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SPANISH VERB

repetir

to repeat

  • #122 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: repitiendo
  • Past participle: repetido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use repetir

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

  1. Present

    Repito las frases en voz alta cada mañana.

    I repeat the sentences out loud every morning.

  2. Past

    El maestro repitió la pregunta dos veces.

    The teacher repeated the question twice.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo repetía las mismas historias, y nos encantaban.

    My grandfather repeated the same stories, and we loved them.

  4. Future

    No repetiré ese error, te lo prometo.

    I won't repeat that mistake, I promise.

  5. Conditional

    ¿Repetiría usted la dirección, por favor?

    Would you repeat the address, please?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que repitas después de mí.

    I want you to repeat after me.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí que repitiera su nombre más despacio.

    I asked him to repeat his name more slowly.

  8. Imperative

    Repite conmigo: buenos días, ¿cómo está?

    Repeat after me: good morning, how are you?

Where you hear repetir

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Siempre repito las palabras en voz alta. I always repeat the words out loud.
  • Te lo repetí tres veces. I repeated it to you three times.
  • ¿Lo vas a repetir, por favor? Are you going to repeat it, please?

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Siempre repito las cosas dos veces. I always repeat things twice.
  • El novio repitió los votos sin un error. The groom repeated the vows without a mistake.
  • Ese chile no lo voy a repetir. I'm not going to have that chilli again.
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Can You Hear Me?

Beginner Level 1 · repetir

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It's Not Spicy at All

Advanced Level 3 · eso no lo repitas en Sevilla

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