Key facts

Répéter

To repeat · to repeat/to rehearse

A2Irregular
Stem
répét
Past participle
répété

Examples

Je répète le mot.

I repeat the word.

Il ne répète pas l'info.

He doesn't repeat the info.

Nous répétions tout.

We were repeating everything.

Nous avons répété ça.

We repeated that.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jerépète
Irepeat
Turépètes
Yourepeat
Ilrépète
Herepeats
Nousrépétons
Werepeat
Vousrépétez
Yourepeat
Ilsrépètent
Theyrepeat

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais répéter
Iam going to repeat
Tuvas répéter
Youare going to repeat
Ilva répéter
Heis going to repeat
Nousallons répéter
Weare going to repeat
Vousallez répéter
Youare going to repeat
Ilsvont répéter
Theyare going to repeat

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de répéter
Ihave just repeated
Tuviens de répéter
Youhave just repeated
Ilvient de répéter
Hehas just repeated
Nousvenons de répéter
Wehave just repeated
Vousvenez de répéter
Youhave just repeated
Ilsviennent de répéter
Theyhave just repeated

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai répété
Ihave repeated
Tuas répété
Youhave repeated
Ila répété
Hehas repeated
Nousavons répété
Wehave repeated
Vousavez répété
Youhave repeated
Ilsont répété
Theyhave repeated

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jerépéterais
Iwould repeat
Turépéterais
Youwould repeat
Ilrépéterait
Hewould repeat
Nousrépéterions
Wewould repeat
Vousrépéteriez
Youwould repeat
Ilsrépéteraient
Theywould repeat

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jerépéterai
Iwill repeat
Turépéteras
Youwill repeat
Ilrépétera
Hewill repeat
Nousrépéterons
Wewill repeat
Vousrépéterez
Youwill repeat
Ilsrépéteront
Theywill repeat

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jerépétais
Iwas repeating
Turépétais
Youwere repeating
Ilrépétait
Hewas repeating
Nousrépétions
Were repeating
Vousrépétiez
Youwere repeating
Ilsrépétaient
Theywere repeating

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)répète
Yourepeat
(Nous)répétons
Werepeat
(Vous)répétez
Yourepeat

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

répétant
repeating

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en répétant
repeating

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