Introduction

replicar means “to reply, to retort”, and it is one of the verbs you will use every day in Spanish. It is the verb for expressing “to reply, to retort” in everyday Spanish — in conversation, at work, and at home. This page shows replicar 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 replico con calma por la mañana.” — “I reply calmly.”

replicar in real example sentences

The twelve sentences below are grouped by how replicar 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 replico con calma cada día.” — “I reply calmly.”
  2. “Tú replicas con calma cada día.” — “you reply calmly.”
  3. “Él replica con calma siempre.” — “He replies calmly.”
  4. “Nosotros replicamos con calma todos los días.” — “We reply calmly.”

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 repliqué con calma ayer.” — “I replyed calmly.” (preterite) 6. “Él replicó con calma ayer.” — “He replyed calmly.” (preterite) 7. “Yo replicaba con calma cuando era joven.” — “I used to reply calmly.” (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 replicaremos con calma mañana.” — “We will reply calmly.” (future) 9. “Tú has replicado con calma hoy.” — “you have replyed calmly.” (present-perfect) 10. “Espero que yo replique con calma.” — “I hope that I reply calmly.” (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 replicáis con calma cada semana.” — “You reply calmly.” 12. “Ellos replican con calma normalmente.” — “They reply calmly.”

replicar 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 replicar appears naturally, without anyone stopping to think about conjugation.

Dialogue in a café

Sofía: “¿Tú replicas con calma?” — Do you reply calmly?

Diego: “Sí, yo replico con calma cada día. Es parte de mi rutina.” — Yes, I reply calmly every day. It is part of my routine.

Sofía: “¿Y ayer? ¿También replicas con calma?” — And yesterday? Did you reply calmly too?

Diego: “Sí, ayer yo repliqué con calma. Mañana nosotros replicaremos con calma otra vez.” — Yes, yesterday I replyed calmly. Tomorrow we will reply calmly again.

A short paragraph

Él replica con calma cada día — that one sentence already tells you a lot about how replicar 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 replico con calma — 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 replicar yours: use it in a story, not only in a table.

Common mistakes

Forgetting the accent in the preterite

The yo preterite form is repliqué, with an accent on the stressed vowel. Writing it without the accent — replique — 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 replicar.

Mixing up present and preterite nosotros

For replicar, the nosotros form is the same in the present and the preterite: replicamos. 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 replicado con calma. English speakers sometimes reach for soy because English uses to be in some passives, but soy replicado is not the present perfect of replicar — it is a passive construction with a different meaning.

Confusing replicar with representar

replicar and representar 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 replicar — reply — the sentence needs replicar; if it needs the meaning of representar, use that verb instead.

Using the indicative after "espero que"

After espero que (I hope that), Spanish needs the subjunctive: Espero que yo replique con calma. Using the indicative — Espero que yo replico — is one of the most frequent learner errors with replicar. 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 replicar in the present?

  • A. replicas
  • B. replica
  • C. replicamos
  • D. replico

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

  • A. replicamos
  • B. replicaste
  • C. repliqué
  • D. replicó

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

  • A. replicabas
  • B. replicábamos
  • C. replicabais
  • D. replicaba

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

  • A. replicará
  • B. replicaremos
  • C. replicaré
  • D. replicarás

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

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

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

  • A. replique
  • B. repliquen
  • C. replique
  • D. repliques

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

  • A. replicaste
  • B. replicó
  • C. replicamos
  • D. repliqué

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

  • A. replicábamos
  • B. replicabas
  • C. replicaba
  • D. replicaba

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

  • A. replicaré
  • B. replicarás
  • C. replicaremos
  • D. replicará

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

  • A. replicaría
  • B. replicaríamos
  • C. replicaría
  • D. replicarías

Answer key

  1. replico — The present table gives yo = replico.
  2. replicaste — The preterite table gives tu = replicaste.
  3. replicaba — The imperfect table gives el = replicaba.
  4. replicaremos — The future table gives nosotros = replicaremos.
  5. habéis replicado — The present perfect table gives vosotros = habéis replicado.
  6. repliquen — The present subjunctive table gives ellos = repliquen.
  7. repliqué — The preterite table gives yo = repliqué.
  8. replicabas — The imperfect table gives tu = replicabas.
  9. replicará — The future table gives el = replicará.
  10. replicaríamos — The conditional table gives nosotros = replicaríamos.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use replicar in a sentence?

Put the subject first, then the conjugated form, then the rest: “Yo replico con calma.” — “I reply calmly.” Change the form for the person and the tense, but keep the sentence pattern the same.

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

Learn the present yo form replico first, then the preterite yo form repliqué and the participle replicado. With those three you can talk about the present, the past and the perfect tenses. Add the gerund replicando next, and you can describe actions in progress too.

Is replicar reflexive?

No — replicar is not reflexive. It takes a direct object, not a reflexive pronoun: yo replico con calma. 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 replicar?

On the main conjugation page for replicar, 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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