Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recibo | |
| tú | recibes | |
| él / ella / usted | recibe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recibimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recibís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reciben |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recibí | |
| tú | recibiste | |
| él / ella / usted | recibió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recibimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recibisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recibieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recibía | |
| tú | recibías | |
| él / ella / usted | recibía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recibíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recibíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recibían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recibiré | |
| tú | recibirás | |
| él / ella / usted | recibirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recibiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recibiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recibirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recibiría | |
| tú | recibirías | |
| él / ella / usted | recibiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recibiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recibiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recibirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reciba | |
| tú | recibas | |
| él / ella / usted | reciba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recibamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recibáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reciban |
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 receive, get
- to welcome, to greet, to receive (guests, patients)
- to receive visitors
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