Repetir Conjugation | How to Conjugate Repetir in Spanish

Repetir means “to repeat,” “to do again,” or “to say again.” You will learn its e → i stem change, repitió / repitieron preterite, gerund repitiendo, subjunctive families, and commands.

Repetir conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Repetir has an e → i stem change in the affected present forms, third-person preterite forms, present subjunctive, past/future subjunctive families, and the gerund repitiendo. Forms such as repetimos keep the stem repet-.

Repetir gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle repetido remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	repetir	to repeat
Gerund	repitiendo	repeating
Past participle	repetido	repeated

Repetir meaning and essential uses

Repetir is transitive and means doing or saying again what was previously done or said: Repito la frase. — “I repeat the sentence.”

It can also be intransitive in contexts such as having another serving of food. The pronominal repetirse commonly describes a person who keeps saying or doing the same things, or an event that occurs repeatedly.

Repetir irregular conjugation patterns

Stressed present forms use repit-: repito, repites, repite, repiten. Nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras keep repet-: repetimos, repetís.

The third-person preterite is repitió / repitieron. The present subjunctive uses repit- throughout, as do the imperfect/future subjunctive families. The gerund is repitiendo; the participle repetido is regular.

Repetir indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Repetir present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. Stressed forms use repit-; nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use repet-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	repito	I repeat
Tú — you, singular informal	repites	you repeat
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	repite	he / she repeats; you repeat (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	repetimos	we repeat
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	repetís	you repeat (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	repiten	they repeat; you repeat (plural)

• Repito cada palabra varias veces. — I repeat each word several times.

Repetir preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. Third-person forms are repitió / repitieron; the other preterite forms keep repet-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	repetí	I repeated
Tú — you, singular informal	repetiste	you repeated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	repitió	he / she repeated; you repeated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	repetimos	we repeated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	repetisteis	you repeated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	repitieron	they repeated; you repeated (plural)

• Ayer repetí el ejercicio. — Yesterday I repeated the exercise.

Repetir imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle repetido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	repetía	I used to repeat / was repeating
Tú — you, singular informal	repetías	you used to repeat / were repeating
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	repetía	he / she used to repeat / was repeating; you used to repeat / were repeating (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	repetíamos	we used to repeat / were repeating
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	repetíais	you used to repeat / were repeating (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	repetían	they used to repeat / were repeating; you used to repeat / were repeating (plural)

• Antes repetía la misma pregunta. — I used to repeat the same question.

Repetir present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus the stem-changing gerund repitiendo — “repeating.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy repitiendo	I am repeating
Tú — you, singular informal	estás repitiendo	you are repeating
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está repitiendo	he / she is repeating; you are repeating (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos repitiendo	we are repeating
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis repitiendo	you are repeating (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están repitiendo	they are repeating; you are repeating (plural)

• Estoy repitiendo la grabación. — I am repeating the recording.

Repetir near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and repetir.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a repetir	I am going to repeat
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a repetir	you are going to repeat
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a repetir	he / she is going to repeat; you are going to repeat (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a repetir	we are going to repeat
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a repetir	you are going to repeat (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a repetir	they are going to repeat; you are going to repeat (plural)

• Voy a repetir la explicación. — I am going to repeat the explanation.

Repetir future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	repetiré	I will repeat
Tú — you, singular informal	repetirás	you will repeat
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	repetirá	he / she will repeat; you will repeat (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	repetiremos	we will repeat
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	repetiréis	you will repeat (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	repetirán	they will repeat; you will repeat (plural)

• Repetiremos el ejercicio mañana. — We will repeat the exercise tomorrow.

Repetir conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	repetiría	I would repeat
Tú — you, singular informal	repetirías	you would repeat
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	repetiría	he / she would repeat; you would repeat (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	repetiríamos	we would repeat
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	repetiríais	you would repeat (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	repetirían	they would repeat; you would repeat (plural)

• Repetiría esa parte una vez más. — I would repeat that part one more time.

Repetir present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle repetido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he repetido	I have repeated
Tú — you, singular informal	has repetido	you have repeated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha repetido	he / she has repeated; you have repeated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos repetido	we have repeated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis repetido	you have repeated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han repetido	they have repeated; you have repeated (plural)

• He repetido la frase tres veces. — I have repeated the sentence three times.

Repetir past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle repetido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había repetido	I had repeated
Tú — you, singular informal	habías repetido	you had repeated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había repetido	he / she had repeated; you had repeated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos repetido	we had repeated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais repetido	you had repeated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían repetido	they had repeated; you had repeated (plural)

• Ya habíamos repetido el experimento. — We had already repeated the experiment.

Repetir future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle repetido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré repetido	I will have repeated
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás repetido	you will have repeated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá repetido	he / she will have repeated; you will have repeated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos repetido	we will have repeated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis repetido	you will have repeated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán repetido	they will have repeated; you will have repeated (plural)

• Para entonces habrán repetido todos los pasos. — By then they will have repeated all the steps.

Repetir conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle repetido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría repetido	I would have repeated
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías repetido	you would have repeated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría repetido	he / she would have repeated; you would have repeated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos repetido	we would have repeated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais repetido	you would have repeated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían repetido	they would have repeated; you would have repeated (plural)

• Habría repetido la prueba con más tiempo. — I would have repeated the test with more time.

Repetir subjunctive conjugations

Repetir present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The entire present-subjunctive family uses repit-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	repita	that I repeat
Tú — you, singular informal	repitas	that you repeat
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	repita	that he / she repeat; that you repeat (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	repitamos	that we repeat
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	repitáis	that you repeat (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	repitan	that they repeat; that you repeat (plural)

• Quiero que repitas la frase. — I want you to repeat the sentence.

Repetir imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. These forms use the repitier- family; the main table shows the -ra series.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	repitiera	that I repeated
Tú — you, singular informal	repitieras	that you repeated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	repitiera	that he / she repeated; that you repeated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	repitiéramos	that we repeated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	repitierais	that you repeated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	repitieran	that they repeated; that you repeated (plural)

• Preferían que repitiéramos el ejercicio. — They preferred that we repeat the exercise.
• Era necesario que repitieses el último paso. — It was necessary that you repeat the last step.

Repetir future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare forms use the repitier- family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	repitiere	if / when I should repeat
Tú — you, singular informal	repitieres	if / when you should repeat
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	repitiere	if / when he / she should repeat; if / when you should repeat (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	repitiéremos	if / when we should repeat
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	repitiereis	if / when you should repeat (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	repitieren	if / when they should repeat; if / when you should repeat (plural)

• Quien repitiere la prueba deberá seguir el mismo protocolo. — Whoever should repeat the test must follow the same protocol.

Repetir present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle repetido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya repetido	that I have repeated
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas repetido	that you have repeated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya repetido	that he / she has repeated; that you have repeated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos repetido	that we have repeated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis repetido	that you have repeated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan repetido	that they have repeated; that you have repeated (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas repetido el ejercicio. — I am glad that you repeated the exercise.

Repetir past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle repetido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera repetido	that I had repeated
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras repetido	that you had repeated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera repetido	that he / she had repeated; that you had repeated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos repetido	that we had repeated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais repetido	that you had repeated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran repetido	that they had repeated; that you had repeated (plural)

• Si hubiera repetido la pregunta, quizá habría obtenido otra respuesta. — If I had repeated the question, perhaps I would have gotten another answer.
• Si hubieses repetido el paso, habrías visto el error. — If you had repeated the step, you would have seen the error.

Repetir future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle repetido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere repetido	if / when I should have repeated
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres repetido	if / when you should have repeated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere repetido	if / when he / she should have repeated; if / when you should have repeated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos repetido	if / when we should have repeated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis repetido	if / when you should have repeated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren repetido	if / when they should have repeated; if / when you should have repeated (plural)

• Si hubieren repetido la prueba, deberán registrar los resultados. — If they should have repeated the test, they must record the results.

Repetir imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Repetir affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	repite	repeat
Usted — you, singular formal	repita	repeat (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	repitamos	let’s repeat
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	repetid	repeat (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	repitan	repeat (plural)

• Repite la frase más despacio. — Repeat the sentence more slowly.

Repetir negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no repitas	do not repeat
Usted — you, singular formal	no repita	do not repeat (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no repitamos	let’s not repeat
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no repitáis	do not repeat (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no repitan	do not repeat (plural)

• No repitas el mismo error. — Do not repeat the same mistake.

Common constructions with Repetir

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• repetir algo. — to repeat something.
• repetir una acción / frase / pregunta. — to repeat an action / sentence / question.
• repetirse. — to repeat oneself / recur.

Example sentences with Repetir

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• ¿Puedes repetir la pregunta? — Can you repeat the question?
• Ella repitió la misma frase. — She repeated the same sentence.
• Los errores se repiten cada semana. — The errors recur every week.
• Espero que repitas el ejercicio mañana. — I hope you repeat the exercise tomorrow.
• Ya hemos repetido esta parte. — We have already repeated this part.
• Repite después de mí. — Repeat after me.

Regional and usage notes for Repetir

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos repetís la palabra varias veces. — You repeat the word several times. (voseo)
• Repetí la frase más despacio. — Repeat the sentence more slowly. (affirmative vos command)

For repetir, keep repit- in the irregular present and preterite-related families and repet- in the unstressed present plural, imperfect, future, and conditional. Remember the gerund repitiendo.