How to conjugate Recibir in Spanish

Introduction

Recibir is the Spanish verb for "to receive". It is a regular IR verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Indicative Tenses of Recibir

Recibir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of recibir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "recibo un regalo", meaning "I receive a present".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	recibo	I receive
Tú	recibes	you receive
Ella / Él / Usted	recibe	s/he receives, you (formal) receive
Nosotras / Nosotros	recibimos	we receive
Vosotras / Vosotros	recibís	you (plural) receive
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	reciben	they receive,

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Recibir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of recibir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "recibí un regalo", meaning "I received a present".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	recibí	I received
Tú	recibiste	you received
Ella / Él / Usted	recibió	s/he received, you (formal) received
Nosotras / Nosotros	recibimos	we received
Vosotras / Vosotros	recibisteis	you (plural) received
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	recibieron	they received,

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Recibir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of recibir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "recibía un regalo", meaning "I used to receive a present".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	recibía	I used to receive
Tú	recibías	you used to receive
Ella / Él / Usted	recibía	s/he used to receive, you (formal) used to receive
Nosotras / Nosotros	recibíamos	we used to receive
Vosotras / Vosotros	recibíais	you (plural) used to receive
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	recibían	they used to receive,

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Recibir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of recibir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy recibiendo un regalo", meaning "I am receiving a present".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy recibiendo	I am receiving
Tú	estás recibiendo	you are receiving
Ella / Él / Usted	está recibiendo	s/he is receiving, you (formal) are receiving
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos recibiendo	we are receiving
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis recibiendo	you (plural) are receiving
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están recibiendo	they are receiving,

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Recibir in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of recibir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a recibir un regalo", meaning "I am going to receive a present".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a recibir	I am going to receive
Tú	vas a recibir	you are going to receive
Ella / Él / Usted	va a recibir	s/he is going to receive, you (formal) are going to receive
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a recibir	we are going to receive
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a recibir	you (plural) are going to receive
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a recibir	they are going to receive,

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Recibir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of recibir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "recibiré un regalo", meaning "I will receive a present".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	recibiré	I will receive
Tú	recibirás	you will receive
Ella / Él / Usted	recibirá	s/he will receive, you (formal) will receive
Nosotras / Nosotros	recibiremos	we will receive
Vosotras / Vosotros	recibiréis	you (plural) will receive
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	recibirán	they will receive,

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Recibir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of recibir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "recibiría un regalo", meaning "I would receive a present".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	recibiría	I would receive
Tú	recibirías	you would receive
Ella / Él / Usted	recibiría	s/he would receive, you (formal) would receive
Nosotras / Nosotros	recibiríamos	we would receive
Vosotras / Vosotros	recibiríais	you (plural) would receive
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	recibirían	they would receive,

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Recibir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of recibir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he recibido un regalo", meaning "I have received a present".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he recibido	I have received
Tú	has recibido	you have received
Ella / Él / Usted	ha recibido	s/he has received, you (formal) have received
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos recibido	we have received
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis recibido	you (plural) have received
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han recibido	they have received,

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Recibir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of recibir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había recibido un regalo", meaning "I had received a present".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había recibido	I had received
Tú	habías recibido	you had received
Ella / Él / Usted	había recibido	s/he had received, you (formal) had received
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos recibido	we had received
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais recibido	you (plural) had received
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían recibido	they had received,

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Recibir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of recibir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré recibido un regalo", meaning "I will have received a present".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré recibido	I will have received
Tú	habrás recibido	you will have received
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá recibido	s/he will have received, you (formal) will have received
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos recibido	we will have received
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis recibido	you (plural) will have received
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán recibido	they will have received,

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Recibir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of recibir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría recibido un regalo", meaning "I would have received a present".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría recibido	I would have received
Tú	habrías recibido	you would have received
Ella / Él / Usted	habría recibido	s/he would have received, you (formal) would have received
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos recibido	we would have received
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais recibido	you (plural) would have received
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían recibido	they would have received,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Recibir

Recibir in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "reciba", meaning "I receive".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	reciba	I receive
Tú	recibas	you receive
Ella / Él / Usted	reciba	s/he receives, you (formal) receive
Nosotras / Nosotros	recibamos	we receive
Vosotras / Vosotros	recibáis	you (plural) receive
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	reciban	they receive,

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Recibir in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "recibiera", meaning "I received".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	recibiera	I received
Tú	recibieras	you received
Ella / Él / Usted	recibiera	s/he received, you (formal) received
Nosotras / Nosotros	recibiéramos	we received
Vosotras / Vosotros	recibierais	you (plural) received
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	recibieran	they received,

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Recibir in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "recibiere", meaning "I will receive".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	recibiere	I will receive
Tú	recibieres	you will receive
Ella / Él / Usted	recibiere	s/he will receive, you (formal) will receive
Nosotras / Nosotros	recibiéremos	we will receive
Vosotras / Vosotros	recibiereis	you (plural) will receive
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	recibieren	they will receive,

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Recibir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya recibido", meaning "I have received".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya recibido	I have received
Tú	hayas recibido	you have received
Ella / Él / Usted	haya recibido	s/he has received, you (formal) have received
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos recibido	we have received
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis recibido	you (plural) have received
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan recibido	they have received,

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Recibir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera recibido", meaning "I had received".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera recibido	I had received
Tú	hubieras recibido	you had received
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera recibido	s/he had received, you (formal) had received
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos recibido	we had received
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais recibido	you (plural) had received
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran recibido	they had received,

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Recibir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere recibido", meaning "I will have received".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere recibido	I will have received
Tú	hubieres recibido	you will have received
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere recibido	s/he will have received, you (formal) will have received
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos recibido	we will have received
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis recibido	you (plural) will have received
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren recibido	they will have received,

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Imperative Tenses of Recibir

Recibir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "reciba", meaning "(to you formal) receive!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	recibe	(to you) receive!
Ella / Él / Usted	reciba	(to you formal) receive!
Nosotras / Nosotros	recibamos	let's receive!
Vosotras / Vosotros	recibid	(to you plural) receive!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	reciban	(to you plural formal) receive!

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Recibir in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no reciba", meaning "(to you formal) don't receive!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no recibas	(to you) don't receive!
Ella / Él / Usted	no reciba	(to you formal) don't receive!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no recibamos	let's not receive!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no recibáis	(to you plural) don't receive!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no reciban	(to you plural formal) don't receive!

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Example sentences and usage

• El pueblo recibía un aluvión de turistas en verano. The town was deluged with tourists in summer.
• Recibirás una bicicleta para tu cumpleaños. You shall have a bicycle for your birthday.
• Kioto recibe muchos turistas de todo el mundo. Kyoto gets lots of visitors from all over the world.

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