repasar — Spanish conjugation

to review

Frequency#1912Regular

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
yorepasoI review
repasasyou review
vosrepasásyou review
él/ella/Ud.repasahe/she/it reviews
nosotrosrepasamoswe review
vosotrosrepasáisyou (pl.) review
ellos/ellas/Uds.repasanthey review

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
yorepaséI reviewed
repasasteyou reviewed
vosrepasasteyou reviewed
él/ella/Ud.repasóhe/she/it reviewed
nosotrosrepasamoswe reviewed
vosotrosrepasasteisyou (pl.) reviewed
ellos/ellas/Uds.repasaronthey reviewed

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
yorepasaba
repasabas
vosrepasabas
él/ella/Ud.repasaba
nosotrosrepasábamos
vosotrosrepasabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.repasaban

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
yorepasaríaI would review
repasaríasyou would review
vosrepasaríasyou would review
él/ella/Ud.repasaríahe/she/it would review
nosotrosrepasaríamoswe would review
vosotrosrepasaríaisyou (pl.) would review
ellos/ellas/Uds.repasaríanthey would review

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
yorepasaréI will review
repasarásyou will review
vosrepasarásyou will review
él/ella/Ud.repasaráhe/she/it will review
nosotrosrepasaremoswe will review
vosotrosrepasaréisyou (pl.) will review
ellos/ellas/Uds.repasaránthey will review

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 repasadoI have reviewed
has repasadoyou have reviewed
voshas repasadoyou have reviewed
él/ella/Ud.ha repasadohe/she/it has reviewed
nosotroshemos repasadowe have reviewed
vosotroshabéis repasadoyou (pl.) have reviewed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han repasadothey have reviewed

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 repasadoI had reviewed
habías repasadoyou had reviewed
voshabías repasadoyou had reviewed
él/ella/Ud.había repasadohe/she/it had reviewed
nosotroshabíamos repasadowe had reviewed
vosotroshabíais repasadoyou (pl.) had reviewed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían repasadothey had reviewed

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 repasado
habrías repasado
voshabrías repasado
él/ella/Ud.habría repasado
nosotroshabríamos repasado
vosotroshabríais repasado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían repasado

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 repasadoI will have reviewed
habrás repasadoyou will have reviewed
voshabrás repasadoyou will have reviewed
él/ella/Ud.habrá repasadohe/she/it will have reviewed
nosotroshabremos repasadowe will have reviewed
vosotroshabréis repasadoyou (pl.) will have reviewed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán repasadothey will have reviewed

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
yorepase
repases
vosrepases
él/ella/Ud.repase
nosotrosrepasemos
vosotrosrepaséis
ellos/ellas/Uds.repasen

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
yorepasara
repasaras
vosrepasaras
él/ella/Ud.repasara
nosotrosrepasáramos
vosotrosrepasarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.repasaran

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
yorepasase
repasases
vosrepasases
él/ella/Ud.repasase
nosotrosrepasásemos
vosotrosrepasaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.repasasen

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 repasado
hayas repasado
voshayas repasado
él/ella/Ud.haya repasado
nosotroshayamos repasado
vosotroshayáis repasado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan repasado

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 repasado
hubieras repasado
voshubieras repasado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera repasado
nosotroshubiéramos repasado
vosotroshubierais repasado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran repasado

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
repasa
vosrepasá
él/ella/Ud.repase
nosotrosrepasemos
vosotrosrepasad
ustedesrepasen

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 repases
vosno repases
él/ella/Ud.no repase
nosotrosno repasemos
vosotrosno repaséis
ustedesno repasen

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 repasando
estás repasando
vosestás repasando
él/ella/Ud.está repasando
nosotrosestamos repasando
vosotrosestáis repasando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están repasando

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 repasando
estuviste repasando
vosestuviste repasando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo repasando
nosotrosestuvimos repasando
vosotrosestuvisteis repasando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron repasando

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 repasando
estabas repasando
vosestabas repasando
él/ella/Ud.estaba repasando
nosotrosestábamos repasando
vosotrosestabais repasando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban repasando

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 repasando
estarías repasando
vosestarías repasando
él/ella/Ud.estaría repasando
nosotrosestaríamos repasando
vosotrosestaríais repasando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían repasando

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 repasando
estarás repasando
vosestarás repasando
él/ella/Ud.estará repasando
nosotrosestaremos repasando
vosotrosestaréis repasando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán repasando