Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recabo | |
| tú | recabas | |
| él / ella / usted | recaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recabamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recabáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recaban |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recabé | |
| tú | recabaste | |
| él / ella / usted | recabó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recabamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recabasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recabaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recababa | |
| tú | recababas | |
| él / ella / usted | recababa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recabábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recababais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recababan |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recabaré | |
| tú | recabarás | |
| él / ella / usted | recabará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recabaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recabaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recabarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recabaría | |
| tú | recabarías | |
| él / ella / usted | recabaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recabaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recabaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recabarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recabe | |
| tú | recabes | |
| él / ella / usted | recabe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recabemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recabéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recaben |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to lobby, petition
- to collect, gather (data/information)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations