Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reconozco | |
| tú | reconoces | |
| él / ella / usted | reconoce | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reconocemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reconocéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reconocen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reconocí | |
| tú | reconociste | |
| él / ella / usted | reconoció | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reconocimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reconocisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reconocieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reconocía | |
| tú | reconocías | |
| él / ella / usted | reconocía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reconocíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reconocíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reconocían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reconoceré | |
| tú | reconocerás | |
| él / ella / usted | reconocerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reconoceremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reconoceréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reconocerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reconocería | |
| tú | reconocerías | |
| él / ella / usted | reconocería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reconoceríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reconoceríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reconocerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reconozca | |
| tú | reconozcas | |
| él / ella / usted | reconozca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reconozcamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reconozcáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reconozcan |
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 recognize
- to acknowledge, to own
- to distinguish
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