Reparar Examples, Sentences and Quiz
Reparar means “to repair”, and it is one of the verbs you will use every day in Spanish. Reparar means to repair, and it is used for fixing a car, a phone, a roof or any broken thing. It is a close synonym of arreglar, though reparar sounds slightly more formal, and it is fully regular. This page shows reparar 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 present-tense form unless the sentence is clearly marked as past or future. For a first taste: “Yo reparo el coche en el taller.” — I repair the car in the workshop.
Reparar in real example sentences
The twelve sentences below are grouped by how reparar 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 reparar in the present tense, which is how you will meet it most often: routines, facts, and things happening now.
“Reparo el coche en el taller.” — I repair the car in the workshop.
“¿Tú reparas el móvil en la tienda?” — Do you repair the phone in the shop?
“Repara la bicicleta del niño.” — He/she repairs the child's bicycle.
“Reparamos el tejado después de la tormenta.” — We repair the roof after the storm.
Talking about the past
The present is not the only tense you need. These sentences show reparar in the past, so you can talk about what already happened.
“Ayer, yo reparé el coche en el taller.” — Yesterday, I repaired the car in the workshop. (preterite)
“Él reparaba el móvil en la tienda todos los días.” — He used to repair the phone in the shop every day. (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 reparar stays the same.
“Nosotros repararemos la bicicleta del niño mañana.” — We will repair the child's bicycle tomorrow. (future)
“¿Tú has reparado el tejado después de la tormenta?” — Have you repaired the roof after the storm? (present perfect)
More everyday uses
Four more present-tense sentences, covering the remaining persons, so you can see the whole table in action.
“Reparáis el coche en el taller.” — You repair the car in the workshop.
“Reparan el móvil en la tienda.” — They repair the phone in the shop.
“Reparo la bicicleta del niño.” — I repair the child's bicycle.
“Repara el tejado después de la tormenta.” — He/she repairs the roof after the storm.
Reparar 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 reparar appears naturally, without anyone stopping to think about conjugation.
A short dialogue
Lucía: “¿Tú reparas el coche en el taller?” — Do you repair the car in the workshop?
Carlos: “Sí, yo reparo el coche en el taller.” — Yes, I repair the car in the workshop.
Lucía: “Nosotros reparamos el móvil en la tienda.” — We repair the phone in the shop.
Carlos: “Y ellos reparan la bicicleta del niño.” — And they repair the child's bicycle.
Lucía: “Vosotros reparáis el tejado después de la tormenta.” — You repair the roof after the storm.
Carlos: “Sí, y él repara el móvil en la tienda.” — Yes, and he repairs the phone in the shop.
A short paragraph
Lucía repara el coche en el taller, y Carlos repara el móvil en la tienda. Nosotros reparamos la bicicleta del niño, y ellos reparan el tejado después de la tormenta. Yo reparo la bicicleta del niño, y mi padre repara el tejado después de la tormenta. Reparar is part of everyday life, because to repair is something Spanish speakers do again and again, in every tense and every situation.
Common mistakes with reparar
These are the errors learners actually make with reparar. Each one shows the wrong version, the right version, and why the correction matters.
Wrong: “Yo repara el coche en el taller.” Right: “Yo reparo el coche en el taller.” Why: The person matters: repara is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is reparo. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
Wrong: “Ayer yo reparo el móvil en la tienda.” Right: “Ayer yo reparé el móvil en la tienda.” Why: The present and the preterite are different tenses: reparo is happening now, while reparé is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
Wrong: “Treating reparar and arreglar as identical in every context.” Right: “Reparar means to repair, while arreglar means to fix.” Why: They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: reparar fits sentences such as Reparo el coche en el taller, while arreglar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
Wrong: “Yo soy reparado el móvil en la tienda.” Right: “Yo he reparado el móvil en la tienda.” Why: Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he reparado, has reparado, ha reparado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
Wrong: “De niño, yo reparé la bicicleta del niño todos los días.” Right: “De niño, yo reparaba la bicicleta del niño todos los días.” Why: For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (reparaba), not the preterite. The preterite (reparé) is for one finished action.
Quiz: reparar in use
Ten questions on reparar in real sentences. Choose the correct answer for each one, then check the answer key. Every answer is explained.
1. Complete the sentence: “Vosotros ______ el coche en el taller.” (The car in the workshop.)
- (a) reparáis
- (b) reparo
- (c) reparas
Answer: reparáis — The vosotros/as form of reparar in the present is reparáis.
2. Complete the sentence: “Ellos ______ el móvil en la tienda.” (The phone in the shop.)
- (a) reparo
- (b) reparas
- (c) reparan
Answer: reparan — The ellos/ellas/Uds. form of reparar in the present is reparan.
3. Complete the sentence: “Yo ______ el coche en el taller.” (The car in the workshop.)
- (a) reparó
- (b) reparé
- (c) reparaste
Answer: reparé — The yo form of reparar in the preterite is reparé.
4. Complete the sentence: “Él ______ el móvil en la tienda.” (The phone in the shop.)
- (a) reparaba
- (b) reparabas
- (c) reparábamos
Answer: reparaba — The él/ella/Ud. form of reparar in the imperfect is reparaba.
5. Complete the sentence: “Nosotros ______ la bicicleta del niño.” (The child's bicycle.)
- (a) repararé
- (b) repararás
- (c) repararemos
Answer: repararemos — The nosotros/as form of reparar in the future is repararemos.
6. What does reparar mean in English?
- (a) to work, to go, to march
- (b) to repair
- (c) to fix
Answer: to repair — Reparar means “to repair”. The other options are the meanings of different verbs.
7. Which sentence is correct?
- (a) Yo reparo el coche en el taller.
- (b) Ellos repara el coche en el taller.
- (c) Yo reparo el móvil en la tienda ayer.
Answer: Yo reparo el coche en el taller. — “Yo reparo el coche en el taller.” is correct. The other two sentences contain the mistakes explained in the section above.
8. How do you say “I repair the car in the workshop.” in Spanish?
- (a) Yo reparan el coche en el taller.
- (b) Yo reparé el coche en el taller.
- (c) Yo reparo el coche en el taller.
Answer: Yo reparo el coche en el taller. — “Yo reparo el coche en el taller.” is the correct translation. The second option uses the wrong person's form, and the third uses the preterite.
9. What is the nosotros form of reparar in the present tense?
- (a) reparas
- (b) reparamos
- (c) reparo
Answer: reparamos — The nosotros form is reparamos.
10. Which of these sentences is in the present tense?
- (a) Ayer, yo reparé el coche en el taller.
- (b) Nosotros repararemos el coche en el taller mañana.
- (c) Yo reparo el coche en el taller.
Answer: Yo reparo el coche en el taller. — “Yo reparo el coche en el taller.” is in the present tense. The other two are in the preterite and the future.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 'I repair' in Spanish?
Say 'Yo reparo el coche en el taller'. The complement follows directly, as in the examples above. For a routine, add a time expression: 'Yo reparo el coche en el taller todos los días'.
How do you say 'I repair' in the past?
For one finished action, say 'Ayer, yo reparé el móvil en la tienda'. For a repeated habit, say 'Yo reparaba el móvil en la tienda todos los días'. For something already done, say 'Yo he reparado el móvil en la tienda'.
What is the difference between reparar and arreglar?
Reparar means to repair, while arreglar means to fix. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use reparar when you mean to repair, as in Reparo el coche en el taller.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of reparar — every tense of reparar in one place.
- Reparar in the present tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Spanish verbs — the hub for every Spanish verb on VerbFlow.
- Verb quiz — test yourself on reparar and other verbs.
- Conjugation practice — drill the forms of reparar until they are automatic.