avivar
to stoke/enliven
In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.
1.Presente
Presente
Habitual actions, general truths, and what's happening now.
| yo | avivo |
| tú | avivas |
| él/ella | aviva |
| nosotros | avivamos |
| vosotros | aviváis |
| ellos/ellas | avivan |
Ella aviva el fuego cada noche.
She stokes the fire every night.
Los colores vivos avivan la habitación.
The bright colors enliven the room.
2.Pretérito Indefinido
Pretérito Indefinido
Completed actions at a specific point in the past.
| yo | avivé |
| tú | avivaste |
| él/ella | avivó |
| nosotros | avivamos |
| vosotros | avivasteis |
| ellos/ellas | avivaron |
Ayer avivé la conversación con un chiste.
Yesterday, I enlivened the conversation with a joke.
El artista avivó la música con su energía.
The artist stoked the music with his energy.
3.Imperfecto
Imperfecto
Ongoing or repeated actions in the past, descriptions, and background context.
| yo | avivaba |
| tú | avivabas |
| él/ella | avivaba |
| nosotros | avivábamos |
| vosotros | avivabais |
| ellos/ellas | avivaban |
Cuando era niño, avivaba el fuego en la chimenea.
When I was a child, I used to stoke the fire in the fireplace.
Ella siempre avivaba el ambiente con su risa.
She always enlivened the atmosphere with her laughter.
4.Futuro Simple
Futuro Simple
Future actions, predictions, and speculation about the present.
| yo | avivaré |
| tú | avivarás |
| él/ella | avivará |
| nosotros | avivaremos |
| vosotros | avivaréis |
| ellos/ellas | avivarán |
Mañana avivaré la fiesta con música.
Tomorrow, I will enliven the party with music.
Ellos avivarán el debate con nuevas ideas.
They will stoke the debate with new ideas.
5.Condicional
Condicional
Hypothetical situations, polite requests, and future-in-the-past.
| yo | avivaría |
| tú | avivarías |
| él/ella | avivaría |
| nosotros | avivaríamos |
| vosotros | avivaríais |
| ellos/ellas | avivarían |
Yo avivaría la conversación si tuviera algo interesante que decir.
I would enliven the conversation if I had something interesting to say.
Ella avivaría el evento con su presencia.
She would enliven the event with her presence.
6.Subjuntivo Presente
Subjuntivo Presente
Wishes, doubts, emotions, and subordinate clauses expressing uncertainty.
| yo | avive |
| tú | avives |
| él/ella | avive |
| nosotros | avivemos |
| vosotros | avivéis |
| ellos/ellas | aviven |
Espero que él avive la discusión con su opinión.
I hope that he enlivens the discussion with his opinion.
Es importante que avivemos el interés en el proyecto.
It's important that we stoke the interest in the project.
7.Subjuntivo Imperfecto
Subjuntivo Imperfecto
Past subjunctive contexts, hypothetical si-clauses, and polite suggestions.
| yo | avivara |
| tú | avivaras |
| él/ella | avivara |
| nosotros | aviváramos |
| vosotros | avivárais |
| ellos/ellas | avivaran |
Si yo avivara el fuego, todos estarían más cómodos.
If I stoked the fire, everyone would be more comfortable.
Ojalá que ella avivara la chispa de la creatividad.
I wish she would stoke the spark of creativity.
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Common questions
- Is "avivar" regular or irregular in Spanish?
- "avivar" is a regular -ar verb in Spanish. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for -ar verbs.
- How do you conjugate "avivar" in the present tense?
- In the Presente, "avivar" conjugates as: avivo, avivas, aviva, and more. See the full table above.
- What is the past tense of "avivar" in Spanish?
- In the Pretérito Indefinido, "avivar" conjugates as: avivé, avivaste, avivó, and more. See the full table above.
- How common is "avivar" in Spanish?
- "avivar" (to stoke/enliven) is one of the most commonly used verbs in Spanish.