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SPANISH VERB

reutilizar

to reuse

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: reutilizando
  • Past participle: reutilizado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use reutilizar

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

  1. Present

    En casa reutilizamos los botes de cristal para las especias.

    At home we reuse glass jars for spices.

  2. Past

    Reutilicé la madera vieja para hacer una estantería.

    I reused the old wood to make a bookshelf.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela reutilizaba el papel de regalo cada Navidad.

    My grandmother reused the wrapping paper every Christmas.

  4. Future

    Reutilizaremos las botellas para el aceite de oliva.

    We'll reuse the bottles for the olive oil.

  5. Conditional

    Yo reutilizaría esas cajas para la mudanza.

    I'd reuse those boxes for the move.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Prefiero que reutilices la bolsa en vez de pedir otra.

    I'd rather you reuse the bag instead of asking for another.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Nos pidieron que reutilizáramos los vasos durante la fiesta.

    They asked us to reuse the glasses during the party.

  8. Imperative

    Reutiliza el agua de la pasta para regar las plantas.

    Reuse the pasta water to water the plants.

Where you hear reutilizar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Reutilizo los tarros de cristal. I reuse glass jars.
  • Se reutilizaron columnas de otros edificios. Columns from other buildings were reused.
  • Voy a reutilizar esta bolsa. I'm going to reuse this bag.
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Built Inside the Mosque

Advanced Level 1 · se reutilizaron

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Verbs like this one

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