repetir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
repetir — repeat
Commands use 'repite' (tú) and 'repita' (usted), with a stem change to 'i'.
repetir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to repeat a word, a task, or a gesture.
Notes on repetir in the Affirmative Imperative
The tú form 'repite' comes from the present indicative. The other forms (usted, nosotros, ustedes) use the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
¡Repite conmigo!
Repeat after me!
tú
Por favor, repita la frase.
Please, repeat the phrase.
usted
Repitamos el ejercicio desde el principio.
Let's repeat the exercise from the beginning.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'repete' for the tú command.
Correct: repite
Why: The affirmative tú command follows the stem-changed present indicative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: repito
Repetir is a stem-changing verb where 'e' becomes 'i' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: repetí
Repetir has a 'third-person' stem change: e becomes i in the él/ella and ellos/ellas forms (repitió, repitieron).
Imperfect
yo: repetía
Repetir is regular in the imperfect: repetía, repetías, repetía...
Future
yo: repetiré
Repetir is regular in the future tense; just add the endings to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: repetiría
Repetir is regular in the conditional; add -ía to the infinitive (repetiría).
Present Subjunctive
yo: repita
Repetir stem-changes to 'i' in ALL forms of the present subjunctive (repita, repitamos).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: repitiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'i' stem from the preterite: repitiera, repitieras...
Negative Imperative
yo: no repitas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no repitas, no repita, no repitamos.