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“Repetir” (to repeat) in the Preterite (Past) Tense

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Understanding the Preterite (Past) Tense of “Repetir”

The preterite of repetir is used to express when something was repeated at a specific moment in the past. For example, “The teacher repeated the question” – “El profesor repitió la pregunta.”

This is an e to i stem-changing verb in the preterite tense. The stem change only occurs in the third person singular (él/ella/usted) and third person plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) forms.

How to Use Repetir in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The Preterite of repetir indicates when something was repeated or done again.

To repeat: Used for when something was done again, for example Repetí el ejercicio tres veces (I repeated the exercise three times), or Repitieron el examen (They took the test again).

To say again: Indicates something was stated another time, for example Repitió las instrucciones (She repeated the instructions).

Real Life Examples of Repetir in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Repetí el ejercicio tres veces. (I repeated the exercise three times.)

¿Por qué repetiste la misma pregunta? (Why did you repeat the same question?)

El profesor repitió la explicación. (The teacher repeated the explanation.)

Repetimos el experimento para verificar los resultados. (We repeated the experiment to verify the results.)

Los actores repitieron la escena varias veces. (The actors repeated the scene several times.)

¿Repetiste el curso el año pasado? (Did you repeat the course last year?)

Ella repitió las instrucciones claramente. (She repeated the instructions clearly.)

Repetimos el viaje al año siguiente. (We repeated the trip the following year.)

¿Cuántas veces repitieron la canción? (How many times did they repeat the song?)

Repetí sus palabras exactamente. (I repeated their words exactly.)

El coro repitió el estribillo. (The choir repeated the chorus.)

Repetiste el mismo error otra vez. (You repeated the same mistake again.)

Los estudiantes repitieron el poema en voz alta. (The students repeated the poem out loud.)

Repetimos la receta hasta que salió perfecta. (We repeated the recipe until it came out perfect.)

El DJ repitió la canción a petición del público. (The DJ repeated the song at the audience’s request.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Repetir (to repeat) in the Preterite (Past) Tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.