repetir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
repetir — repeat
Repetir stem-changes to 'i' in ALL forms of the present subjunctive (repita, repitamos).
repetir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want someone else to repeat something (e.g., 'I want you to repeat that') or after expressions of doubt or emotion.
Notes on repetir in the Present Subjunctive
Unlike the present indicative, the 'e' changes to 'i' in every single form, including nosotros (repitamos) and vosotros (repitáis).
Example Sentences
Quiero que repitas lo que acabas de decir.
I want you to repeat what you just said.
tú
Es importante que no repitamos los errores del pasado.
It's important that we don't repeat the mistakes of the past.
nosotros
Dudo que ellos repitan la invitación.
I doubt they will repeat the invitation.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'repetamos' for nosotros.
Correct: repitamos
Why: In the present subjunctive, -ir stem changers like repetir carry the 'i' into the nosotros/vosotros forms.
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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).
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'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no repitas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no repitas, no repita, no repitamos.