Reviso el medidor antes de pagar el monto.

I check the meter before paying the amount.

Breakdown of Reviso el medidor antes de pagar el monto.

• antes de: before
• revisar: to check
• pagar: to pay
• el medidor: the electricity meter

Questions & Answers about Reviso el medidor antes de pagar el monto.

What form is reviso?

Reviso is the first-person singular present tense of revisar.

So it means I check, I inspect, or I look over, depending on context.

• yo reviso = I check
• tú revisas = you check
• él/ella revisa = he/she checks

In this sentence, reviso el medidor means I check the meter.

Why doesn’t the sentence say yo reviso?

Spanish often drops subject pronouns when the verb form already shows who is doing the action.

Since reviso clearly means I check, the yo is optional.

• Reviso el medidor... = natural and common
• Yo reviso el medidor... = also correct, but adds emphasis or contrast

You might include yo if you want to stress that I, not someone else, do it.

Why is it el medidor and not just medidor?