Recitar

to recite

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

recitar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

recitando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

recitado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recito I recite	I recite
tú	recitas you recite	you recite
él/ella/usted	recita he/she/you recites	he/she/you recites
nosotros	recitamos we recite	we recite
vosotros	recitáis you all recite	you all recite
ellos/ustedes	recitan they/you all recite	they/you all recite

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recitaba I used to recite	I used to recite
tú	recitabas you used to recite	you used to recite
él/ella/usted	recitaba he/she/you used to recite	he/she/you used to recite
nosotros	recitábamos we used to recite	we used to recite
vosotros	recitabais you all used to recite	you all used to recite
ellos/ustedes	recitaban they/you all used to recite	they/you all used to recite

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recité I recited	I recited
tú	recitaste you recited	you recited
él/ella/usted	recitó he/she/you recited	he/she/you recited
nosotros	recitamos we recited	we recited
vosotros	recitasteis you all recited	you all recited
ellos/ustedes	recitaron they/you all recited	they/you all recited

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recitaré I will recite	I will recite
tú	recitarás you will recite	you will recite
él/ella/usted	recitará he/she/you will recite	he/she/you will recite
nosotros	recitaremos we will recite	we will recite
vosotros	recitaréis you all will recite	you all will recite
ellos/ustedes	recitarán they/you all will recite	they/you all will recite

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recitaría I would recite	I would recite
tú	recitarías you would recite	you would recite
él/ella/usted	recitaría he/she/you would recite	he/she/you would recite
nosotros	recitaríamos we would recite	we would recite
vosotros	recitaríais you all would recite	you all would recite
ellos/ustedes	recitarían they/you all would recite	they/you all would recite

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recite that I recite	that I recite
tú	recites that you recite	that you recite
él/ella/usted	recite that he/she/you recite	that he/she/you recite
nosotros	recitemos that we recite	that we recite
vosotros	recitéis that you all recite	that you all recite
ellos/ustedes	reciten that they/you all recite	that they/you all recite

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recitara or recitase that I recited	that I recited
tú	recitaras or recitases that you recited	that you recited
él/ella/usted	recitara or recitase that he/she/you recited	that he/she/you recited
nosotros	recitáramos or recitásemos that we recited	that we recited
vosotros	recitarais or recitaseis that you all recited	that you all recited
ellos/ustedes	recitaran or recitasen that they/you all recited	that they/you all recited

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	recita	recite! (you)
usted	recite	recite! (you formal)
nosotros	recitemos	let's recite!
vosotros	recitad	recite! (you all)
ustedes	reciten	recite! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no recites	don't recite! (you)
usted	no recite	don't recite! (you formal)
nosotros	no recitemos	let's not recite!
vosotros	no recitéis	don't recite! (you all)
ustedes	no reciten	don't recite! (you all)

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