Repetir imperfect conjugation
Repetir in the imperfect: repetía, repetías, repetía, repetíamos, repetíais, repetían.
- to repeat; to have a second helping
- stem-changing (e→i)
- Participle: repetido
- Gerund: repitiendo
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | repetía |
|---|---|
| tú | repetías |
| él/ella/usted | repetía |
| nosotros | repetíamos |
| vosotros | repetíais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | repetían |
How to use repetir in the imperfect
The imperfect is regular, with no stem change: repetía, repetías, repetía, repetíamos, repetían. Use it for things someone repeated habitually, like a saying or a warning: Mi madre siempre repetía que... It is the natural tense for quoting the advice of parents, teachers or former bosses, which makes it common in stories.
Examples
Mi abuelo siempre repetía que el tiempo es oro.
My grandfather always used to say that time is money.
El jefe repetía las mismas instrucciones cada lunes.
The boss repeated the same instructions every Monday.
Repetíamos los verbos en voz alta en clase.
We repeated the verbs out loud in class.
Quick check: repetir in the imperfect
More repetir tenses
- All repetir tenses
- Repetir present
- Repetir preterite
- Repetir future
- Repetir conditional
- Repetir present subjunctive
- Repetir affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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