Spanish Verb Repetir Conjugation

The Spanish verb repetir has much the same meaning as the English verb "repeat," usually meaning to do something over again. However, it is somewhat more flexible in usage than its English counterpart, as it can also mean to have a second helping of food or to imitate an action.

The repetir conjugation is similar to most other -ir verbs, except that the stem of repet- changes to repit- when the second syllable is stressed or when the verb is in the subjunctive mood.

Below you will find the conjugations of the present indicative, imperfect indicative, preterite indicative, future indicate, periphrastic future, conditional, and imperative tenses and moods, as well as the past participle and the gerund.

Repetir Present Indicative Tense

The present indicative tense is the most common in Spanish and is mostly used to indicate that an action is occurring or that a state of being is ongoing.

Repetir Preterite

The preterite tense is usually the equivalent of the simple past tense in Spanish. Unlike the imperfect tense, the preterite generally indicates that an action had a clear end.

Imperfect Indicative Form of Repetir

The imperfect tense is used to refer to past events that took place over an indefinite period of time. It is usually the equivalent of "used to + verb" or "was + verb + -ing" in English.

Repetir Future Tense

Periphrastic Future of Repetir

The periphrastic future tense is very common in Spanish, often replacing the simple future. It is the equivalent of the "going to + verb" construction in English.

Repetir Gerund Form

The progressive tenses in Spanish use the gerund, a verb form that is the equivalent the "-ing" ending in English. Gerunds seldom stand on their own and typically follow the verb estar.

Gerund of repetir: repitiendo

repeating -> Él está repitiendo la pregunta.

Past Participle of Repetir

Past participles can function either as adjectives or as a part of a verb form beginning with haber that is used to indicate a completed action.

Participle of repetir: repetido

repeated -> Él ha repetido la pregunta.

Conditional Form of Repetir

Conditional verbs typically are translated using "would" in English. They usually indicate that something could happen if some other condition is met.

Present Subjunctive of Repetir

The subjunctive mood is used much more frequently in Spanish than in English. It is commonly used following the relative pronoun que.

Imperfect Subjunctive Form of Repetir

Spanish has two forms of the past subjunctive. They are usually interchangeable; the first option below is the more common.

Option 1

Option 2

Imperative Forms of Vivir

The imperative mood is used in making commands. Spanish has no imperative form in the first-person singular; the language assumes you won't talk out loud in telling yourself what to do.

Imperative (Positive Command)

Imperative (Negative Command)