repartir — Spanish conjugation

to distribute

Frequency#897Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yorepartoI distribute
repartesyou distribute
vosrepartísyou distribute
él/ella/Ud.repartehe/she/it distributes
nosotrosrepartimoswe distribute
vosotrosrepartísyou (pl.) distribute
ellos/ellas/Uds.repartenthey distribute

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yorepartíI distributed
repartisteyou distributed
vosrepartisteyou distributed
él/ella/Ud.repartióhe/she/it distributed
nosotrosrepartimoswe distributed
vosotrosrepartisteisyou (pl.) distributed
ellos/ellas/Uds.repartieronthey distributed

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yorepartía
repartías
vosrepartías
él/ella/Ud.repartía
nosotrosrepartíamos
vosotrosrepartíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.repartían

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yorepartiríaI would distribute
repartiríasyou would distribute
vosrepartiríasyou would distribute
él/ella/Ud.repartiríahe/she/it would distribute
nosotrosrepartiríamoswe would distribute
vosotrosrepartiríaisyou (pl.) would distribute
ellos/ellas/Uds.repartiríanthey would distribute

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yorepartiréI will distribute
repartirásyou will distribute
vosrepartirásyou will distribute
él/ella/Ud.repartiráhe/she/it will distribute
nosotrosrepartiremoswe will distribute
vosotrosrepartiréisyou (pl.) will distribute
ellos/ellas/Uds.repartiránthey will distribute

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe repartidoI have distributed
has repartidoyou have distributed
voshas repartidoyou have distributed
él/ella/Ud.ha repartidohe/she/it has distributed
nosotroshemos repartidowe have distributed
vosotroshabéis repartidoyou (pl.) have distributed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han repartidothey have distributed

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía repartidoI had distributed
habías repartidoyou had distributed
voshabías repartidoyou had distributed
él/ella/Ud.había repartidohe/she/it had distributed
nosotroshabíamos repartidowe had distributed
vosotroshabíais repartidoyou (pl.) had distributed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían repartidothey had distributed

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría repartido
habrías repartido
voshabrías repartido
él/ella/Ud.habría repartido
nosotroshabríamos repartido
vosotroshabríais repartido
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían repartido

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré repartidoI will have distributed
habrás repartidoyou will have distributed
voshabrás repartidoyou will have distributed
él/ella/Ud.habrá repartidohe/she/it will have distributed
nosotroshabremos repartidowe will have distributed
vosotroshabréis repartidoyou (pl.) will have distributed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán repartidothey will have distributed

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoreparta
repartas
vosrepartas
él/ella/Ud.reparta
nosotrosrepartamos
vosotrosrepartáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.repartan

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yorepartiera
repartieras
vosrepartieras
él/ella/Ud.repartiera
nosotrosrepartiéramos
vosotrosrepartierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.repartieran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yorepartiese
repartieses
vosrepartieses
él/ella/Ud.repartiese
nosotrosrepartiésemos
vosotrosrepartieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.repartiesen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya repartido
hayas repartido
voshayas repartido
él/ella/Ud.haya repartido
nosotroshayamos repartido
vosotroshayáis repartido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan repartido

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera repartido
hubieras repartido
voshubieras repartido
él/ella/Ud.hubiera repartido
nosotroshubiéramos repartido
vosotroshubierais repartido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran repartido

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
reparte
vosrepartí
él/ella/Ud.reparta
nosotrosrepartamos
vosotrosrepartid
ustedesrepartan

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no repartas
vosno repartas
él/ella/Ud.no reparta
nosotrosno repartamos
vosotrosno repartáis
ustedesno repartan

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy repartiendo
estás repartiendo
vosestás repartiendo
él/ella/Ud.está repartiendo
nosotrosestamos repartiendo
vosotrosestáis repartiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.están repartiendo

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve repartiendo
estuviste repartiendo
vosestuviste repartiendo
él/ella/Ud.estuvo repartiendo
nosotrosestuvimos repartiendo
vosotrosestuvisteis repartiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron repartiendo

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba repartiendo
estabas repartiendo
vosestabas repartiendo
él/ella/Ud.estaba repartiendo
nosotrosestábamos repartiendo
vosotrosestabais repartiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban repartiendo

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría repartiendo
estarías repartiendo
vosestarías repartiendo
él/ella/Ud.estaría repartiendo
nosotrosestaríamos repartiendo
vosotrosestaríais repartiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían repartiendo

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré repartiendo
estarás repartiendo
vosestarás repartiendo
él/ella/Ud.estará repartiendo
nosotrosestaremos repartiendo
vosotrosestaréis repartiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán repartiendo