Recoger

to pick up

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

recoger

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

recogiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

recogido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recojo I pick up	I pick up
tú	recoges you pick up	you pick up
él/ella/usted	recoge he/she/you pick ups	he/she/you pick ups
nosotros	recogemos we pick up	we pick up
vosotros	recogéis you all pick up	you all pick up
ellos/ustedes	recogen they/you all pick up	they/you all pick up

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recogía I used to pick up	I used to pick up
tú	recogías you used to pick up	you used to pick up
él/ella/usted	recogía he/she/you used to pick up	he/she/you used to pick up
nosotros	recogíamos we used to pick up	we used to pick up
vosotros	recogíais you all used to pick up	you all used to pick up
ellos/ustedes	recogían they/you all used to pick up	they/you all used to pick up

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recogí I pick uped	I pick uped
tú	recogiste you pick uped	you pick uped
él/ella/usted	recogió he/she/you pick uped	he/she/you pick uped
nosotros	recogimos we pick uped	we pick uped
vosotros	recogisteis you all pick uped	you all pick uped
ellos/ustedes	recogieron they/you all pick uped	they/you all pick uped

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recogeré I will pick up	I will pick up
tú	recogerás you will pick up	you will pick up
él/ella/usted	recogerá he/she/you will pick up	he/she/you will pick up
nosotros	recogeremos we will pick up	we will pick up
vosotros	recogeréis you all will pick up	you all will pick up
ellos/ustedes	recogerán they/you all will pick up	they/you all will pick up

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recogería I would pick up	I would pick up
tú	recogerías you would pick up	you would pick up
él/ella/usted	recogería he/she/you would pick up	he/she/you would pick up
nosotros	recogeríamos we would pick up	we would pick up
vosotros	recogeríais you all would pick up	you all would pick up
ellos/ustedes	recogerían they/you all would pick up	they/you all would pick up

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recoja that I pick up	that I pick up
tú	recojas that you pick up	that you pick up
él/ella/usted	recoja that he/she/you pick up	that he/she/you pick up
nosotros	recojamos that we pick up	that we pick up
vosotros	recojáis that you all pick up	that you all pick up
ellos/ustedes	recojan that they/you all pick up	that they/you all pick up

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recogiera or recogiese that I pick uped	that I pick uped
tú	recogieras or recogieses that you pick uped	that you pick uped
él/ella/usted	recogiera or recogiese that he/she/you pick uped	that he/she/you pick uped
nosotros	recogiéramos or recogiésemos that we pick uped	that we pick uped
vosotros	recogierais or recogieseis that you all pick uped	that you all pick uped
ellos/ustedes	recogieran or recogiesen that they/you all pick uped	that they/you all pick uped

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	recoge	pick up! (you)
usted	recoja	pick up! (you formal)
nosotros	recojamos	let's pick up!
vosotros	recoged	pick up! (you all)
ustedes	recojan	pick up! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no recojas	don't pick up! (you)
usted	no recoja	don't pick up! (you formal)
nosotros	no recojamos	let's not pick up!
vosotros	no recojáis	don't pick up! (you all)
ustedes	no recojan	don't pick up! (you all)

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