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ITALIAN VERB

ripetere

to repeat

  • #241 most used
  • Regular -ere verb
  • Past participle: ripetuto
  • Gerund: ripetendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I repeat
  2. tu you repeat
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she repeats
  4. noi we repeat
  5. voi you all repeat
  6. loro they repeat

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I repeated
  2. tu you repeated
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she repeated
  4. noi we repeated
  5. voi you all repeated
  6. loro they repeated

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to repeat
  2. tu you used to repeat
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to repeat
  4. noi we used to repeat
  5. voi you all used to repeat
  6. loro they used to repeat

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will repeat
  2. tu you will repeat
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will repeat
  4. noi we will repeat
  5. voi you all will repeat
  6. loro they will repeat

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would repeat
  2. tu you would repeat
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would repeat
  4. noi we would repeat
  5. voi you all would repeat
  6. loro they would repeat

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I repeat
  2. tu (that) you repeat
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she repeat
  4. noi (that) we repeat
  5. voi (that) you all repeat
  6. loro (that) they repeat

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu repeat!
  2. Lei repeat! (formal)
  3. noi repeat! (let’s)
  4. voi repeat! (all of you)

How to use ripetere

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ripeto le parole nuove ogni sera.

    I repeat the new words every evening.

  2. Past

    Ha ripetuto la domanda tre volte.

    He repeated the question three times.

  3. Imperfect

    Mio nonno ripeteva sempre la stessa storia.

    My grandfather always repeated the same story.

  4. Future

    Non lo ripeterò un'altra volta.

    I won't say it again.

  5. Conditional

    Ripeterei volentieri l'esperienza l'anno prossimo.

    I'd gladly repeat the experience next year.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Vuole che ripeta il numero?

    Would you like me to repeat the number?

  7. Imperative

    Ripeta più lentamente, per favore.

    Repeat more slowly, please.

Good to know

  • Può ripetere, per favore? is the sentence every learner needs.

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