How to conjugate recoger in Spanish
recoger in Spanish means to collect, to pick up
recoger is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses.
let’s collect how to conjugate the verb recoger so you can use it comfortably in all tenses.
recoger in the Present Tense
The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now.
The verb recoger is regular in the present tense.
The verb recoger is what we call an -er verb. -er verbs are verbs that end in -er. Regular -er verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -er
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review -er verbs watch my -er verbs video:
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Below you will find the conjugations of the verb recoger in the indicative present tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | recogo | I collect |
Tú | recoges | you collect |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | recoge | he/she collects, you (formal) collects |
Nosotros (as) | recogemos | we collect |
Vosotros (as) | recogéis | you (plural) Spain collect |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | recogen | they collect, you (plural) collect |
recoger in the Preterite Tense
The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame. More on the Preterite Tense Here
Things to remember:
- The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end.
- The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.
The verb recoger is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ir verbs in the preterite. To review -er verbs watch my -er verbs video: Preterite tense er & ir Verbs Spanish- [FREE PDF Handout] Spanish Past Tense (2020)
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb recoger in the preterite tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | recogí | I collected |
Tú | recogiste | you collected |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | recogió | he/she collected, you (formal) collected |
Nosotros (as) | recogimos | we collected |
Vosotros (as) | recogisteis | you (plural) Spain collected |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | recogieron | they collected, you (plural) collected |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:
la semana pasada | last week |
el mes pasado | last month |
el fin de semana pasado | last weekend |
el año pasado | last year |
ayer | yesterday |
anteayer | the day before yesterday |
anoche | last night |
recoger in the Imperfect Tense
The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end.
The verb recoger is regular in the imperfect tense.
The verb recoger is what we call an -er verb. -er verbs are verbs that end in -er. Regular -er verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -er
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review how to conjugate -er verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb recoger in the imperfect tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | recogía | I used to collect |
Tú | recogías | you used to collect |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | recogía | he/she used to collect, you (formal) used to collect |
Nosotros (as) | recogíamos | we used to collect |
Vosotros (as) | recogíais | you (plural) Spain used to collect |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | recogían | they used to collect, you (plural) used to collect |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:
a menudo | often |
usualmente | usually |
todos los días | every day |
todos los meses | every month |
todos los años | every year |
casi siempre | almost always |
a veces | sometimes |
de niño/niña | as a child … |
siempre | always |
normalmente | normally |
recoger in the Future Tense
The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future.
The verb recoger is regular in the future tense.
To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb recoger is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.
The verb recoger is what we call an -er verb. -er verbs are verbs that end in -er. To conjugate recoger in the future, follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case recoger.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
Yo | é |
Tú | ás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | á |
Nosotros (as) | emos |
Vosotros (as) | ées |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | án |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb recoger using the future tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | recogeré | I will collect |
Tú | recogerás | you will collect |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | recogerá | he/she will collect, you (formal) will collect |
Nosotros (as) | recogeremos | we will collect |
Vosotros (as) | recogerées | you (plural) Spain will collect |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | recogerán | they will collect, you (plural) will collect |
recoger in the Informal Future Tense
The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive.
The verb recoger is regular in the informal future tense.
Follow this rule:
- Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ir, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated). Example : Yo voy a recoger
The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:
Yo | voy |
Tú | vas |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va |
Nosotros (as) | vamos |
Vosotros (as) | vais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van |
To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb recoger using the informal future:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | voy a recoger | I will collect |
Tú | vas a recoger | you will collect |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va a recoger | he/she will collect, you (formal) will collect |
Nosotros (as) | vamos a recoger | we will collect |
Vosotros (as) | vais a recoger | you (plural) Spain will collect |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van a recoger | they will collect, you (plural) will collect |
recoger in the Present Progressive Tense.
The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment.
The verb recoger is regular in the present progressive tense.
The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb).
To form the present participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ando for -ar verbs
- Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs
The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:
Yo | estoy |
Tú | estás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está |
Nosotros (as) | estamos |
Vosotros (as) | estáis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están |
The present participle of the verb recoger is: abandonando
To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video
Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb recoger using the present progressive:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | estoy recogiendo | I am collecting |
Tú | estás recogiendo | you are collecting |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está recogiendo | he/she is collecting, you (formal) are collecting |
Nosotros (as) | estamos recogiendo | we are collecting |
Vosotros (as) | estáis recogiendo | you (plural) Spain are collecting |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están recogiendo | they are collecting, you (plural) are collecting |
recoger in the Conditional Tense
The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability.
The verb recoger is regular in the conditional tense.
The verb recoger is what we call an -er verb. -er verbs are verbs that end in -er. To conjugate recoger in the conditional tense follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case recoger.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb:
Yo | ía |
Tú | ías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ía |
Nosotros (as) | íamos |
Vosotros (as) | íais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ían |
The infinitive of the verb recoger is recoger.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb recoger using the conditional tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | recogería | I would collect |
Tú | recogerías | you would collect |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | recogería | he/she would collect, you (formal) would collect |
Nosotros (as) | recogeríamos | we would collect |
Vosotros (as) | recogeríais | you (plural) Spain would collect |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | recogerían | they would collect, you (plural)would collect |
recoger in the Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives.
The verb recoger is regular in the Present Perfect tense.
To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb.
The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:
Yo | he |
Tú | has |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha |
Nosotros (as) | hemos |
Vosotros (as) | habéis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb recoger in the present perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | he recogido | I have collected |
Tú | has recogido | you have collected |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha recogido | he/she has collected, you (formal) have collected |
Nosotros (as) | hemos recogido | we have collected |
Vosotros (as) | habéis recogido | you (plural) Spain have collected |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han recogido | they have collected, you (plural) have collected |
recoger in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto)
The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories.
The verb recoger is regular in the past perfect tense.
To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:
Yo | había |
Tú | habías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había |
Nosotros (as) | habíamos |
Vosotros (as) | habíais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case recoger.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb recoger in the past perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | había recogido | I had collected |
Tú | habías recogido | you had collected |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había recogido | he/she had collected, you (formal) had collected |
Nosotros (as) | habíamos recogido | we had collected |
Vosotros (as) | habíais recogido | you (plural) Spain had collected |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habíain recogido | they had collected, you (plural) had collected |
recoger in the Future Perfect Tense
The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.
The verb recoger is regular in the future perfect tense.
To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:
Yo | habré |
Tú | habrás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá |
Nosotros (as) | habremos |
Vosotros (as) | habréis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case recoger. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb recoger in the future perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | habré recogido | I will have collected |
Tú | habrás recogido | you will have collected |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá recogido | he/she will have collected, you (formal) will have collected |
Nosotros (as) | habremos recogido | we will have collected |
Vosotros (as) | habréis recogido | you (plural) Spain will have collected |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán recogido | they will have collected, you (plural) will have collected |
recoger in the Conditional Perfect Tense
The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if …
The verb recoger is regular in the conditional perfect tense.
To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:
Yo | habría |
Tú | habrías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría |
Nosotros (as) | habríamos |
Vosotros (as) | habríais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case recoger. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb recoger in the conditional perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | habría recogido | I would have collected |
Tú | habrías recogido | you would have collected |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría recogido | he/she would have collected, you (formal) would have collected |
Nosotros (as) | habríamos recogido | we would have collected |
Vosotros (as) | habríais recogido | you (plural) Spain will would collected |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían recogido | they would have collected, you (plural) would have collected |
recoger in the Subjunctive Present Tense
The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real.
The verb recoger is Regular in the subjunctive present form.
To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.
Subjunctive present endings for -ar:
Yo | e |
Tú | es |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
Nosotros (as) | emos |
Vosotros (as) | éis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs:
Yo | a |
Tú | as |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | as |
Nosotros (as) | amos |
Vosotros (as) | áis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | an |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb recoger in the subjunctive present:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | recoga | I may collect |
Tú | recogas | you may collect |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | recoga | he/she may collect, you (formal) may collect |
Nosotros (as) | recogamos | we may collect |
Vosotros (as) | recogáis | you (plural) Spain may collect |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | recogan | they may collect, you (plural) may collect |
recoger in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense
The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request.
The verb recoger is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense.
To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -iron or -ieron and add a new ending.
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs are:
Yo | ara |
Tú | aras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ara |
Nosotros (as) | áramos |
Vosotros (as) | arais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common
Yo | ase |
Tú | ases |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ase |
Nosotros (as) | ásemos |
Vosotros (as) | aseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | asen |
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:
Yo | iera |
Tú | ieras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iera |
Nosotros (as) | iéramos |
Vosotros (as) | ierais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:
Yo | iese |
Tú | ieses |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iese |
Nosotros (as) | iésemos |
Vosotros (as) | ieseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | iesen |
Here are the steps in action:
- recoger
- The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: recoger – recogieron
- Now remove -ieron and you are left with recog
- Then, add a new ending.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb recoger in the subjunctive imperfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | recogiera | I might collect |
Tú | recogieras | you might collect |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | recogiera | he/she might collect, you (formal) might collect |
Nosotros (as) | recogiéramos | we might collect |
Vosotros (as) | recogierais | you (plural) Spain might collect |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | recogieran | they might collect, you (plural) might collect |
OR
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | recogería | I might collect |
Tú | recogerías | you might collect |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | recogería | he/she might collect, you (formal) might collect |
Nosotros (as) | recogeríamos | we might collect |
Vosotros (as) | recogeríais | you (plural) Spain might collect |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | recogerían | they might collect, you (plural) might collect |
recoger in the Subjunctive Future Tense
The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to collect it.
The verb recoger is regular in the subjunctive future tense.
To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).
Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs are:
Yo | e |
Tú | es |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
Nosotros (as) | emos (accent on á of the stem) |
Vosotros (as) | eis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:
Yo | iere |
Tú | ieres |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
Vosotros (as) | iereis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:
Yo | iere |
Tú | ieres |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
Vosotros (as) | iereis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieren |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb recoger in the subjunctive future:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | recogiere | I will collect |
Tú | recogieres | you will collect |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | recogiere | he/she will collect, you (formal) will collect |
Nosotros (as) | recogiéremos | we will collect |
Vosotros (as) | recogiereis | you (plural) Spain will collect |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | recogieren | they will collect, you (plural) will collect |
recoger in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense
The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future.
The verb recoger is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:
Yo | haya |
Tú | hayas |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya |
Nosotros (as) | hayamos |
Vosotros (as) | hayáis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan |
The past participle of the verb recoger is: recogido
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb recoger in the subjunctive present perfect.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | haya recogido | I may have collected |
Tú | hayas recogido | you may have collected |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya recogido | he/she may have collected, you (formal) may have collected |
Nosotros (as) | hayamos recogido | we may have collected |
Vosotros (as) | hayáis recogido | you (plural) Spain may have collected |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan recogido | they may have collected, you (plural) may have collected |
recoger in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)
The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions.
The verb recoger is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:
Yo | hubiera |
Tú | hubieras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera |
Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos |
Vosotros (as) | hubierais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran |
The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:
Yo | hubiese |
Tú | hubieses |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese |
Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos |
Vosotros (as) | hubieseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ir, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ir, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
let’s apply it to recoger:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (recoger)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (recog)
- Add -ido for -ir verbs = (recogido)
The past participle of the verb recoger is recogido.
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb recoger in the subjunctive past perfect.
Yo | hubiese recogido | I might have collected |
Tú | hubieses recogido | you might have collected |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese recogido | he/she might have collected, you (formal) might have collected |
Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos recogido | we might have collected |
Vosotros (as) | hubiésemos recogido | you (plural) Spain might have collected |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen recogido | they might have collected, you (plural) might have collected |
Yo | hubiese recogido | I might have collected |
OR
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | hubiera recogido | I might have collected |
Tú | hubieras recogido | you might have collected |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera recogido | he/she might have collected, you (formal) might have collected |
Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos recogido | we might have collected |
Vosotros (as) | hubierais recogido | you (plural) Spain might have collected |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran recogido | they might have collected, you (plural) might have collected |
recoger as an Imperative Affirmative Command
The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
recoger is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s collect how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “s”
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.
Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.
For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb recoger would be recoge.
let’s see the process:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. (recoges)
- Take off the “s”. (recoge)
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. (recoge)
To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tú | ¡recoge! | collect! |
Usted (Ud.) | ¡recoga! | collect! |
Nosotros (as) | ¡recogamos! | collect! |
Vosotros (as) | ¡recogid! | collect! |
Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡recogan! | collect! |
recoger as an Imperative Negative Command
The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
recoger is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s
collect how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:
- Start with No
- Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “o”
- Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s an -er or -ir verb.
To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tú | ¡no recogas! | Don’t collect! |
Usted (Ud.) | ¡no recoga! | Don’t collect! |
Nosotros (as) | ¡no recogamos! | Don’t collect! |
Vosotros (as) | ¡no recogáis! | Don’t collect! |
Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡no recogan! | Don’t collect! |