Introduction

revolver means “to stir, to turn over” in English, and it is a verb you will meet again and again once you start reading and speaking Spanish. It is used whenever you need to talk about the soup — at home, at work, and in everyday conversation — which makes it a practical verb to learn early and to use confidently. This page gives you the complete conjugation of revolver in every tense and mood, with all six persons, plus the gerund and the past participle, example sentences, the mistakes learners make most often, a ten-question quiz and answers to the questions students ask about this verb. Every form below comes from VerbFlow's verified conjugation tables, so you can trust the accents and the irregular forms. revolver is a stem-changing -er verb (o → ue), and the notes under each tense explain exactly where it follows the rules and where it breaks them. To hear it in a real sentence: “Yo revuelvo la sopa todos los días.” — “I stir the soup.” Work through the tables, read the notes, then test yourself with the quiz at the end of the page.

Quick facts
Infinitive revolver
English to stir, to turn over
Verb type Stem-changing -er verb (o → ue)
Gerund revolviendo
Past participle revuelto
Auxiliary verb haber

Full conjugation tables

Gerund: revolviendo · Past participle: revuelto

Present Indicative

Person Form
yo revuelvo
tú revuelves
él/ella/Ud. revuelve
nosotros/as revolvemos
vosotros/as revolvéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. revuelven

The present tense describes habits, facts and what is happening now. For revolver, the yo form is revuelvo, as in “Yo revuelvo la sopa.” — “I stir the soup.” The stem change o → ue affects this tense, so the stem looks different from the infinitive in several persons.

Preterite

Person Form
yo revolví
tú revolviste
él/ella/Ud. revolvió
nosotros/as revolvimos
vosotros/as revolvisteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. revolvieron

The preterite describes completed actions in the past — things that started and finished. For revolver, the yo form is revolví, as in “Yo revolví la sopa.” — “I stirred the soup.” The stem change o → ue affects this tense, so the stem looks different from the infinitive in several persons.

Imperfect

Person Form
yo revolvía
tú revolvías
él/ella/Ud. revolvía
nosotros/as revolvíamos
vosotros/as revolvíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. revolvían

The imperfect describes the past as background: habits, descriptions and actions in progress. For revolver, the yo form is revolvía, as in “Yo revolvía la sopa.” — “I used to stir the soup.”

Future

Person Form
yo revolveré
tú revolverás
él/ella/Ud. revolverá
nosotros/as revolveremos
vosotros/as revolveréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. revolverán

The future tense states what will happen. It is also used for predictions and promises. For revolver, the yo form is revolveré, as in “Yo revolveré la sopa.” — “I will stir the soup.”

Conditional

Person Form
yo revolvería
tú revolverías
él/ella/Ud. revolvería
nosotros/as revolveríamos
vosotros/as revolveríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. revolverían

The conditional expresses what would happen: wishes, polite requests and hypothetical results. For revolver, the yo form is revolvería, as in “Yo revolvería la sopa.” — “I would stir the soup.”

Present Perfect

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

The present perfect connects the past with the present: something that has happened, often today or recently. For revolver, the yo form is he revuelto, as in “Yo he revuelto la sopa.” — “I have stirred the soup.” Watch out: the past participle of revolver is irregular — revuelto, not the regular form — and that irregular participle appears in every perfect tense.

Pluperfect

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

The pluperfect describes an event that happened before another past event. For revolver, the yo form is había revuelto, as in “Yo había revuelto la sopa.” — “I had stirred the soup.” Watch out: the past participle of revolver is irregular — revuelto, not the regular form — and that irregular participle appears in every perfect tense.

Future Perfect

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

The future perfect describes something that will already be finished by a future moment. For revolver, the yo form is habré revuelto, as in “Yo habré revuelto la sopa.” — “I will have stirred the soup.” Watch out: the past participle of revolver is irregular — revuelto, not the regular form — and that irregular participle appears in every perfect tense.

Conditional Perfect

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

The conditional perfect describes what would have happened under different conditions. For revolver, the yo form is habría revuelto, as in “Yo habría revuelto la sopa.” — “I would have stirred the soup.” Watch out: the past participle of revolver is irregular — revuelto, not the regular form — and that irregular participle appears in every perfect tense.

Present Subjunctive

Person Form
yo revuelva
tú revuelvas
él/ella/Ud. revuelva
nosotros/as revolvamos
vosotros/as revolváis
ellos/ellas/Uds. revuelvan

The present subjunctive is used after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and influence. For revolver, the yo form is revuelva, as in “Espero que yo revuelva la sopa.” — “I hope that I stir the soup.” The stem change o → ue affects this tense, so the stem looks different from the infinitive in several persons.

Imperfect Subjunctive (-ra)

Person Form
yo revolviera
tú revolvieras
él/ella/Ud. revolviera
nosotros/as revolviéramos
vosotros/as revolvierais
ellos/ellas/Uds. revolvieran

The imperfect subjunctive is used in the past versions of subjunctive clauses, and after "si" in hypothetical sentences. For revolver, the yo form is revolviera, as in “Si yo revolviera la sopa, ...” — “If I stirred the soup, ...” The stem change o → ue affects this tense, so the stem looks different from the infinitive in several persons.

The -se variant of this tense follows the same pattern with -se instead of -ra: revolviera becomes revolviese, and the same change applies to every person. Both variants mean the same thing; -ra is more common in everyday speech.

Imperative (affirmative)

Person Form
tú revuelve
Ud. revuelva
nosotros/as revolvamos
vosotros/as revolved
Uds. revuelvan

Imperative (negative)

Person Form
tú revuelvas
Ud. revuelva
nosotros/as revolvamos
vosotros/as revolváis
Uds. revuelvan

The imperative is for orders, requests and advice. The affirmative tú form is revuelve, as in “¡Revuelve la sopa” — “Stir the soup” For the negative imperative, Spanish uses the subjunctive forms: no revuelvas. Note that the affirmative and negative forms differ, so check the table above before you give an order with revolver.

Example sentences

Here are ten sentences with revolver, covering different tenses and persons. Read each one out loud, then read the translation, and notice how the verb form changes while the meaning stays the same.

  1. “Yo revuelvo la sopa cada día.” — “I stir the soup.”
  2. “Él revuelve la sopa todos los días.” — “He stirs the soup.”
  3. “Yo revolví la sopa ayer.” — “I stirred the soup.”
  4. “Él revolvió la sopa ayer.” — “He stirred the soup.”
  5. “Yo revolvía la sopa cuando era joven.” — “I used to stir the soup.”
  6. “Nosotros revolveremos la sopa mañana.” — “We will stir the soup.”
  7. “Si pudiera, yo revolvería la sopa.” — “If I could, i would stir the soup.”
  8. “Yo he revuelto la sopa hoy.” — “I have stirred the soup.”
  9. “Espero que yo revuelva la sopa.” — “I hope that I stir the soup.”
  10. “estoy revolviendo la sopa ahora mismo.” — “I am stirring the soup.”

Common mistakes

Using the unchanged stem

Learners often write revolvo for the yo form, keeping the infinitive stem unchanged. The correct form is revuelvo. Because revolver changes its stem vowel, the change appears in the stressed syllables of the present: say the correct form out loud a few times — yo revuelvo la sopa — until the changed stem feels natural.

Guessing the past participle

A common error is writing revolvido as the past participle of revolver. The correct participle is revuelto. That matters in every perfect tense: it is he revuelto, había revuelto, habré revuelto. Memorise the participle on its own and the perfect tenses take care of themselves.

Forgetting the accent in the preterite

The yo preterite form is revolví, with an accent on the stressed vowel. Writing it without the accent — revolvi — 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 revolver.

Using ser instead of haber in perfect tenses

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

Confusing revolver with revisar

revolver 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 revolver — stir — the sentence needs revolver; 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 revuelva la sopa. Using the indicative — Espero que yo revuelvo — is one of the most frequent learner errors with revolver. 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 revolver in the present?

  • A. revuelves
  • B. revuelve
  • C. revolvemos
  • D. revuelvo

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

  • A. revolvimos
  • B. revolviste
  • C. revolví
  • D. revolvió

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

  • A. revolvías
  • B. revolvíamos
  • C. revolvíais
  • D. revolvía

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

  • A. revolverá
  • B. revolveremos
  • C. revolveré
  • D. revolverás

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

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

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

  • A. revuelva
  • B. revuelvan
  • C. revuelva
  • D. revuelvas

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

  • A. revolviste
  • B. revolvió
  • C. revolvimos
  • D. revolví

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

  • A. revolvíamos
  • B. revolvías
  • C. revolvía
  • D. revolvía

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

  • A. revolveré
  • B. revolverás
  • C. revolveremos
  • D. revolverá

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

  • A. revolvería
  • B. revolveríamos
  • C. revolvería
  • D. revolverías

Answer key

  1. revuelvo — The present table gives yo = revuelvo.
  2. revolviste — The preterite table gives tu = revolviste.
  3. revolvía — The imperfect table gives el = revolvía.
  4. revolveremos — The future table gives nosotros = revolveremos.
  5. habéis revuelto — The present perfect table gives vosotros = habéis revuelto.
  6. revuelvan — The present subjunctive table gives ellos = revuelvan.
  7. revolví — The preterite table gives yo = revolví.
  8. revolvías — The imperfect table gives tu = revolvías.
  9. revolverá — The future table gives el = revolverá.
  10. revolveríamos — The conditional table gives nosotros = revolveríamos.

Frequently asked questions

Is revolver regular or irregular?

revolver is a stem-changing -er verb (o → ue). It changes its stem (o → ue) in several tenses, so the stem in the table is not always the infinitive stem. It is irregular in these tenses: past-participle, present-perfect, pluperfect, future-perfect, conditional-perfect. The tables on this page show the correct form for every person, so use them rather than guessing.

What is the past participle of revolver?

The past participle of revolver is revuelto. You use it with haber in the perfect tenses — he revuelto, había revuelto, habré revuelto — and after estar in passive-style descriptions. Note that it is irregular: do not write the regular form. Learn it together with the gerund revolviendo and you have the two non-finite forms covered.

What is the gerund of revolver?

The gerund of revolver is revolviendo. You use it with estar to describe an action in progress, as in estoy revolviendo, and after verbs such as seguir and ir. Keep it distinct from the past participle revuelto, which belongs with haber, not with estar.

What is the yo form of revolver in the present?

The yo form is revuelvo — “Yo revuelvo la sopa.” means “I stir the soup.” That is the form you will use most often when you talk about yourself. For other persons, use the present table above: tú revuelves, él revuelve, nosotros revolvemos, ellos revuelven.

What is the difference between revolver and revisar?

revolver means “to stir, to turn over”, while revisar means “to review, to check”. They share letters and sometimes a root, but they are different verbs. If your sentence means “to stir, to turn over”, use revolver; if it is about the meaning of revisar, use revisar instead. Checking the English meaning first prevents most mix-ups.

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