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How to conjugate Arrepentirse in Spanish

arrepentirse to regret, to be sorry Irregular Verb

At a glance: Arrepentirse (to regret, to be sorry) is a reflexive irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me arrepiento, te arrepientes, se arrepiente, nos arrepentimos, os arrepentís, se arrepienten. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (arrepiento, arrepientes, arrepiente, arrepienten); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (se arrepintió), subjunctive and gerund (arrepintiendo).

Past participle
arrepentido regretted
Gerund
arrepintiendo regretting
Similar
lamentar, pesar, sentir, disculparse
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Indicative tenses of Arrepentirse

Arrepentirse in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of arrepentirse is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “me arrepiento”, meaning “I regret”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome arrepientoI regret
Túte arrepientesyou regret
Ella / Él / Ustedse arrepientes/he regrets
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos arrepentimoswe regret
Vosotras / Vosotrosos arrepentísyou (plural) regret
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse arrepiententhey regret

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (arrepiento, arrepientes, arrepiente, arrepienten); nosotros and vosotros are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Arrepentirse in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of arrepentirse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me arrepentí”, meaning “I regretted”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome arrepentíI regretted
Túte arrepentisteyou regretted
Ella / Él / Ustedse arrepintiós/he regretted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos arrepentimoswe regretted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos arrepentisteisyou (plural) regretted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse arrepintieronthey regretted

How it’s built: Ella/Él and ellas/ellos change e to i (arrepintió, arrepintieron); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Arrepentirse in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of arrepentirse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me arrepentía”, meaning “I used to regret”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome arrepentíaI used to regret
Túte arrepentíasyou used to regret
Ella / Él / Ustedse arrepentías/he used to regret
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos arrepentíamoswe used to regret
Vosotras / Vosotrosos arrepentíaisyou (plural) used to regret
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse arrepentíanthey used to regret

How it’s built: Regular: stem arrepent- plus the -ir endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Arrepentirse in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of arrepentirse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy arrepintiendo”, meaning “I am regretting”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome estoy arrepintiendoI am regretting
Túte estás arrepintiendoyou are regretting
Ella / Él / Ustedse está arrepintiendos/he is regretting
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos estamos arrepintiendowe are regretting
Vosotras / Vosotrosos estáis arrepintiendoyou (plural) are regretting
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse están arrepintiendothey are regretting

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund arrepintiendo. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Arrepentirse in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of arrepentirse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a arrepentir”, meaning “I am going to regret”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome voy a arrepentirI am going to regret
Túte vas a arrepentiryou are going to regret
Ella / Él / Ustedse va a arrepentirs/he is going to regret
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos vamos a arrepentirwe are going to regret
Vosotras / Vosotrosos vais a arrepentiryou (plural) are going to regret
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse van a arrepentirthey are going to regret

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive arrepentir. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Arrepentirse in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of arrepentirse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me arrepentiré”, meaning “I will regret”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome arrepentiréI will regret
Túte arrepentirásyou will regret
Ella / Él / Ustedse arrepentirás/he will regret
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos arrepentiremoswe will regret
Vosotras / Vosotrosos arrepentiréisyou (plural) will regret
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse arrepentiránthey will regret

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive arrepentir plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Arrepentirse in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of arrepentirse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me arrepentiría”, meaning “I would regret”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome arrepentiríaI would regret
Túte arrepentiríasyou would regret
Ella / Él / Ustedse arrepentirías/he would regret
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos arrepentiríamoswe would regret
Vosotras / Vosotrosos arrepentiríaisyou (plural) would regret
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse arrepentiríanthey would regret

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive arrepentir plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Arrepentirse in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of arrepentirse is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “me he arrepentido”, meaning “I have regretted”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he arrepentidoI have regretted
Túte has arrepentidoyou have regretted
Ella / Él / Ustedse ha arrepentidos/he has regretted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hemos arrepentidowe have regretted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habéis arrepentidoyou (plural) have regretted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse han arrepentidothey have regretted

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle arrepentido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Arrepentirse in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of arrepentirse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había arrepentido”, meaning “I had regretted”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había arrepentidoI had regretted
Túte habías arrepentidoyou had regretted
Ella / Él / Ustedse había arrepentidos/he had regretted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habíamos arrepentidowe had regretted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habíais arrepentidoyou (plural) had regretted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habían arrepentidothey had regretted

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle arrepentido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Arrepentirse in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of arrepentirse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré arrepentido”, meaning “I will have regretted”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré arrepentidoI will have regretted
Túte habrás arrepentidoyou will have regretted
Ella / Él / Ustedse habrá arrepentidos/he will have regretted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habremos arrepentidowe will have regretted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habréis arrepentidoyou (plural) will have regretted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrán arrepentidothey will have regretted

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle arrepentido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Arrepentirse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of arrepentirse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría arrepentido”, meaning “I would have regretted”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría arrepentidoI would have regretted
Túte habrías arrepentidoyou would have regretted
Ella / Él / Ustedse habría arrepentidos/he would have regretted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habríamos arrepentidowe would have regretted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habríais arrepentidoyou (plural) would have regretted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrían arrepentidothey would have regretted

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle arrepentido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Subjunctive tenses of Arrepentirse

Arrepentirse in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “me arrepienta”, meaning “I regret”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome arrepientaI regret
Túte arrepientasyou regret
Ella / Él / Ustedse arrepientas/he regrets
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos arrepintamoswe regret
Vosotras / Vosotrosos arrepintáisyou (plural) regret
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse arrepientanthey regret

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, arrepiento (arrepienta, arrepientas, arrepienta, arrepientan); nosotros and vosotros change e to i (arrepintamos, arrepintáis). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Arrepentirse in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “me arrepintiera”, meaning “I regretted”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome arrepintieraI regretted
Túte arrepintierasyou regretted
Ella / Él / Ustedse arrepintieras/he regretted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos arrepintiéramoswe regretted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos arrepintieraisyou (plural) regretted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse arrepintieranthey regretted

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, arrepintieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (arrepintiéramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Arrepentirse in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me arrepintiere”, meaning “I will regret”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome arrepintiereI will regret
Túte arrepintieresyou will regret
Ella / Él / Ustedse arrepintieres/he will regret
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos arrepintiéremoswe will regret
Vosotras / Vosotrosos arrepintiereisyou (plural) will regret
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse arrepintierenthey will regret

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, arrepintieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (arrepintiéremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Arrepentirse in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “me haya arrepentido”, meaning “I have regretted”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya arrepentidoI have regretted
Túte hayas arrepentidoyou have regretted
Ella / Él / Ustedse haya arrepentidos/he has regretted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hayamos arrepentidowe have regretted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hayáis arrepentidoyou (plural) have regretted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hayan arrepentidothey have regretted

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle arrepentido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Arrepentirse in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “me hubiera arrepentido”, meaning “I had regretted”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera arrepentidoI had regretted
Túte hubieras arrepentidoyou had regretted
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiera arrepentidos/he had regretted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéramos arrepentidowe had regretted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubierais arrepentidoyou (plural) had regretted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieran arrepentidothey had regretted

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle arrepentido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Arrepentirse in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “me hubiere arrepentido”, meaning “I will have regretted”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiere arrepentidoI will have regretted
Túte hubieres arrepentidoyou will have regretted
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiere arrepentidos/he will have regretted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéremos arrepentidowe will have regretted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubiereis arrepentidoyou (plural) will have regretted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieren arrepentidothey will have regretted

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle arrepentido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Imperative tenses of Arrepentirse

Arrepentirse in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “arrepiéntase”, meaning “(to you formal) regret!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túarrepiéntete(to you) regret!
Ella / Él / Ustedarrepiéntase(to you formal) regret!
Nosotras / Nosotrosarrepintámonoslet's regret!
Vosotras / Vosotrosarrepentíos(to you plural) regret!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesarrepiéntanse(to you plural formal) regret!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (arrepiéntete); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (arrepiéntase, arrepiéntanse); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (arrepintámonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (arrepentíos).

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Arrepentirse in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se arrepienta”, meaning “(to you formal) don't regret!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno te arrepientas(to you) don't regret!
Ella / Él / Ustedno se arrepienta(to you formal) don't regret!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno nos arrepintamoslet's not regret!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno os arrepintáis(to you plural) don't regret!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno se arrepientan(to you plural formal) don't regret!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te arrepientas, no se arrepienta, no nos arrepintamos, no os arrepintáis, no se arrepientan.

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Frequently asked questions about Arrepentirse

Is arrepentirse a regular or irregular verb?

Arrepentirse is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (arrepiento, arrepientes, arrepiente, arrepienten); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (se arrepintió), subjunctive and gerund (arrepintiendo).

How do you conjugate arrepentirse in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), arrepentirse is conjugated as: yo me arrepiento, tú te arrepientes, él/ella/usted se arrepiente, nosotros nos arrepentimos, vosotros os arrepentís, ellos/ellas/ustedes se arrepienten. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.

How do you conjugate arrepentirse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), arrepentirse is conjugated as: yo me arrepentí, tú te arrepentiste, él/ella/usted se arrepintió, nosotros nos arrepentimos, vosotros os arrepentisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se arrepintieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate arrepentirse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), arrepentirse is conjugated as: yo me arrepentía, tú te arrepentías, él/ella/usted se arrepentía, nosotros nos arrepentíamos, vosotros os arrepentíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se arrepentían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate arrepentirse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), arrepentirse is conjugated as: yo me arrepentiré, tú te arrepentirás, él/ella/usted se arrepentirá, nosotros nos arrepentiremos, vosotros os arrepentiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se arrepentirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate arrepentirse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), arrepentirse is conjugated as: yo me arrepienta, tú te arrepientas, él/ella/usted se arrepienta, nosotros nos arrepintamos, vosotros os arrepintáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se arrepientan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.


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