repetir Negative Imperative Conjugation
repetir — repeat
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no repitas, no repita, no repitamos.
repetir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to repeat a mistake, a secret, or an action.
Notes on repetir in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'i' stem change because they are identical to the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No repitas lo que te conté.
Don't repeat what I told you.
tú
No repitan este comportamiento en casa.
Don't repeat this behavior at home.
ustedes
No repitáis el mismo error.
Don't repeat the same mistake (you all).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no repite' for a tú command.
Correct: no repitas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: repite
Commands use 'repite' (tú) and 'repita' (usted), with a stem change to 'i'.