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SPANISH VERB

reparar

to repair

  • #429 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: reparando
  • Past participle: reparado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use reparar

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

  1. Present

    Mi tío repara bicicletas en su taller.

    My uncle repairs bicycles in his workshop.

  2. Past

    El técnico reparó la lavadora en media hora.

    The technician repaired the washing machine in half an hour.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo reparaba relojes antiguos por gusto.

    My grandfather used to repair old watches for pleasure.

  4. Future

    ¿Cuándo repararán el ascensor del edificio?

    When will they repair the building's elevator?

  5. Conditional

    Yo repararía la silla en vez de tirarla.

    I'd repair the chair instead of throwing it away.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es urgente que reparen la fuga del baño.

    It's urgent that they repair the leak in the bathroom.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pagamos para que reparara la puerta del garaje.

    We paid him to repair the garage door.

  8. Imperative

    Repare el freno hoy mismo, por favor, es peligroso.

    Repair the brake today, please, it's dangerous.

Good to know

  • "Arreglar" is the everyday word; "reparar" sounds a little more technical.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.