Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recojo | |
| tú | recoges | |
| él / ella / usted | recoge | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recogemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recogéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recogen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recogí | |
| tú | recogiste | |
| él / ella / usted | recogió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recogimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recogisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recogieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recogía | |
| tú | recogías | |
| él / ella / usted | recogía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recogíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recogíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recogían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recogeré | |
| tú | recogerás | |
| él / ella / usted | recogerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recogeremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recogeréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recogerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recogería | |
| tú | recogerías | |
| él / ella / usted | recogería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recogeríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recogeríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recogerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recoja | |
| tú | recojas | |
| él / ella / usted | recoja | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recojamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recojáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recojan |
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 collect, to gather, to pick up, to fetch, to retrieve (something previously left behind)
- to pick up (a person or people by vehicle)
- to clean up (e.g., a room)
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