SPANISH VERB REFERENCE

reclamar

to reclaim, to recover possession of

-ar verbRegular in these six tenses

Conjugations

Present Presente

Habits, current states, and general facts.

reclamar: Present
SubjectVerb formListen
yoreclamo
túreclamas
él / ella / ustedreclama
nosotros / nosotrasreclamamos
vosotros / vosotrasreclamáis
ellos / ellas / ustedesreclaman

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple

Actions viewed as completed events in the past.

reclamar: Preterite
SubjectVerb formListen
yoreclamé
túreclamaste
él / ella / ustedreclamó
nosotros / nosotrasreclamamos
vosotros / vosotrasreclamasteis
ellos / ellas / ustedesreclamaron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto

Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.

reclamar: Imperfect
SubjectVerb formListen
yoreclamaba
túreclamabas
él / ella / ustedreclamaba
nosotros / nosotrasreclamábamos
vosotros / vosotrasreclamabais
ellos / ellas / ustedesreclamaban

Future Futuro simple

Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.

reclamar: Future
SubjectVerb formListen
yoreclamaré
túreclamarás
él / ella / ustedreclamará
nosotros / nosotrasreclamaremos
vosotros / vosotrasreclamaréis
ellos / ellas / ustedesreclamarán

Conditional Condicional simple

Hypothetical events and some polite requests.

reclamar: Conditional
SubjectVerb formListen
yoreclamaría
túreclamarías
él / ella / ustedreclamaría
nosotros / nosotrasreclamaríamos
vosotros / vosotrasreclamaríais
ellos / ellas / ustedesreclamarían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo

Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.

reclamar: Present subjunctive
SubjectVerb formListen
yoreclame
túreclames
él / ella / ustedreclame
nosotros / nosotrasreclamemos
vosotros / vosotrasreclaméis
ellos / ellas / ustedesreclamen

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 reclaim, to recover possession of
  • to claim, to ask for, to demand
  • to lure (with a decoy or whistle while hunting)

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

Search resources and lessons