Revisamos la tarjeta de crédito.

to check

Breakdown of Revisamos la tarjeta de crédito.

• la tarjeta de crédito: the credit card

Questions & Answers about Revisamos la tarjeta de crédito.

Why does revisamos end in -amos?

Because -amos is the nosotros ending for -ar verbs.

The infinitive is revisar. In the present tense:

• yo reviso
• tú revisas
• él/ella revisa
• nosotros revisamos
• vosotros revisáis
• ellos revisan

So revisamos means we check / we review.

It is also the same form as the preterite for nosotros with -ar verbs, so depending on context it can also mean we checked / we reviewed.

How do I know whether revisamos means we review or we reviewed?

You usually know from the context.

For -ar verbs, the nosotros form in the present and the preterite looks the same:

• Hoy revisamos la tarjeta de crédito. = Today we check / are checking the credit card statement/card
• Ayer revisamos la tarjeta de crédito. = Yesterday we checked the credit card statement/card

Time words such as hoy, ahora, ayer, anoche, esta mañana, etc. usually make the meaning clear.

Why is there no nosotros in the sentence?