Recular

to back down

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

recular

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

reculando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

reculado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reculo I back down	I back down
tú	reculas you back down	you back down
él/ella/usted	recula he/she/you back downs	he/she/you back downs
nosotros	reculamos we back down	we back down
vosotros	reculáis you all back down	you all back down
ellos/ustedes	reculan they/you all back down	they/you all back down

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reculaba I used to back down	I used to back down
tú	reculabas you used to back down	you used to back down
él/ella/usted	reculaba he/she/you used to back down	he/she/you used to back down
nosotros	reculábamos we used to back down	we used to back down
vosotros	reculabais you all used to back down	you all used to back down
ellos/ustedes	reculaban they/you all used to back down	they/you all used to back down

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reculé I back downed	I back downed
tú	reculaste you back downed	you back downed
él/ella/usted	reculó he/she/you back downed	he/she/you back downed
nosotros	reculamos we back downed	we back downed
vosotros	reculasteis you all back downed	you all back downed
ellos/ustedes	recularon they/you all back downed	they/you all back downed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recularé I will back down	I will back down
tú	recularás you will back down	you will back down
él/ella/usted	reculará he/she/you will back down	he/she/you will back down
nosotros	recularemos we will back down	we will back down
vosotros	recularéis you all will back down	you all will back down
ellos/ustedes	recularán they/you all will back down	they/you all will back down

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recularía I would back down	I would back down
tú	recularías you would back down	you would back down
él/ella/usted	recularía he/she/you would back down	he/she/you would back down
nosotros	recularíamos we would back down	we would back down
vosotros	recularíais you all would back down	you all would back down
ellos/ustedes	recularían they/you all would back down	they/you all would back down

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recule that I back down	that I back down
tú	recules that you back down	that you back down
él/ella/usted	recule that he/she/you back down	that he/she/you back down
nosotros	reculemos that we back down	that we back down
vosotros	reculéis that you all back down	that you all back down
ellos/ustedes	reculen that they/you all back down	that they/you all back down

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reculara or reculase that I back downed	that I back downed
tú	recularas or reculases that you back downed	that you back downed
él/ella/usted	reculara or reculase that he/she/you back downed	that he/she/you back downed
nosotros	reculáramos or reculásemos that we back downed	that we back downed
vosotros	recularais or reculaseis that you all back downed	that you all back downed
ellos/ustedes	recularan or reculasen that they/you all back downed	that they/you all back downed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	recula	back down! (you)
usted	recule	back down! (you formal)
nosotros	reculemos	let's back down!
vosotros	reculad	back down! (you all)
ustedes	reculen	back down! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no recules	don't back down! (you)
usted	no recule	don't back down! (you formal)
nosotros	no reculemos	let's not back down!
vosotros	no reculéis	don't back down! (you all)
ustedes	no reculen	don't back down! (you all)

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