Repetir conjugation Spanish verb

How repetir conjugates

Repetir changes the second e of the stem to i when the stress falls on it: repito, repites, repite, repiten in the present, and in all present subjunctive forms (repita, repitamos). In the preterite only the third person forms change (repitió, repitieron), and so does the imperfect subjunctive (repitiera) and the gerund (repitiendo). Nosotros and vosotros in the present keep the e: repetimos, repetís. It follows the same pattern as pedir and servir.

Repetir in example sentences

• Present

  Siempre repito las cifras clave al final de la presentación.

  I always repeat the key figures at the end of the presentation.

• Preterite

  El cliente repitió el pedido del mes pasado.

  The client placed the same order as last month.

• Imperfect

  La profesora repetía cada palabra dos veces.

  The teacher used to repeat each word twice.

• Future

  No repetiremos el error del año pasado.

  We won't repeat last year's mistake.

• Present perfect

  Te he repetido mil veces que cierres la puerta con llave.

  I've told you a thousand times to lock the door.

• Present subjunctive

  Por favor, que repitan la prueba antes de enviar los resultados al paciente.

  Please have them repeat the test before sending the results to the patient.

• Conditional

  ¿Me repetirías tu correo electrónico? No lo anoté bien.

  Would you repeat your email address? I didn't write it down correctly.

• Affirmative commands

  Repita la dirección, por favor; no la entendí.

  Please repeat the address; I didn't catch it.

Common phrases with repetir

¿Puede repetir, por favor?

Could you repeat that, please?

repetir curso / año

to repeat a school year

repetir (de un plato)

to have seconds

repetirse

to repeat oneself; to happen again

que no se repita

don't let it happen again

Mistakes to avoid

• Applying the change to nosotros in the present: repetimos, not *repitimos*.
• Forgetting the change in the third person preterite: repitió and repitieron, not *repetió*.
• Using repetir for rehearsing a play or presentation: that is ensayar.

Repetir tense by tense

• Repetir present
• Repetir preterite
• Repetir imperfect
• Repetir future
• Repetir conditional
• Repetir present subjunctive
• Repetir affirmative commands

Related verbs

• pedir to ask for; to request; to order
• servir to serve; to be useful; to work (for)
• seguir to follow; to continue; to keep (doing)
• sentir to feel; to be sorry; to regret

Most common Spanish verbs

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• estar
• tener
• haber
• hacer
• ir
• poder
• decir
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• ver
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