Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recorto | |
| tú | recortas | |
| él / ella / usted | recorta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recortamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recortáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recortan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recorté | |
| tú | recortaste | |
| él / ella / usted | recortó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recortamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recortasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recortaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recortaba | |
| tú | recortabas | |
| él / ella / usted | recortaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recortábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recortabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recortaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recortaré | |
| tú | recortarás | |
| él / ella / usted | recortará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recortaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recortaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recortarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recortaría | |
| tú | recortarías | |
| él / ella / usted | recortaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recortaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recortaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recortarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recorte | |
| tú | recortes | |
| él / ella / usted | recorte | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recortemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recortéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recorten |
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 crop, to trim (remove outer parts of)
- to reduce, to cut, to cut back on
- to cut back
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