arrepentirse Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
arrepentirse — to regret
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'i' stem change throughout: arrepintiera, arrepintieras...
arrepentirse Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations (If I regretted it...) or after past emotions and requests.
Notes on arrepentirse in the Imperfect Subjunctive
The stem change is consistently 'i' in all forms (based on the 3rd person preterite 'arrepintieron').
Example Sentences
Si me arrepintiera, te lo diría.
If I regretted it, I would tell you.
yo
No quería que ellos se arrepintieran.
I didn't want them to regret it.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si te arrepintieras ahora, sería demasiado tarde.
If you were to regret it now, it would be too late.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Si me arrepentiera...
Correct: Si me arrepintiera...
Why: You must use the 'i' stem change derived from the preterite 'ellos' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me arrepiento
Arrepentirse is a stem-changing (e > ie) verb in the present tense, except for the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Preterite
yo: me arrepentí
Arrepentirse has a stem change (e > i) only in the third-person forms (él/ellos) in the preterite.
Imperfect
yo: me arrepentía
Arrepentirse is completely regular in the imperfect tense: arrepentía, arrepentías, arrepentía...
Future
yo: me arrepentiré
The future tense of arrepentirse is regular: attach the endings to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: me arrepentiría
The conditional of arrepentirse is regular: arrepentiría, arrepentirías, arrepentiría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: me arrepienta
The present subjunctive uses the 'ie' stem change, except for nosotros/vosotros which use 'i'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: arrepiéntete
The imperative uses the 'ie' stem change for commands (except 'arrepentíos').
Negative Imperative
yo: no te arrepientas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no te arrepientas.