repetir — Spanish conjugation

to repeat

Frequency#98IrregularReflexiverepetirse — to repeat oneself

Indicative

Present (Presente) Irregular

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
yorepitoI repeat
repitesyou repeat
vosrepetísyou repeat
él/ella/Ud.repitehe/she/it repeats
nosotrosrepetimoswe repeat
vosotrosrepetísyou (pl.) repeat
ellos/ellas/Uds.repitenthey repeat

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

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
yorepetíI repeated
repetisteyou repeated
vosrepetisteyou repeated
él/ella/Ud.repitióhe/she/it repeated
nosotrosrepetimoswe repeated
vosotrosrepetisteisyou (pl.) repeated
ellos/ellas/Uds.repitieronthey repeated

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
yorepetía
repetías
vosrepetías
él/ella/Ud.repetía
nosotrosrepetíamos
vosotrosrepetíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.repetían

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
yorepetiríaI would repeat
repetiríasyou would repeat
vosrepetiríasyou would repeat
él/ella/Ud.repetiríahe/she/it would repeat
nosotrosrepetiríamoswe would repeat
vosotrosrepetiríaisyou (pl.) would repeat
ellos/ellas/Uds.repetiríanthey would repeat

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
yorepetiréI will repeat
repetirásyou will repeat
vosrepetirásyou will repeat
él/ella/Ud.repetiráhe/she/it will repeat
nosotrosrepetiremoswe will repeat
vosotrosrepetiréisyou (pl.) will repeat
ellos/ellas/Uds.repetiránthey will repeat

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 repetidoI have repeated
has repetidoyou have repeated
voshas repetidoyou have repeated
él/ella/Ud.ha repetidohe/she/it has repeated
nosotroshemos repetidowe have repeated
vosotroshabéis repetidoyou (pl.) have repeated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han repetidothey have repeated

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 repetidoI had repeated
habías repetidoyou had repeated
voshabías repetidoyou had repeated
él/ella/Ud.había repetidohe/she/it had repeated
nosotroshabíamos repetidowe had repeated
vosotroshabíais repetidoyou (pl.) had repeated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían repetidothey had repeated

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

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 repetidoI will have repeated
habrás repetidoyou will have repeated
voshabrás repetidoyou will have repeated
él/ella/Ud.habrá repetidohe/she/it will have repeated
nosotroshabremos repetidowe will have repeated
vosotroshabréis repetidoyou (pl.) will have repeated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán repetidothey will have repeated

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

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
yorepita
repitas
vosrepitas
él/ella/Ud.repita
nosotrosrepitamos
vosotrosrepitáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.repitan

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

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
yorepitiera
repitieras
vosrepitieras
él/ella/Ud.repitiera
nosotrosrepitiéramos
vosotrosrepitierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.repitieran

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
yorepitiese
repitieses
vosrepitieses
él/ella/Ud.repitiese
nosotrosrepitiésemos
vosotrosrepitieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.repitiesen

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

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

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

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
repite
vosrepetí
él/ella/Ud.repita
nosotrosrepitamos
vosotrosrepetid
ustedesrepitan

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 repitas
vosno repitas
él/ella/Ud.no repita
nosotrosno repitamos
vosotrosno repitáis
ustedesno repitan

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Irregular

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

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Irregular

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

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Irregular

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

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Irregular

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

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Irregular

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