Breakdown of Revisamos la reserva de estacionamiento.
revisar
to check
la reserva de estacionamiento
the parking-space reservation
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Questions & Answers about Revisamos la reserva de estacionamiento.
Why does revisamos mean both we review and we reviewed?
Because revisamos is the same form for:
- present tense: we review / we check
- preterite: we reviewed / we checked
This happens with many -ar verbs in Spanish for the nosotros form.
So Revisamos la reserva de estacionamiento can mean either:
- We review/check the parking reservation
- We reviewed/checked the parking reservation
The correct meaning depends on the context. If you want to make the past meaning clearer, Spanish often relies on time words such as ayer, esta mañana, etc.
What verb is revisamos from, and how is it conjugated?
It comes from the verb revisar, which usually means to check, to review, or to inspect.
Present tense of revisar:
- yo reviso — I check/review
- tú revisas — you check/review
- él/ella/usted revisa — he/she/you check(s)/review(s)
- nosotros/nosotras revisamos — we check/review
- vosotros/vosotras revisáis — you all check/review
- ellos/ellas/ustedes revisan — they/you all check/review
It is a regular -ar verb.
Why is there la before reserva?