Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recolecto | |
| tú | recolectas | |
| él / ella / usted | recolecta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recolectamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recolectáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recolectan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recolecté | |
| tú | recolectaste | |
| él / ella / usted | recolectó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recolectamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recolectasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recolectaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recolectaba | |
| tú | recolectabas | |
| él / ella / usted | recolectaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recolectábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recolectabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recolectaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recolectaré | |
| tú | recolectarás | |
| él / ella / usted | recolectará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recolectaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recolectaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recolectarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recolectaría | |
| tú | recolectarías | |
| él / ella / usted | recolectaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recolectaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recolectaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recolectarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recolecte | |
| tú | recolectes | |
| él / ella / usted | recolecte | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recolectemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recolectéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recolecten |
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, amass
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