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SPANISH VERB

recorrer

to go round, to go all over

  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: recorriendo
  • Past participle: recorrido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use recorrer

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

  1. Present

    Recorro la ciudad en bici todos los fines de semana.

    I ride all over the city on my bike every weekend.

  2. Past

    Recorrimos toda Andalucía en coche en diez días.

    We travelled all round Andalusia by car in ten days.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi padre recorría los pueblos vendiendo aceite.

    My father used to go round the villages selling oil.

  4. Future

    Mañana recorreremos el casco antiguo a pie.

    Tomorrow we'll walk all over the old town.

  5. Conditional

    Yo recorrería el país en tren, es más bonito.

    I'd travel around the country by train, it's prettier.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que recorráis el mercado antes de comer.

    I want you all to go round the market before lunch.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Nos recomendaron que recorriéramos la muralla al atardecer.

    They recommended we walk along the wall at sunset.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Recorre el barrio sin mapa y piérdete un poco!

    Wander the neighbourhood without a map and get a bit lost!

Where you hear recorrer

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • En cada boda, la banda recorre todo el pueblo. At every wedding, the band goes round the whole village.
  • Anoche recorrimos el pueblo detrás de la banda. Last night we went round the village behind the band.
  • Un día recorreré México entero. One day I'll go all over Mexico.
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Advanced Level 3 · recorrer

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