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SPANISH VERB

arrepentirse

to regret

  • #472 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: arrepintiéndose
  • Past participle: arrepentido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I regret
  2. tú you regret
  3. usted, él, ella he/she regrets
  4. nosotros we regret
  5. vosotros Spain you all regret
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they regret

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I regreted
  2. tú you regreted
  3. usted, él, ella he/she regreted
  4. nosotros we regreted
  5. vosotros Spain you all regreted
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they regreted

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to regret
  2. tú you used to regret
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to regret
  4. nosotros we used to regret
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to regret
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to regret

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will regret
  2. tú you will regret
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will regret
  4. nosotros we will regret
  5. vosotros Spain you all will regret
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will regret

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would regret
  2. tú you would regret
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would regret
  4. nosotros we would regret
  5. vosotros Spain you all would regret
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would regret

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I regret
  2. tú (that) you regret
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she regret
  4. nosotros (that) we regret
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all regret
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they regret

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I regreted
  2. tú (if) you regreted
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she regreted
  4. nosotros (if) we regreted
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all regreted
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they regreted

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú regret!
  2. usted regret! (formal)
  3. nosotros regret! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain regret! (all of you)
  5. ustedes regret! (all of you)

How to use arrepentirse

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

  1. Present

    Me arrepiento de no haber estudiado más.

    I regret not having studied more.

  2. Past

    Se arrepintió de vender la casa de sus papás.

    He regretted selling his parents' house.

  3. Imperfect

    Yo me arrepentía cada vez que comía tanto.

    I used to regret it every time I ate so much.

  4. Future

    Te arrepentirás si no vas a esa entrevista.

    You'll regret it if you don't go to that interview.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no me arrepentiría de un viaje así.

    I wouldn't regret a trip like that.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Hazlo bien para que no te arrepientas después.

    Do it right so you don't regret it later.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si me arrepintiera, te lo diría de inmediato.

    If I regretted it, I'd tell you right away.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Arrepiéntete ahora y pídele perdón a tu hermano!

    Come to your senses now and apologize to your brother!

Good to know

  • "Arrepentirse de" takes "de": "Me arrepiento de no haber ido."

Where you hear arrepentirse

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • No me arrepiento. I don't regret it.
  • Nunca me arrepentí de venir. I never regretted coming.
  • No te vas a arrepentir. You're not going to regret it.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 2

  • No me arrepiento de nada. I don't regret anything.
  • Nunca me arrepentí de quedarme en Oaxaca. I never regretted staying in Oaxaca.
  • No te vas a arrepentir, mija. You're not going to regret it, sweetheart.
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Camila's Story

Beginner Level 3 · No me arrepiento. · te arrepientes

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I Wish I'd Come Sooner

Intermediate Level 2 · te arrepientes

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Then There's No Wedding

Advanced Level 2 · antes de que me arrepienta

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The Last Birth

Advanced Level 3 · no vaya a ser que te arrepientas · ya me estoy arrepintiendo

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The Day After

Advanced Level 3 · Y no me arrepiento.

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