Introduction

remitir means “to send, to remit”, and it is one of the verbs you will use every day in Spanish. It is the verb for expressing “to send, to remit” in everyday Spanish — in conversation, at work, and at home. This page shows remitir in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make most often, and it finishes with a ten-question quiz so you can test yourself. Every sentence below comes with its English translation, and every form is the correct form unless the sentence is clearly marked as past or future. For a first taste: “Yo remito el paquete por la mañana.” — “I send the package.”

remitir in real example sentences

The twelve sentences below are grouped by how remitir is used. Read each one out loud, then read the translation. If a sentence feels useful, copy it into your own notebook with one small change — a different time, a different person, a different place — and you have a new sentence of your own.

In the present: everyday use

These sentences use {verb} in the present tense, which is how you will meet it most often: routines, facts, and things happening now.

  1. “Yo remito el paquete cada día.” — “I send the package.”
  2. “Tú remites el paquete cada día.” — “you send the package.”
  3. “Él remite el paquete siempre.” — “He sends the package.”
  4. “Nosotros remitimos el paquete todos los días.” — “We send the package.”

Talking about the past

The present is not the only tense you need. These sentences show {verb} in the past, so you can talk about what already happened. 5. “Yo remití el paquete ayer.” — “I sent the package.” (preterite) 6. “Él remitió el paquete ayer.” — “He sent the package.” (preterite) 7. “Yo remitía el paquete cuando era joven.” — “I used to send the package.” (imperfect)

Plans and things already done

These sentences look forward, or look back at something already finished. Notice how the verb form changes while the meaning of {verb} stays the same. 8. “Nosotros remitiremos el paquete mañana.” — “We will send the package.” (future) 9. “Tú has remitido el paquete hoy.” — “you have sent the package.” (present-perfect) 10. “Espero que yo remita el paquete.” — “I hope that I send the package.” (present-subjunctive)

More everyday uses

Two more present-tense sentences, covering the remaining persons, so you can see the whole table in action. 11. “Vosotros remitís el paquete cada semana.” — “You send the package.” 12. “Ellos remiten el paquete normalmente.” — “They send the package.”

remitir in context

Single sentences teach you the forms. Dialogues teach you when to use them. Read the short conversation below, then the paragraph that follows, and notice how remitir appears naturally, without anyone stopping to think about conjugation.

Dialogue at work during a coffee break

Marta: “¿Tú remites el paquete?” — Do you send the package?

Carlos: “Sí, yo remito el paquete cada día. Es parte de mi rutina.” — Yes, I send the package every day. It is part of my routine.

Marta: “¿Y ayer? ¿También remites el paquete?” — And yesterday? Did you send the package too?

Carlos: “Sí, ayer yo remití el paquete. Mañana nosotros remitiremos el paquete otra vez.” — Yes, yesterday I sent the package. Tomorrow we will send the package again.

A short paragraph

Él remite el paquete cada día — that one sentence already tells you a lot about how remitir works in real Spanish: who does it, when, and with what. Around it you can build a whole paragraph: what happened yesterday, what is happening now, and what will happen tomorrow, all with the same verb. When you write your own paragraph, start with the present — yo remito el paquete — then add one past sentence and one future sentence, and you have practised three tenses with one verb. That is the fastest way to make remitir yours: use it in a story, not only in a table.

Common mistakes

Forgetting the accent in the preterite

The yo preterite form is remití, with an accent on the stressed vowel. Writing it without the accent — remiti — is a spelling error, and in speech the stress lands in the wrong place. Preterite yo forms that end in a vowel carry that accent, so check it every time you write the preterite of remitir.

Mixing up present and preterite nosotros

For remitir, the nosotros form is the same in the present and the preterite: remitimos. Only the context tells you which tense is meant, so pay attention to the time words around it — cada día points to the present, ayer points to the preterite. Do not invent a different form for one of the tenses.

Using ser instead of haber in perfect tenses

Spanish perfect tenses always use haber, never ser: yo he remitido el paquete. English speakers sometimes reach for soy because English uses to be in some passives, but soy remitido is not the present perfect of remitir — it is a passive construction with a different meaning.

Confusing remitir with remar

remitir and remar look similar, and learners mix them up. They are different verbs with different meanings, so check which one the sentence needs before you conjugate. If you can substitute the English meaning of remitir — send — the sentence needs remitir; if it needs the meaning of remar, use that verb instead.

Using the indicative after "espero que"

After espero que (I hope that), Spanish needs the subjunctive: Espero que yo remita el paquete. Using the indicative — Espero que yo remito — is one of the most frequent learner errors with remitir. Whenever the main clause expresses a wish, doubt or emotion, switch to the subjunctive.

Quiz

Test yourself on the forms above. Choose the best answer, then check the key below.

1. What is the yo form of remitir in the present?

  • A. remites
  • B. remite
  • C. remitimos
  • D. remito

2. What is the tu form of remitir in the preterite?

  • A. remitimos
  • B. remitiste
  • C. remití
  • D. remitió

3. What is the el form of remitir in the imperfect?

  • A. remitías
  • B. remitíamos
  • C. remitíais
  • D. remitía

4. What is the nosotros form of remitir in the future?

  • A. remitirá
  • B. remitiremos
  • C. remitiré
  • D. remitirás

5. What is the vosotros form of remitir in the present perfect?

  • A. he remitido
  • B. has remitido
  • C. ha remitido
  • D. habéis remitido

6. What is the ellos form of remitir in the present subjunctive?

  • A. remita
  • B. remitan
  • C. remita
  • D. remitas

7. What is the yo form of remitir in the preterite?

  • A. remitiste
  • B. remitió
  • C. remitimos
  • D. remití

8. What is the tu form of remitir in the imperfect?

  • A. remitíamos
  • B. remitías
  • C. remitía
  • D. remitía

9. What is the el form of remitir in the future?

  • A. remitiré
  • B. remitirás
  • C. remitiremos
  • D. remitirá

10. What is the nosotros form of remitir in the conditional?

  • A. remitiría
  • B. remitiríamos
  • C. remitiría
  • D. remitirías

Answer key

  1. remito — The present table gives yo = remito.
  2. remitiste — The preterite table gives tu = remitiste.
  3. remitía — The imperfect table gives el = remitía.
  4. remitiremos — The future table gives nosotros = remitiremos.
  5. habéis remitido — The present perfect table gives vosotros = habéis remitido.
  6. remitan — The present subjunctive table gives ellos = remitan.
  7. remití — The preterite table gives yo = remití.
  8. remitías — The imperfect table gives tu = remitías.
  9. remitirá — The future table gives el = remitirá.
  10. remitiríamos — The conditional table gives nosotros = remitiríamos.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use remitir in a sentence?

Put the subject first, then the conjugated form, then the rest: “Yo remito el paquete.” — “I send the package.” Change the form for the person and the tense, but keep the sentence pattern the same.

What is the most useful form of remitir to learn first?

Learn the present yo form remito first, then the preterite yo form remití and the participle remitido. With those three you can talk about the present, the past and the perfect tenses. Add the gerund remitiendo next, and you can describe actions in progress too.

Is remitir reflexive?

No — remitir is not reflexive. It takes a direct object, not a reflexive pronoun: yo remito el paquete. Do not add me or se to it unless the sentence genuinely needs a pronoun for another reason.

Where can I see the full conjugation of remitir?

On the main conjugation page for remitir, which has every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, plus notes, examples and a quiz. The present-tense page covers one tense in depth if that is what you need right now.

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