Revisamos el directorio de contactos.

to check

Breakdown of Revisamos el directorio de contactos.

• el directorio de contactos: the contact directory

Questions & Answers about Revisamos el directorio de contactos.

What tense is revisamos here?

Revisamos can be either:

• present: we review / we check
• preterite (simple past): we reviewed / we checked

This happens because for many -ar verbs, the nosotros form is the same in those two tenses.

So only context tells you which one it is:

• Ahora revisamos el directorio de contactos = We’re reviewing the contact directory now
• Ayer revisamos el directorio de contactos = We reviewed the contact directory yesterday

Why is there no word for we?

Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

• revisamos = we review / we reviewed

So nosotros is not necessary. You could add it for emphasis or contrast:

• Nosotros revisamos el directorio de contactos, no ellos = We reviewed the contact directory, not them

Does revisar really mean to revise?