Breakdown of Reviso mi pasaporte antes de viajar a Madrid.
Questions & Answers about Reviso mi pasaporte antes de viajar a Madrid.
Reviso is the first person singular present indicative of revisar. In Spanish the present tense can express:
• A habitual or regular action (“I check my passport regularly”).
• Something you’re about to do in the near future (“I check my passport before I travel to Madrid”).
That’s why the simple present is perfectly natural here.
• a Madrid uses the preposition a for motion or destination.
• City names in Spanish don’t take an article (with very few exceptions).
• en Madrid would mean “in Madrid,” as in “I’m travelling around while I’m in Madrid.”
Yes. Voy a revisar + infinitive is the periphrastic future (“I’m going to check”). Both sentences are correct:
• Reviso mi pasaporte… (simple present)
• Voy a revisar mi pasaporte… (near future)
• Ir a Madrid = “to go to Madrid” (very general).
• Viajar a Madrid = “to travel to Madrid,” often implying a longer trip or journey.
In everyday speech, both are acceptable, though ir is more commonly used for simple “going.”