form revitalizo.
5. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ___ la economía del pueblo.
- (a) revitalizó
- (b) revitalizamos
- (c) revitalicé
- (d) revitalizaste
Answer: (c) revitalicé. Ayer needs the preterite, and the yo form is revitalicé.
6. Complete the sentence: Antes, yo ___ el centro con tiendas.
- (a) revitalizabais
- (b) revitalizaba
- (c) revitalizabas
- (d) revitalizábamos
Answer: (b) revitalizaba. Antes needs the imperfect, and the yo form is revitalizaba.
7. Complete the sentence: Mañana, yo ___ el equipo con jóvenes jugadores.
- (a) revitalizaré
- (b) revitalizarás
- (c) revitalizará
- (d) revitalizaremos
Answer: (a) revitalizaré. Mañana needs the future, and the yo form is revitalizaré.
8. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ el barrio con nuevos parques.
- (a) he revitalizado
- (b) has revitalizado
- (c) ha revitalizado
- (d) hemos revitalizado
Answer: (a) he revitalizado. The present perfect uses haber plus the participle: he revitalizado.
9. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ el centro con tiendas.
- (a) revitalicemos
- (b) revitalicéis
- (c) revitalice
- (d) revitalices
Answer: (c) revitalice. After espero que Spanish needs the subjunctive, and the él form is revitalice.
10. What does revitalizar mean in English?
- (a) to have an accident
- (b) to clear up
- (c) to revitalise
- (d) to hoard, to monopolise
Answer: (c) to revitalise. revitalizar means "to revitalise" in English.
Frequently asked questions about revitalizar
What does revitalizar mean?
revitalizar means "to revitalise" in English. Use it when you talk about the neighbourhood with new parks, the village economy, the centre with shops and the team with young players — for example: Cada día, yo revitalizo el barrio con nuevos parques. — "Every day, I revitalise the neighbourhood with new parks."
Is there a reflexive form of revitalizar?
No. revitalizar is not reflexive, so it is used without a pronoun: Cada día, yo revitalizo el barrio con nuevos parques. — "Every day, I revitalise the neighbourhood with new parks."
What is the most common mistake with revitalizar?
The spelling change. Watch the spelling: the z becomes c before e, so the yo preterite is revitalicé and the subjunctive forms start with c, for example revitalice. Practise the yo form and the subjunctive forms until they feel automatic, and check them against the table on the conjugation page.
How can I practise revitalizar?
Take the quiz above, then make your own sentences: change the person in each example, change the complement to something from your own life, and say the sentence aloud. The verb quiz and the verb translator on this site give you more practice with the same forms.