Reparar Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb reparar means to repair, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. 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. Like every Spanish verb, reparar changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say reparo el coche en el taller, and in the preterite you say reparé la bicicleta del niño. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: reparar
- English: to repair
- Verb type: regular -ar verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: reparando
- Past participle: reparado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + reparado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for reparar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Reparar is fully regular: reparé, reparaba, repararé. Reparar el coche is to repair the car.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for reparar. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | reparo |
| tú | reparas |
| él/ella/Ud. | repara |
| nosotros/as | reparamos |
| vosotros/as | reparáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | reparan |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | reparé |
| tú | reparaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | reparó |
| nosotros/as | reparamos |
| vosotros/as | reparasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | repararon |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | reparaba |
| tú | reparabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | reparaba |
| nosotros/as | reparábamos |
| vosotros/as | reparabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | reparaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | repararé |
| tú | repararás |
| él/ella/Ud. | reparará |
| nosotros/as | repararemos |
| vosotros/as | repararéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | repararán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | repararía |
| tú | repararías |
| él/ella/Ud. | repararía |
| nosotros/as | repararíamos |
| vosotros/as | repararíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | repararían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he reparado |
| tú | has reparado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha reparado |
| nosotros/as | hemos reparado |
| vosotros/as | habéis reparado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han reparado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había reparado |
| tú | habías reparado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había reparado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos reparado |
| vosotros/as | habíais reparado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían reparado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré reparado |
| tú | habrás reparado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá reparado |
| nosotros/as | habremos reparado |
| vosotros/as | habréis reparado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán reparado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría reparado |
| tú | habrías reparado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría reparado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos reparado |
| vosotros/as | habríais reparado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían reparado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | repare |
| tú | repares |
| él/ella/Ud. | repare |
| nosotros/as | reparemos |
| vosotros/as | reparéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | reparen |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | reparara |
| tú | repararas |
| él/ella/Ud. | reparara |
| nosotros/as | reparáramos |
| vosotros/as | repararais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | repararan |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | repara |
| él/ella/Ud. | repare |
| nosotros/as | reparemos |
| vosotros/as | reparad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | reparen |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | repares |
| él/ella/Ud. | repare |
| nosotros/as | reparemos |
| vosotros/as | reparéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | reparen |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | reparando | with estar for the progressive: estoy reparando |
| Past participle | reparado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he reparado |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For reparar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Reparo el coche en el taller. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For reparar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, reparé el móvil en la tienda. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For reparar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, reparaba la bicicleta del niño. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For reparar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, repararé el tejado después de la tormenta. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For reparar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Repararía el coche en el taller si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For reparar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he reparado el móvil en la tienda. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For reparar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había reparado la bicicleta del niño antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For reparar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré reparado el tejado después de la tormenta. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For reparar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría reparado el coche en el taller con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For reparar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él repare el móvil en la tienda. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For reparar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él reparara la bicicleta del niño, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For reparar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Repara el tejado después de la tormenta! Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For reparar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No repares el coche en el taller. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with reparar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Reparo el coche en el taller. — I repair the car in the workshop.
- Repara el móvil en la tienda. — He/she repairs the phone in the shop.
- Ayer, reparé la bicicleta del niño. — Yesterday, I repaired the child's bicycle.
- Antes, nosotros reparábamos el tejado después de la tormenta. — Before, we used to repair the roof after the storm.
- Mañana, tú repararás el coche en el taller. — Tomorrow, you will repair the car in the workshop.
- Yo repararía el móvil en la tienda si tuviera más tiempo. — I would repair the phone in the shop if I had more time.
- Él ha reparado la bicicleta del niño. — He has repaired the child's bicycle.
- Espero que él repare el tejado después de la tormenta. — I hope he repairs the roof after the storm.
- Yo ya había reparado el coche en el taller antes de salir. — I had already repaired the car in the workshop before leaving.
- Ellos reparaban el móvil en la tienda cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to repair the phone in the shop when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo repara el coche en el taller. — Right: Yo reparo el coche en el taller. — 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. — 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. — 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. — 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. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (reparaba), not the preterite. The preterite (reparé) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on reparar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ el coche en el taller. (present tense) A. reparo B. reparas C. repara D. reparamos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ el móvil en la tienda. (preterite) A. reparé B. reparaste C. repararon D. reparó
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ la bicicleta del niño. (imperfect) A. reparabas B. reparaban C. reparábamos D. reparaba
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ el tejado después de la tormenta. (future) A. repararemos B. repararás C. repararé D. reparará
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ el coche en el taller si pudiera. (conditional) A. repararía B. repararías C. repararían D. reparo
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ el móvil en la tienda. (present subjunctive) A. repares B. reparemos C. reparo D. repare
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ la bicicleta del niño, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. reparáramos B. reparo C. reparara D. repararas
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ el tejado después de la tormenta. (present perfect) A. han reparado B. hemos reparado C. he reparado D. has reparado
Complete the command: ¡___ el coche en el taller! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. repara B. repare C. reparemos D. reparad
Which is the gerund of reparar, used with estar for the progressive? A. reparado B. reparo C. reparé D. reparando
Answer key
- reparo — The first-person present of reparar is reparo. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
- reparó — The third-person preterite of reparar is reparó, the form for a single finished action in the past.
- reparábamos — The nosotros imperfect of reparar is reparábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
- repararás — The second-person future of reparar is repararás.
- repararía — The first-person conditional of reparar is repararía, the form for what would happen.
- repare — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of reparar is repare.
- reparara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of reparar is reparara.
- hemos reparado — The nosotros present perfect of reparar is hemos reparado: hemos + reparado.
- repara — The affirmative tú imperative of reparar is repara.
- reparando — The gerund of reparar is reparando: estoy reparando. The participle reparado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does reparar mean in English?
Reparar means to repair. It is used in everyday situations such as Reparo el coche en el taller. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is reparar regular or irregular?
Reparar is a fully regular -ar verb, so every tense follows the standard endings for its class. Once you know the regular pattern, you can produce every form on this page, including reparo in the present and reparé in the preterite.
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, and use arreglar for to fix. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I repair” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo reparé el móvil en la tienda. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo reparaba la bicicleta del niño. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he reparado el móvil en la tienda.
How do I practise reparar?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the reparar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Reparar in the present tense — the full present-tense table for reparar.
- Reparar examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for reparar.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Marchar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with reparar.
- Funcionar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with reparar.
- Quebrar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with reparar.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.