Reponer Examples, Sentences and Quiz
Reponer means “to replace, to restock”, and it is one of the verbs you will use every day in Spanish. Reponer means to replace or to restock, and it is used for replacing a broken part, restocking a shop shelf and replacing lost stock. It follows the pattern of poner, with the present repongo, the preterite repuse and the irregular participle repuesto. This page shows reponer 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 repongo las piezas rotas del coche.” — I replace the broken car parts.
Reponer in real example sentences
The twelve sentences below are grouped by how reponer 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 reponer in the present tense, which is how you will meet it most often: routines, facts, and things happening now.
“Repongo las piezas rotas del coche.” — I replace the broken car parts.
“¿Tú repones los productos en la tienda?” — Do you replace the products in the shop?
“Repone el dinero de la caja.” — He/she replaces the money in the till.
“Reponemos el stock antes del lunes.” — We replace the stock before Monday.
Talking about the past
The present is not the only tense you need. These sentences show reponer in the past, so you can talk about what already happened.
“Ayer, yo repuse las piezas rotas del coche.” — Yesterday, I replaced the broken car parts. (preterite)
“Él reponía los productos en la tienda todos los días.” — He used to replace the products 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 reponer stays the same.
“Nosotros repondremos el dinero de la caja mañana.” — We will replace the money in the till tomorrow. (future)
“¿Tú has repuesto el stock antes del lunes?” — Have you replaced the stock before Monday? (present perfect)
More everyday uses
Four more present-tense sentences, covering the remaining persons, so you can see the whole table in action.
“Reponéis las piezas rotas del coche.” — You replace the broken car parts.
“Reponen los productos en la tienda.” — They replace the products in the shop.
“Repongo el dinero de la caja.” — I replace the money in the till.
“Repone el stock antes del lunes.” — He/she replaces the stock before Monday.
Reponer 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 reponer appears naturally, without anyone stopping to think about conjugation.
A short dialogue
Lucía: “¿Tú repones las piezas rotas del coche?” — Do you replace the broken car parts?
Carlos: “Sí, yo repongo las piezas rotas del coche.” — Yes, I replace the broken car parts.
Lucía: “Nosotros reponemos los productos en la tienda.” — We replace the products in the shop.
Carlos: “Y ellos reponen el dinero de la caja.” — And they replace the money in the till.
Lucía: “Vosotros reponéis el stock antes del lunes.” — You replace the stock before Monday.
Carlos: “Sí, y él repone los productos en la tienda.” — Yes, and he replaces the products in the shop.
A short paragraph
Lucía repone las piezas rotas del coche, y Carlos repone los productos en la tienda. Nosotros reponemos el dinero de la caja, y ellos reponen el stock antes del lunes. Yo repongo el dinero de la caja, y mi padre repone el stock antes del lunes. Reponer is part of everyday life, because to replace, to restock is something Spanish speakers do again and again, in every tense and every situation.
Common mistakes with reponer
These are the errors learners actually make with reponer. Each one shows the wrong version, the right version, and why the correction matters.
Wrong: “Yo repone las piezas rotas del coche.” Right: “Yo repongo las piezas rotas del coche.” Why: The person matters: repone is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is repongo. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
Wrong: “Ayer yo reponí los productos en la tienda.” Right: “Ayer yo repuse los productos en la tienda.” Why: Reponer has an irregular preterite: the correct first-person form is repuse, not the regular reponí. Learn the preterite forms in the table as a set.
Wrong: “Treating reponer and reemplazar as identical in every context.” Right: “Reponer means to replace, to restock, while reemplazar means to replace.” Why: They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: reponer fits sentences such as Repongo las piezas rotas del coche, while reemplazar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
Wrong: “Yo soy repuesto los productos en la tienda.” Right: “Yo he repuesto los productos en la tienda.” Why: Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he repuesto, has repuesto, ha repuesto. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
Wrong: “De niño, yo repuse el dinero de la caja todos los días.” Right: “De niño, yo reponía el dinero de la caja todos los días.” Why: For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (reponía), not the preterite. The preterite (repuse) is for one finished action.
Quiz: reponer in use
Ten questions on reponer in real sentences. Choose the correct answer for each one, then check the answer key. Every answer is explained.
1. Complete the sentence: “Vosotros ______ las piezas rotas del coche.” (The broken car parts.)
- (a) reponéis
- (b) repongo
- (c) repones
Answer: reponéis — The vosotros/as form of reponer in the present is reponéis.
2. Complete the sentence: “Ellos ______ los productos en la tienda.” (The products in the shop.)
- (a) repongo
- (b) repones
- (c) reponen
Answer: reponen — The ellos/ellas/Uds. form of reponer in the present is reponen.
3. Complete the sentence: “Yo ______ las piezas rotas del coche.” (The broken car parts.)
- (a) repuso
- (b) repuse
- (c) repusiste
Answer: repuse — The yo form of reponer in the preterite is repuse.
4. Complete the sentence: “Él ______ los productos en la tienda.” (The products in the shop.)
- (a) reponía
- (b) reponías
- (c) reponíamos
Answer: reponía — The él/ella/Ud. form of reponer in the imperfect is reponía.
5. Complete the sentence: “Nosotros ______ el dinero de la caja.” (The money in the till.)
- (a) repondré
- (b) repondrás
- (c) repondremos
Answer: repondremos — The nosotros/as form of reponer in the future is repondremos.
6. What does reponer mean in English?
- (a) to oppose
- (b) to replace, to restock
- (c) to replace
Answer: to replace, to restock — Reponer means “to replace, to restock”. The other options are the meanings of different verbs.
7. Which sentence is correct?
- (a) Yo repongo las piezas rotas del coche.
- (b) Ellos repone las piezas rotas del coche.
- (c) Yo repongo los productos en la tienda ayer.
Answer: Yo repongo las piezas rotas del coche. — “Yo repongo las piezas rotas del coche.” is correct. The other two sentences contain the mistakes explained in the section above.
8. How do you say “I replace the broken car parts.” in Spanish?
- (a) Yo reponen las piezas rotas del coche.
- (b) Yo repuse las piezas rotas del coche.
- (c) Yo repongo las piezas rotas del coche.
Answer: Yo repongo las piezas rotas del coche. — “Yo repongo las piezas rotas del coche.” 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 reponer in the present tense?
- (a) repones
- (b) reponemos
- (c) repongo
Answer: reponemos — The nosotros form is reponemos.
10. Which of these sentences is in the present tense?
- (a) Ayer, yo repuse las piezas rotas del coche.
- (b) Nosotros repondremos las piezas rotas del coche mañana.
- (c) Yo repongo las piezas rotas del coche.
Answer: Yo repongo las piezas rotas del coche. — “Yo repongo las piezas rotas del coche.” is in the present tense. The other two are in the preterite and the future.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 'I replace' in Spanish?
Say 'Yo repongo las piezas rotas del coche'. The complement follows directly, as in the examples above. For a routine, add a time expression: 'Yo repongo las piezas rotas del coche todos los días'.
How do you say 'I replace' in the past?
For one finished action, say 'Ayer, yo repuse los productos en la tienda'. For a repeated habit, say 'Yo reponía los productos en la tienda todos los días'. For something already done, say 'Yo he repuesto los productos en la tienda'.
What is the difference between reponer and reemplazar?
Reponer means to replace, to restock, while reemplazar means to replace. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use reponer when you mean to replace, to restock, as in Repongo las piezas rotas del coche.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of reponer — every tense of reponer in one place.
- Reponer in the preterite 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 reponer and other verbs.
- Conjugation practice — drill the forms of reponer until they are automatic.