Portuguese verb

Conjugation of repetir

The Portuguese verb repetir means "to repeat". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.

Meaning
to repeat
Type
Irregular -ir verb
Gerund
repetindo
Past participle
repetido
Quick answer

The present tense of repetir is eu repito, tu repetes, ele/ela repete, nós repetimos, vós repetis, eles/elas repetem. It is irregular: 1 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.

Present tense of repetir

Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.

Present Presente
eu repito (irregular)
tu repetes
ele/ela repete
nós repetimos
vós repetis
eles/elas repetem

More tenses of repetir

Simple past Pretérito perfeito
eu repeti
tu repetiste
ele/ela repetiu
nós repetimos
vós repetistes
eles/elas repetiram
Imperfect Pretérito imperfeito
eu repetia
tu repetias
ele/ela repetia
nós repetíamos
vós repetíeis
eles/elas repetiam
Future Futuro
eu repetirei
tu repetirás
ele/ela repetirá
nós repetiremos
vós repetireis
eles/elas repetirão
Conditional Condicional
eu repetiria
tu repetirias
ele/ela repetiria
nós repetiríamos
vós repetiríeis
eles/elas repetiriam
Present subjunctive Presente do subjuntivo
que eu repita (irregular)
que tu repitas (irregular)
que ele/ela repita (irregular)
que nós repitamos (irregular)
que vós repitais (irregular)
que eles/elas repitam (irregular)
Imperative Imperativo
tu repete
você repita (irregular)
nós repitamos (irregular)
vós repeti
vocês repitam (irregular)

Notes on repetir

Repetir is irregular. The present eu form is repito, and the present subjunctive uses the stem repit, as in repita and repitam. The você, nós and vocês commands are repita, repitamos and repitam.

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Example sentences with repetir

  • Repito a frase para praticar português. I repeat the sentence to practise Portuguese.
  • Ontem repetimos o exercício na aula. Yesterday we repeated the exercise in class.
  • A professora repetia as instruções devagar. The teacher used to repeat the instructions slowly.
  • Amanhã repetirei esta tarefa com calma. Tomorrow I will repeat this task calmly.
partir to leave, depart sentir to feel conseguir to manage, obtain

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Frequently asked questions

Is repetir a regular Portuguese verb?

No. Repetir is irregular because the present eu form is repito, and the present subjunctive and some imperative forms differ from the regular model.

What are the present subjunctive forms of repetir?

They are repita, repitas, repita, repitamos, repitais and repitam.

What are the imperative forms of repetir?

They are repete, repita, repitamos, repeti and repitam. The past participle is repetido and the gerund is repetindo.