Good to know. Regular (weak) verb: Präteritum with -te (ich machte), Partizip with ge- and -t (gemacht). Most German verbs work like this.
wiederholen in every tense
The three you'll use most are highlighted: Präsens for now, Perfekt for the past when you speak, Futur I for later.
Präsens
now
| ich | wiederholeI repeat |
|---|---|
| du | wiederholstyou repeat |
| er/sie/es | wiederholthe/she repeats |
| wir | wiederholenwe repeat |
| ihr | wiederholtyou repeat |
| sie/Sie | wiederholenthey repeat |
Präteritum
past, mostly written
| ich | wiederholteI repeated |
|---|---|
| du | wiederholtestyou repeated |
| er/sie/es | wiederholtehe/she repeated |
| wir | wiederholtenwe repeated |
| ihr | wiederholtetyou repeated |
| sie/Sie | wiederholtenthey repeated |
Perfekt
past, spoken, with haben
| ich | habe wiederholtI have repeated |
|---|---|
| du | hast wiederholtyou have repeated |
| er/sie/es | hat wiederholthe/she has repeated |
| wir | haben wiederholtwe have repeated |
| ihr | habt wiederholtyou have repeated |
| sie/Sie | haben wiederholtthey have repeated |
Plusquamperfekt
had done
| ich | hatte wiederholtI had repeated |
|---|---|
| du | hattest wiederholtyou had repeated |
| er/sie/es | hatte wiederholthe/she had repeated |
| wir | hatten wiederholtwe had repeated |
| ihr | hattet wiederholtyou had repeated |
| sie/Sie | hatten wiederholtthey had repeated |
Futur I
will do
| ich | werde wiederholenI will repeat |
|---|---|
| du | wirst wiederholenyou will repeat |
| er/sie/es | wird wiederholenhe/she will repeat |
| wir | werden wiederholenwe will repeat |
| ihr | werdet wiederholenyou will repeat |
| sie/Sie | werden wiederholenthey will repeat |
Imperativ
telling someone to do it
| du | Wiederhol! |
|---|---|
| ihr | Wiederholt! |
| Sie | Wiederholen Sie! |
wiederholen in use
- A1
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
Could you repeat that, please?
- A1
Wir wiederholen die Wörter.
We're going over the words again.
- A2
Ich habe die Grammatik wiederholt.
I revised the grammar.
Good to know
- NOT separable: ich wiederhole, wiederholt (no ge-).
- die Wiederholung = repetition, revision.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is wiederholen with haben or sein in the Perfekt?
wiederholen takes haben. For example: habe wiederholt.
What is the past tense of wiederholen?
Präteritum: wiederholte. Perfekt: habe wiederholt.
Is wiederholen a regular verb?
Yes, it's regular (weak).