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repetir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation

repetir — repeat

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Quick answer:

The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'i' stem from the preterite: repitiera, repitieras...

repetir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms

yorepitiera
túrepitieras
él/ella/ustedrepitiera
nosotrosrepitiéramos
vosotrosrepitierais
ellos/ellas/ustedesrepitieran

When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive

Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations or when the main verb is in the past (e.g., 'He asked me to repeat it').

Notes on repetir in the Imperfect Subjunctive

This tense is always based on the 3rd person plural of the preterite (repitieron). Since that form has an 'i', the whole imperfect subjunctive has an 'i'.

Example Sentences

  • Si yo repitiera el año, estudiaría más.

    If I were to repeat the year, I would study more.

    yo

  • Me pidió que repitiera la pregunta.

    He asked me to repeat the question.

    yo

  • Ojalá repitieran esa película en el cine.

    I wish they would show (repeat) that movie in the cinema again.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Using 'repetiera' with an 'e'.

    Correct: repitiera

    Why: The stem must match the preterite 'ellos' form (repitieron).

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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).

Affirmative Imperative

yo: repite

Commands use 'repite' (tú) and 'repita' (usted), with a stem change to 'i'.

Negative Imperative

yo: no repitas

Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no repitas, no repita, no repitamos.