Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recupero | |
| tú | recuperas | |
| él / ella / usted | recupera | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recuperamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recuperáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recuperan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recuperé | |
| tú | recuperaste | |
| él / ella / usted | recuperó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recuperamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recuperasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recuperaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recuperaba | |
| tú | recuperabas | |
| él / ella / usted | recuperaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recuperábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recuperabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recuperaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recuperaré | |
| tú | recuperarás | |
| él / ella / usted | recuperará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recuperaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recuperaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recuperarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recuperaría | |
| tú | recuperarías | |
| él / ella / usted | recuperaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recuperaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recuperaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recuperarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recupere | |
| tú | recuperes | |
| él / ella / usted | recupere | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recuperemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recuperéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recuperen |
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 recover
- (reflexive) to recuperate
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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