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SPANISH VERB

recalentar

to reheat

  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: recalentando
  • Past participle: recalentado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I reheat
  2. tú you reheat
  3. usted, él, ella he/she reheats
  4. nosotros we reheat
  5. vosotros Spain you all reheat
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they reheat

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I reheated
  2. tú you reheated
  3. usted, él, ella he/she reheated
  4. nosotros we reheated
  5. vosotros Spain you all reheated
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they reheated

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to reheat
  2. tú you used to reheat
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to reheat
  4. nosotros we used to reheat
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to reheat
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to reheat

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will reheat
  2. tú you will reheat
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will reheat
  4. nosotros we will reheat
  5. vosotros Spain you all will reheat
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will reheat

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would reheat
  2. tú you would reheat
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would reheat
  4. nosotros we would reheat
  5. vosotros Spain you all would reheat
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would reheat

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I reheat
  2. tú (that) you reheat
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she reheat
  4. nosotros (that) we reheat
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all reheat
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they reheat

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I reheated
  2. tú (if) you reheated
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she reheated
  4. nosotros (if) we reheated
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all reheated
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they reheated

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú reheat!
  2. usted reheat! (formal)
  3. nosotros reheat! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain reheat! (all of you)
  5. ustedes reheat! (all of you)

How to use recalentar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Recaliento la sopa de ayer en el microondas.

    I'm reheating yesterday's soup in the microwave.

  2. Past

    Recalenté el cocido y estaba aún mejor que ayer.

    I reheated the stew and it was even better than yesterday.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela recalentaba el café en un cazo pequeño.

    My grandmother used to reheat the coffee in a small saucepan.

  4. Future

    Recalentaremos las croquetas en el horno, no en el micro.

    We'll reheat the croquettes in the oven, not the microwave.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no recalentaría el arroz dos veces.

    I wouldn't reheat rice twice.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es mejor que recalientes la pizza en la sartén.

    It's better to reheat the pizza in the frying pan.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me pidió que recalentara la cena cuando llegara.

    She asked me to reheat the dinner when she got in.

  8. Imperative

    Recalienta las lentejas a fuego lento, sin prisa.

    Reheat the lentils on a low heat, no rush.

Where you hear recalentar

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Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Recaliento la sopa en una cazuela. I reheat the soup in a saucepan.
  • Ayer recalenté el guiso. Yesterday I reheated the stew.
  • Voy a recalentar la comida que sobra. I'm going to reheat the leftover food.

Spanish · Fluency Level 2

  • El puchero de Encarna lo recaliento y está mejor que el primer día. Encarna's stew, I reheat it and it's better than on the first day.
  • Anoche recalentamos el puchero para la cena. Last night we reheated the stew for dinner.
  • Si sobra, mañana lo vais a recalentar, y estará más rico. If there's some left, you're going to reheat it tomorrow, and it'll be tastier.
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When Are You Due?

Advanced Level 1 · recalentada

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A Year Already

Fluency Level 2 · recalentado

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ar verb.