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SPANISH VERB

recuperar

to get back

  • #500 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: recuperando
  • Past participle: recuperado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use recuperar

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

  1. Present

    Poco a poco recupero la confianza para manejar.

    Little by little I'm getting back my confidence to drive.

  2. Past

    Recuperé mi cartera gracias a un taxista honesto.

    I got my wallet back thanks to an honest taxi driver.

  3. Imperfect

    El equipo recuperaba el balón cada dos minutos.

    The team was getting the ball back every two minutes.

  4. Future

    Recuperaré el tiempo perdido con mis hijos.

    I'll make up for lost time with my kids.

  5. Conditional

    Yo recuperaría las fotos del celular viejo.

    I'd get the photos back from the old phone.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que recuperes tu maleta pronto.

    I hope you get your suitcase back soon.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si recuperara mi contraseña, entraría al correo.

    If I got my password back, I'd get into my email.

  8. Imperative

    Recupera tus llaves en recepción antes de irte.

    Get your keys back at reception before you leave.

Good to know

  • "Recuperarse" is to recover from an illness: "Ya se recuperó de la gripa."

Where you hear recuperar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Siempre recuperamos los remos. We always get the paddles back.
  • Camila recuperó mi remo. Camila got my paddle back.
  • Vas a recuperar tu remo. Tranquila. You'll get your paddle back. Don't worry.
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Don't Touch Them!

Beginner Level 3 · lo recuperaron

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