repetirse — Spanish conjugation

to repeat oneself

IrregularReflexiverepetir → repetirse

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

PronounSpanish
yome repito
te repites
voste repetís
él/ella/Ud.se repite
nosotrosnos repetimos
vosotrosos repetís
ellos/ellas/Uds.se repiten

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

PronounSpanish
yome repetí
te repetiste
voste repetiste
él/ella/Ud.se repitió
nosotrosnos repetimos
vosotrosos repetisteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se repitieron

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
yome repetía
te repetías
voste repetías
él/ella/Ud.se repetía
nosotrosnos repetíamos
vosotrosos repetíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se 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?

PronounSpanish
yome repetiría
te repetirías
voste repetirías
él/ella/Ud.se repetiría
nosotrosnos repetiríamos
vosotrosos repetiríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se repetirían

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

PronounSpanish
yome repetiré
te repetirás
voste repetirás
él/ella/Ud.se repetirá
nosotrosnos repetiremos
vosotrosos repetiréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se repetirán

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

PronounSpanish
yome he repetido
te has repetido
voste has repetido
él/ella/Ud.se ha repetido
nosotrosnos hemos repetido
vosotrosos habéis repetido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se han repetido

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

PronounSpanish
yome había repetido
te habías repetido
voste habías repetido
él/ella/Ud.se había repetido
nosotrosnos habíamos repetido
vosotrosos habíais repetido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habían repetido

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
yome habría repetido
te habrías repetido
voste habrías repetido
él/ella/Ud.se habría repetido
nosotrosnos habríamos repetido
vosotrosos habríais repetido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se 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

PronounSpanish
yome habré repetido
te habrás repetido
voste habrás repetido
él/ella/Ud.se habrá repetido
nosotrosnos habremos repetido
vosotrosos habréis repetido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habrán repetido

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
yome repita
te repitas
voste repitas
él/ella/Ud.se repita
nosotrosnos repitamos
vosotrosos repitáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se 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
yome repitiera
te repitieras
voste repitieras
él/ella/Ud.se repitiera
nosotrosnos repitiéramos
vosotrosos repitierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se 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
yome repitiese
te repitieses
voste repitieses
él/ella/Ud.se repitiese
nosotrosnos repitiésemos
vosotrosos repitieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se 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
yome haya repetido
te hayas repetido
voste hayas repetido
él/ella/Ud.se haya repetido
nosotrosnos hayamos repetido
vosotrosos hayáis repetido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se 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
yome hubiera repetido
te hubieras repetido
voste hubieras repetido
él/ella/Ud.se hubiera repetido
nosotrosnos hubiéramos repetido
vosotrosos hubierais repetido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se hubieran repetido

Other forms

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
yome estoy repitiendo
te estás repitiendo
voste estás repitiendo
él/ella/Ud.se está repitiendo
nosotrosnos estamos repitiendo
vosotrosos estáis repitiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.se 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
yome estuve repitiendo
te estuviste repitiendo
voste estuviste repitiendo
él/ella/Ud.se estuvo repitiendo
nosotrosnos estuvimos repitiendo
vosotrosos estuvisteis repitiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.se 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
yome estaba repitiendo
te estabas repitiendo
voste estabas repitiendo
él/ella/Ud.se estaba repitiendo
nosotrosnos estábamos repitiendo
vosotrosos estabais repitiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.se 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
yome estaría repitiendo
te estarías repitiendo
voste estarías repitiendo
él/ella/Ud.se estaría repitiendo
nosotrosnos estaríamos repitiendo
vosotrosos estaríais repitiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.se 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
yome estaré repitiendo
te estarás repitiendo
voste estarás repitiendo
él/ella/Ud.se estará repitiendo
nosotrosnos estaremos repitiendo
vosotrosos estaréis repitiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estarán repitiendo