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SPANISH VERB

recuperarse

to recover

  • #354 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: recuperándose
  • Past participle: recuperado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use recuperarse

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

  1. Present

    Mi padre se recupera bien de la operación.

    My dad is recovering well from the surgery.

  2. Past

    Me recuperé de la gripe en tres días.

    I recovered from the flu in three days.

  3. Imperfect

    Cuando se recuperaba, le gustaba leer en el jardín.

    While she was recovering, she liked reading in the garden.

  4. Future

    ¿Se recuperará el equipo de esta derrota?

    Will the team recover from this defeat?

  5. Conditional

    Con unas vacaciones me recuperaría del estrés.

    With a vacation I'd recover from the stress.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ojalá que tu abuela se recupere pronto.

    I hope your grandma recovers soon.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le dieron una semana para que se recuperara.

    They gave him a week to recover.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Recupérate pronto, te esperamos en la oficina!

    Get well soon, we're waiting for you at the office!

Good to know

  • "Recuperarse de" something: se recuperó de la gripe, de la ruptura.

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