Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recluto | |
| tú | reclutas | |
| él / ella / usted | recluta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reclutamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reclutáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reclutan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recluté | |
| tú | reclutaste | |
| él / ella / usted | reclutó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reclutamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reclutasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reclutaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reclutaba | |
| tú | reclutabas | |
| él / ella / usted | reclutaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reclutábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reclutabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reclutaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reclutaré | |
| tú | reclutarás | |
| él / ella / usted | reclutará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reclutaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reclutaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reclutarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reclutaría | |
| tú | reclutarías | |
| él / ella / usted | reclutaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reclutaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reclutaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reclutarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reclute | |
| tú | reclutes | |
| él / ella / usted | reclute | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reclutemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reclutéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recluten |
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 recruit (enroll or enlist new members or potential employees)
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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