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SPANISH VERB

repasar

to revise, to go over

  • #443 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: repasando
  • Past participle: repasado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use repasar

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

  1. Present

    Siempre repaso los apuntes la noche antes del examen.

    I always go over my notes the night before the exam.

  2. Past

    Repasamos el tema de cardiología tres veces y aun así suspendí.

    We went over the cardiology topic three times and I still failed.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi padre repasaba conmigo las tablas de multiplicar cada tarde.

    My father went over the times tables with me every afternoon.

  4. Future

    ¿Repasarás el temario conmigo esta tarde en la cafetería?

    Will you revise the syllabus with me this afternoon in the café?

  5. Conditional

    Yo repasaría solo los temas que peor llevas.

    I'd only go over the topics you're weakest on.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Te aconsejo que repases las dosis antes de la guardia.

    I'd advise you to go over the doses before your shift.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El profesor nos pidió que repasáramos el capítulo cuatro.

    The teacher asked us to go over chapter four.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Repasa bien las fechas, que siempre te las preguntan!

    Go over the dates properly, they always ask you about them!

Good to know

  • "Repasar" is to go over what you already know before an exam; "revisar" is to check something for mistakes.

Where you hear repasar

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 1

  • Repaso los apuntes de Rosario en el autobús. I go over Rosario's notes on the bus.
  • Ayer repasé el capítulo cuatro con Ortega. Yesterday I went over chapter four with Ortega.
  • El sábado repasaremos los cinco temas de la semana. On Saturday we'll go over the week's five topics.
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Nothing's Going In

Fluency Level 1 · repasar

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