Introduction

revocar means “to revoke”, and it is one of the verbs you will use every day in Spanish. It is the verb for expressing “to revoke” in everyday Spanish — in conversation, at work, and at home. This page shows revocar in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make most often, and it finishes with a ten-question quiz so you can test yourself. Every sentence below comes with its English translation, and every form is the correct form unless the sentence is clearly marked as past or future. For a first taste: “Yo revoco el permiso por la mañana.” — “I revoke the permit.”

revocar in real example sentences

The twelve sentences below are grouped by how revocar is used. Read each one out loud, then read the translation. If a sentence feels useful, copy it into your own notebook with one small change — a different time, a different person, a different place — and you have a new sentence of your own.

In the present: everyday use

These sentences use {verb} in the present tense, which is how you will meet it most often: routines, facts, and things happening now.

  1. “Yo revoco el permiso cada día.” — “I revoke the permit.”
  2. “Tú revocas el permiso cada día.” — “you revoke the permit.”
  3. “Él revoca el permiso siempre.” — “He revokes the permit.”
  4. “Nosotros revocamos el permiso todos los días.” — “We revoke the permit.”

Talking about the past

The present is not the only tense you need. These sentences show {verb} in the past, so you can talk about what already happened. 5. “Yo revoqué el permiso ayer.” — “I revoked the permit.” (preterite) 6. “Él revocó el permiso ayer.” — “He revoked the permit.” (preterite) 7. “Yo revocaba el permiso cuando era joven.” — “I used to revoke the permit.” (imperfect)

Plans and things already done

These sentences look forward, or look back at something already finished. Notice how the verb form changes while the meaning of {verb} stays the same. 8. “Nosotros revocaremos el permiso mañana.” — “We will revoke the permit.” (future) 9. “Tú has revocado el permiso hoy.” — “you have revoked the permit.” (present-perfect) 10. “Espero que yo revoque el permiso.” — “I hope that I revoke the permit.” (present-subjunctive)

More everyday uses

Two more present-tense sentences, covering the remaining persons, so you can see the whole table in action. 11. “Vosotros revocáis el permiso cada semana.” — “You revoke the permit.” 12. “Ellos revocan el permiso normalmente.” — “They revoke the permit.”

revocar in context

Single sentences teach you the forms. Dialogues teach you when to use them. Read the short conversation below, then the paragraph that follows, and notice how revocar appears naturally, without anyone stopping to think about conjugation.

Dialogue at home in the evening

Ana: “¿Tú revocas el permiso?” — Do you revoke the permit?

Luis: “Sí, yo revoco el permiso cada día. Es parte de mi rutina.” — Yes, I revoke the permit every day. It is part of my routine.

Ana: “¿Y ayer? ¿También revocas el permiso?” — And yesterday? Did you revoke the permit too?

Luis: “Sí, ayer yo revoqué el permiso. Mañana nosotros revocaremos el permiso otra vez.” — Yes, yesterday I revoked the permit. Tomorrow we will revoke the permit again.

A short paragraph

Él revoca el permiso cada día — that one sentence already tells you a lot about how revocar works in real Spanish: who does it, when, and with what. Around it you can build a whole paragraph: what happened yesterday, what is happening now, and what will happen tomorrow, all with the same verb. When you write your own paragraph, start with the present — yo revoco el permiso — then add one past sentence and one future sentence, and you have practised three tenses with one verb. That is the fastest way to make revocar yours: use it in a story, not only in a table.

Common mistakes

Forgetting the accent in the preterite

The yo preterite form is revoqué, with an accent on the stressed vowel. Writing it without the accent — revoque — is a spelling error, and in speech the stress lands in the wrong place. Preterite yo forms that end in a vowel carry that accent, so check it every time you write the preterite of revocar.

Mixing up present and preterite nosotros

For revocar, the nosotros form is the same in the present and the preterite: revocamos. Only the context tells you which tense is meant, so pay attention to the time words around it — cada día points to the present, ayer points to the preterite. Do not invent a different form for one of the tenses.

Using ser instead of haber in perfect tenses

Spanish perfect tenses always use haber, never ser: yo he revocado el permiso. English speakers sometimes reach for soy because English uses to be in some passives, but soy revocado is not the present perfect of revocar — it is a passive construction with a different meaning.

Confusing revocar with revisar

revocar and revisar look similar, and learners mix them up. They are different verbs with different meanings, so check which one the sentence needs before you conjugate. If you can substitute the English meaning of revocar — revoke — the sentence needs revocar; if it needs the meaning of revisar, use that verb instead.

Using the indicative after "espero que"

After espero que (I hope that), Spanish needs the subjunctive: Espero que yo revoque el permiso. Using the indicative — Espero que yo revoco — is one of the most frequent learner errors with revocar. Whenever the main clause expresses a wish, doubt or emotion, switch to the subjunctive.

Quiz

Test yourself on the forms above. Choose the best answer, then check the key below.

1. What is the yo form of revocar in the present?

  • A. revocas
  • B. revoca
  • C. revocamos
  • D. revoco

2. What is the tu form of revocar in the preterite?

  • A. revocamos
  • B. revocaste
  • C. revoqué
  • D. revocó

3. What is the el form of revocar in the imperfect?

  • A. revocabas
  • B. revocábamos
  • C. revocabais
  • D. revocaba

4. What is the nosotros form of revocar in the future?

  • A. revocará
  • B. revocaremos
  • C. revocaré
  • D. revocarás

5. What is the vosotros form of revocar in the present perfect?

  • A. he revocado
  • B. has revocado
  • C. ha revocado
  • D. habéis revocado

6. What is the ellos form of revocar in the present subjunctive?

  • A. revoque
  • B. revoquen
  • C. revoque
  • D. revoques

7. What is the yo form of revocar in the preterite?

  • A. revocaste
  • B. revocó
  • C. revocamos
  • D. revoqué

8. What is the tu form of revocar in the imperfect?

  • A. revocábamos
  • B. revocabas
  • C. revocaba
  • D. revocaba

9. What is the el form of revocar in the future?

  • A. revocaré
  • B. revocarás
  • C. revocaremos
  • D. revocará

10. What is the nosotros form of revocar in the conditional?

  • A. revocaría
  • B. revocaríamos
  • C. revocaría
  • D. revocarías

Answer key

  1. revoco — The present table gives yo = revoco.
  2. revocaste — The preterite table gives tu = revocaste.
  3. revocaba — The imperfect table gives el = revocaba.
  4. revocaremos — The future table gives nosotros = revocaremos.
  5. habéis revocado — The present perfect table gives vosotros = habéis revocado.
  6. revoquen — The present subjunctive table gives ellos = revoquen.
  7. revoqué — The preterite table gives yo = revoqué.
  8. revocabas — The imperfect table gives tu = revocabas.
  9. revocará — The future table gives el = revocará.
  10. revocaríamos — The conditional table gives nosotros = revocaríamos.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use revocar in a sentence?

Put the subject first, then the conjugated form, then the rest: “Yo revoco el permiso.” — “I revoke the permit.” Change the form for the person and the tense, but keep the sentence pattern the same.

What is the most useful form of revocar to learn first?

Learn the present yo form revoco first, then the preterite yo form revoqué and the participle revocado. With those three you can talk about the present, the past and the perfect tenses. Add the gerund revocando next, and you can describe actions in progress too.

Is revocar reflexive?

No — revocar is not reflexive. It takes a direct object, not a reflexive pronoun: yo revoco el permiso. Do not add me or se to it unless the sentence genuinely needs a pronoun for another reason.

Where can I see the full conjugation of revocar?

On the main conjugation page for revocar, which has every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, plus notes, examples and a quiz. The present-tense page covers one tense in depth if that is what you need right now.

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