What does recuperar mean in English?

Recuperar means "to recover" in English.

How do you conjugate recuperar in Spanish?

Recuperar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using recuperar?

Recuperar is a regular -ar verb

What verbs are related to recuperar?

Verbs related to recuperar include: recuperarse. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use recuperar in a sentence?

Example: "Recuperé mi dinero." which means "I recovered my money." in English.

What are synonyms for recuperar?

Spanish synonyms for recuperar include: recobrar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Recuperar

to recover

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

recuperar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

recuperando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

recuperado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recupero I recover	I recover
tú	recuperas you recover	you recover
él/ella/usted	recupera he/she/you recovers	he/she/you recovers
nosotros	recuperamos we recover	we recover
vosotros	recuperáis you all recover	you all recover
ellos/ustedes	recuperan they/you all recover	they/you all recover

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recuperaba I used to recover	I used to recover
tú	recuperabas you used to recover	you used to recover
él/ella/usted	recuperaba he/she/you used to recover	he/she/you used to recover
nosotros	recuperábamos we used to recover	we used to recover
vosotros	recuperabais you all used to recover	you all used to recover
ellos/ustedes	recuperaban they/you all used to recover	they/you all used to recover

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recuperé I recovered	I recovered
tú	recuperaste you recovered	you recovered
él/ella/usted	recuperó he/she/you recovered	he/she/you recovered
nosotros	recuperamos we recovered	we recovered
vosotros	recuperasteis you all recovered	you all recovered
ellos/ustedes	recuperaron they/you all recovered	they/you all recovered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recuperaré I will recover	I will recover
tú	recuperarás you will recover	you will recover
él/ella/usted	recuperará he/she/you will recover	he/she/you will recover
nosotros	recuperaremos we will recover	we will recover
vosotros	recuperaréis you all will recover	you all will recover
ellos/ustedes	recuperarán they/you all will recover	they/you all will recover

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recuperaría I would recover	I would recover
tú	recuperarías you would recover	you would recover
él/ella/usted	recuperaría he/she/you would recover	he/she/you would recover
nosotros	recuperaríamos we would recover	we would recover
vosotros	recuperaríais you all would recover	you all would recover
ellos/ustedes	recuperarían they/you all would recover	they/you all would recover

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recupere that I recover	that I recover
tú	recuperes that you recover	that you recover
él/ella/usted	recupere that he/she/you recover	that he/she/you recover
nosotros	recuperemos that we recover	that we recover
vosotros	recuperéis that you all recover	that you all recover
ellos/ustedes	recuperen that they/you all recover	that they/you all recover

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	recuperara or recuperase that I recovered	that I recovered
tú	recuperaras or recuperases that you recovered	that you recovered
él/ella/usted	recuperara or recuperase that he/she/you recovered	that he/she/you recovered
nosotros	recuperáramos or recuperásemos that we recovered	that we recovered
vosotros	recuperarais or recuperaseis that you all recovered	that you all recovered
ellos/ustedes	recuperaran or recuperasen that they/you all recovered	that they/you all recovered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	recupera	recover! (you)
usted	recupere	recover! (you formal)
nosotros	recuperemos	let's recover!
vosotros	recuperad	recover! (you all)
ustedes	recuperen	recover! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no recuperes	don't recover! (you)
usted	no recupere	don't recover! (you formal)
nosotros	no recuperemos	let's not recover!
vosotros	no recuperéis	don't recover! (you all)
ustedes	no recuperen	don't recover! (you all)

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Examples in Context

Recuperé mi dinero.

I recovered my money.

Preterite

Me recupero del resfriado.

I'm recovering from the cold.

Present

Ha recuperado la salud.

He/She has recovered his/her health.

Present Perfect

Recuperaré el tiempo perdido.

I will make up for lost time.

Future

Related Verbs

recuperarse(to recover, to get better)

reflexive form - to recover (health)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

recobrar(to recover, to regain)

Less common

Usage Notes

•Recuperar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meanings: to recover, to regain, to retrieve
•Often used reflexively for health recovery

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