The subjuntivo presente of Repetir is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty about repeating something, for example: Espero que repitas la lección. (I hope you repeat the lesson.)
Repetir is a stem-changing verb, meaning the vowel in the stem changes from ‘e’ to ‘i’ in all subjunctive forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Conjugations
Conjugations of Repetir (to repeat) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):
Pronoun | Conjugation |
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Yo | repita |
Tú | repitas |
Él / Ella / Usted | repita |
Nosotros / Nosotras | repitamos |
Vosotros / Vosotras | repitáis |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | repitan |
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Usage of Repetir in the Subjunctive Mood
Repetir generally means “to repeat”, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.
To repeat an action: for example, Espero que repitas el ejercicio (I hope you repeat the exercise).
To say again: for example, Te pido que repitas lo que dijiste (I ask you to repeat what you said).
To retake or redo: for example, El profesor quiere que repitamos el examen (The teacher wants us to retake the exam).
To reiterate or restate: for example, Insisto en que repitas tus argumentos (I insist that you reiterate your arguments).
To recur or happen again: for example, No quiero que se repita ese incidente (I don’t want that incident to happen again).
To duplicate or reproduce: for example, Necesito que repitas este diseño (I need you to reproduce this design).
To rehearse or practice: for example, El director quiere que repitamos la escena (The director wants us to rehearse the scene).
To imitate or mimic: for example, No quiero que repitas sus malos hábitos (I don’t want you to imitate their bad habits).
Examples
Examples of Repetir in the Subjunctive Mood
Es importante que repitas las instrucciones para asegurarte de entenderlas. (It’s important that you repeat the instructions to make sure you understand them.)
Ojalá que repitamos este viaje el próximo año. (I hope we repeat this trip next year.)
Aunque no quieras, es necesario que repitas el curso. (Even if you don’t want to, it’s necessary that you repeat the course.)
Para mejorar tu pronunciación, el profesor recomienda que repitas las frases en voz alta. (To improve your pronunciation, the teacher recommends that you repeat the phrases out loud.)
Mis padres insisten en que repitamos la tradición familiar durante las fiestas. (My parents insist that we repeat the family tradition during the holidays.)
El entrenador nos pidió que repitamos los ejercicios hasta memorizarlos. (The coach asked us to repeat the exercises until we memorized them.)
Sería bueno que repitan la presentación para los empleados que no pudieron asistir. (It would be good if they repeat the presentation for the employees who couldn’t attend.)
Dudo que mi hermano repita el mismo error dos veces. (I doubt that my brother will repeat the same mistake twice.)
Es poco probable que repitamos el éxito del año pasado, pero intentaremos. (It’s unlikely that we’ll repeat last year’s success, but we’ll try.)
El chef sugirió que repitamos la receta tradicional para la cena familiar. (The chef suggested that we repeat the traditional recipe for the family dinner.)
A menos que repitas el proceso con cuidado, no obtendrás los mismos resultados. (Unless you repeat the process carefully, you won’t get the same results.)
Tal vez repitan el concierto el próximo mes si hay suficiente demanda. (Maybe they’ll repeat the concert next month if there’s enough demand.)
El director espera que los actores repitan sus líneas con más energía. (The director hopes the actors will repeat their lines with more energy.)
Quiero que repitamos la experiencia de viajar juntos el año que viene. (I want us to repeat the experience of traveling together next year.)
Es fundamental que repitan el experimento varias veces para validar los resultados. (It’s essential that they repeat the experiment several times to validate the results.)
Conjugations with English Translations
Conjugations of Repetir (to repeat) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:
Spanish | English |
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Yo repita | I repeat |
Tú repitas | You repeat |
Él / Ella / Usted repita | He / She / You (formal) repeats |
Nosotros / Nosotras repitamos | We repeat |
Vosotros / Vosotras repitáis | You all repeat |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes repitan | They / You all (formal) repeat |
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Synonyms
The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.