Recubrir

to cover

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

recubrir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

recubriendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

recubrido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recubro I cover	I cover
tú	recubres you cover	you cover
él/ella/usted	recubre he/she/you covers	he/she/you covers
nosotros	recubrimos we cover	we cover
vosotros	recubrís you all cover	you all cover
ellos/ustedes	recubren they/you all cover	they/you all cover

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recubría I used to cover	I used to cover
tú	recubrías you used to cover	you used to cover
él/ella/usted	recubría he/she/you used to cover	he/she/you used to cover
nosotros	recubríamos we used to cover	we used to cover
vosotros	recubríais you all used to cover	you all used to cover
ellos/ustedes	recubrían they/you all used to cover	they/you all used to cover

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recubrí I covered	I covered
tú	recubriste you covered	you covered
él/ella/usted	recubrió he/she/you covered	he/she/you covered
nosotros	recubrimos we covered	we covered
vosotros	recubristeis you all covered	you all covered
ellos/ustedes	recubrieron they/you all covered	they/you all covered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recubriré I will cover	I will cover
tú	recubrirás you will cover	you will cover
él/ella/usted	recubrirá he/she/you will cover	he/she/you will cover
nosotros	recubriremos we will cover	we will cover
vosotros	recubriréis you all will cover	you all will cover
ellos/ustedes	recubrirán they/you all will cover	they/you all will cover

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recubriría I would cover	I would cover
tú	recubrirías you would cover	you would cover
él/ella/usted	recubriría he/she/you would cover	he/she/you would cover
nosotros	recubriríamos we would cover	we would cover
vosotros	recubriríais you all would cover	you all would cover
ellos/ustedes	recubrirían they/you all would cover	they/you all would cover

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recubra that I cover	that I cover
tú	recubras that you cover	that you cover
él/ella/usted	recubra that he/she/you cover	that he/she/you cover
nosotros	recubramos that we cover	that we cover
vosotros	recubráis that you all cover	that you all cover
ellos/ustedes	recubran that they/you all cover	that they/you all cover

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recubriera or recubriese that I covered	that I covered
tú	recubrieras or recubrieses that you covered	that you covered
él/ella/usted	recubriera or recubriese that he/she/you covered	that he/she/you covered
nosotros	recubriéramos or recubriésemos that we covered	that we covered
vosotros	recubrierais or recubrieseis that you all covered	that you all covered
ellos/ustedes	recubrieran or recubriesen that they/you all covered	that they/you all covered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	recubre	cover! (you)
usted	recubra	cover! (you formal)
nosotros	recubramos	let's cover!
vosotros	recubrid	cover! (you all)
ustedes	recubran	cover! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no recubras	don't cover! (you)
usted	no recubra	don't cover! (you formal)
nosotros	no recubramos	let's not cover!
vosotros	no recubráis	don't cover! (you all)
ustedes	no recubran	don't cover! (you all)

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