Recabar

to gather

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

recabar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

recabando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

recabado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recabo I gather	I gather
tú	recabas you gather	you gather
él/ella/usted	recaba he/she/you gathers	he/she/you gathers
nosotros	recabamos we gather	we gather
vosotros	recabáis you all gather	you all gather
ellos/ustedes	recaban they/you all gather	they/you all gather

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recababa I used to gather	I used to gather
tú	recababas you used to gather	you used to gather
él/ella/usted	recababa he/she/you used to gather	he/she/you used to gather
nosotros	recabábamos we used to gather	we used to gather
vosotros	recababais you all used to gather	you all used to gather
ellos/ustedes	recababan they/you all used to gather	they/you all used to gather

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recabé I gathered	I gathered
tú	recabaste you gathered	you gathered
él/ella/usted	recabó he/she/you gathered	he/she/you gathered
nosotros	recabamos we gathered	we gathered
vosotros	recabasteis you all gathered	you all gathered
ellos/ustedes	recabaron they/you all gathered	they/you all gathered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recabaré I will gather	I will gather
tú	recabarás you will gather	you will gather
él/ella/usted	recabará he/she/you will gather	he/she/you will gather
nosotros	recabaremos we will gather	we will gather
vosotros	recabaréis you all will gather	you all will gather
ellos/ustedes	recabarán they/you all will gather	they/you all will gather

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recabaría I would gather	I would gather
tú	recabarías you would gather	you would gather
él/ella/usted	recabaría he/she/you would gather	he/she/you would gather
nosotros	recabaríamos we would gather	we would gather
vosotros	recabaríais you all would gather	you all would gather
ellos/ustedes	recabarían they/you all would gather	they/you all would gather

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recabe that I gather	that I gather
tú	recabes that you gather	that you gather
él/ella/usted	recabe that he/she/you gather	that he/she/you gather
nosotros	recabemos that we gather	that we gather
vosotros	recabéis that you all gather	that you all gather
ellos/ustedes	recaben that they/you all gather	that they/you all gather

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recabara or recabase that I gathered	that I gathered
tú	recabaras or recabases that you gathered	that you gathered
él/ella/usted	recabara or recabase that he/she/you gathered	that he/she/you gathered
nosotros	recabáramos or recabásemos that we gathered	that we gathered
vosotros	recabarais or recabaseis that you all gathered	that you all gathered
ellos/ustedes	recabaran or recabasen that they/you all gathered	that they/you all gathered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he recabado I have gathered	I have gathered
tú	has recabado you have gathered	you have gathered
él/ella/usted	ha recabado he/she/you have gathered	he/she/you have gathered
nosotros	hemos recabado we have gathered	we have gathered
vosotros	habéis recabado you all have gathered	you all have gathered
ellos/ustedes	han recabado they/you all have gathered	they/you all have gathered

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había recabado I had gathered	I had gathered
tú	habías recabado you had gathered	you had gathered
él/ella/usted	había recabado he/she/you had gathered	he/she/you had gathered
nosotros	habíamos recabado we had gathered	we had gathered
vosotros	habíais recabado you all had gathered	you all had gathered
ellos/ustedes	habían recabado they/you all had gathered	they/you all had gathered

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube recabado I had gathered	I had gathered
tú	hubiste recabado you had gathered	you had gathered
él/ella/usted	hubo recabado he/she/you had gathered	he/she/you had gathered
nosotros	hubimos recabado we had gathered	we had gathered
vosotros	hubisteis recabado you all had gathered	you all had gathered
ellos/ustedes	hubieron recabado they/you all had gathered	they/you all had gathered

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré recabado I will have gathered	I will have gathered
tú	habrás recabado you will have gathered	you will have gathered
él/ella/usted	habrá recabado he/she/you will have gathered	he/she/you will have gathered
nosotros	habremos recabado we will have gathered	we will have gathered
vosotros	habréis recabado you all will have gathered	you all will have gathered
ellos/ustedes	habrán recabado they/you all will have gathered	they/you all will have gathered

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría recabado I would have gathered	I would have gathered
tú	habrías recabado you would have gathered	you would have gathered
él/ella/usted	habría recabado he/she/you would have gathered	he/she/you would have gathered
nosotros	habríamos recabado we would have gathered	we would have gathered
vosotros	habríais recabado you all would have gathered	you all would have gathered
ellos/ustedes	habrían recabado they/you all would have gathered	they/you all would have gathered

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya recabado that I have gathered	that I have gathered
tú	hayas recabado that you have gathered	that you have gathered
él/ella/usted	haya recabado that he/she/you have gathered	that he/she/you have gathered
nosotros	hayamos recabado that we have gathered	that we have gathered
vosotros	hayáis recabado that you all have gathered	that you all have gathered
ellos/ustedes	hayan recabado that they/you all have gathered	that they/you all have gathered

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera recabado that I had gathered	that I had gathered
tú	hubieras recabado that you had gathered	that you had gathered
él/ella/usted	hubiera recabado that he/she/you had gathered	that he/she/you had gathered
nosotros	hubiéramos recabado that we had gathered	that we had gathered
vosotros	hubierais recabado that you all had gathered	that you all had gathered
ellos/ustedes	hubieran recabado that they/you all had gathered	that they/you all had gathered

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	recaba	gather! (you)
usted	recabe	gather! (you formal)
nosotros	recabemos	let's gather!
vosotros	recabad	gather! (you all)
ustedes	recaben	gather! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no recabes	don't gather! (you)
usted	no recabe	don't gather! (you formal)
nosotros	no recabemos	let's not gather!
vosotros	no recabéis	don't gather! (you all)
ustedes	no recaben	don't gather! (you all)

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