Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Recoger in Spanish
To collect, to pick up Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Recoger
- Recoger in the Indicative Present
- Recoger in the Indicative Preterite
- Recoger in the Indicative Imperfect
- Recoger in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Recoger in the Indicative Informal Future
- Recoger in the Indicative Future
- Recoger in the Indicative Conditional
- Recoger in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Recoger in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Recoger in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Recoger in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Recoger
- Imperative tenses of Recoger
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Recoger conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Recoger is the Spanish verb for "to collect, to pick up". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to recoger include: coleccionar, levantar.
| Spanish | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | recoger | to collect, to pick up |
| Past participle | recogido | collected |
| Gerund | recogiendo | collecting |
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Indicative Tenses of Recoger
Recoger in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of recoger 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, "recojo", meaning "I collect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recojo | I collect |
| Tú | recoges | you collect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recoge | s/he collects, you (formal) collects |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recogemos | we collect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recogéis | you (plural) collect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recogen | they collect, you (plural formal) collect |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Recoger in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of recoger is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "recogí", meaning "I collected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recogí | I collected |
| Tú | recogiste | you collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recogió | s/he collected, you (formal) collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recogimos | we collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recogisteis | you (plural) collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recogieron | they collected, you (plural formal) collected |
Recoger in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of recoger is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "recogía", meaning "I used to collect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recogía | I used to collect |
| Tú | recogías | you used to collect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recogía | s/he used to collect, you (formal) used to collect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recogíamos | we used to collect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recogíais | you (plural) used to collect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recogían | they used to collect, you (plural formal) used to collect |
Recoger in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of recoger is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy recogiendo", meaning "I am collecting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy recogiendo | I am collecting |
| Tú | estás recogiendo | you are collecting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está recogiendo | s/he is collecting, you (formal) are collecting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos recogiendo | we are collecting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis recogiendo | you (plural) are collecting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están recogiendo | they are collecting, you (plural formal) are collecting |
Recoger in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of recoger is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a recoger", meaning "I am going to collect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a recoger | I am going to collect |
| Tú | vas a recoger | you are going to collect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a recoger | s/he is going to collect, you (formal) are going to collect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a recoger | we are going to collect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a recoger | you (plural) are going to collect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a recoger | they are going to collect, you (plural formal) are going to collect |
Recoger in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of recoger is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "recogeré", meaning "I will collect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recogeré | I will collect |
| Tú | recogerás | you will collect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recogerá | s/he will collect, you (formal) will collect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recogeremos | we will collect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recogeréis | you (plural) will collect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recogerán | they will collect, you (plural formal) will collect |
Recoger in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of recoger is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "recogería", meaning "I would collect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recogería | I would collect |
| Tú | recogerías | you would collect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recogería | s/he would collect, you (formal) would collect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recogeríamos | we would collect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recogeríais | you (plural) would collect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recogerían | they would collect, you (plural formal) would collect |
Recoger in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of recoger 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 recogido", meaning "I have collected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he recogido | I have collected |
| Tú | has recogido | you have collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha recogido | s/he has collected, you (formal) have collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos recogido | we have collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis recogido | you (plural) have collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han recogido | they have collected, you (plural formal) have collected |
Recoger in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of recoger is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había recogido", meaning "I had collected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había recogido | I had collected |
| Tú | habías recogido | you had collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había recogido | s/he had collected, you (formal) had collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos recogido | we had collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais recogido | you (plural) had collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían recogido | they had collected, you (plural formal) had collected |
Recoger in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of recoger is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré recogido", meaning "I will have collected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré recogido | I will have collected |
| Tú | habrás recogido | you will have collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá recogido | s/he will have collected, you (formal) will have collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos recogido | we will have collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis recogido | you (plural) will have collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán recogido | they will have collected, you (plural formal) will have collected |
Recoger in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of recoger is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría recogido", meaning "I would have collected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría recogido | I would have collected |
| Tú | habrías recogido | you would have collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría recogido | s/he would have collected, you (formal) would have collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos recogido | we would have collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais recogido | you (plural) would have collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían recogido | they would have collected, you (plural formal) would have collected |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Recoger
Recoger 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, "recoja", meaning "I collect".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recoja | I collect |
| Tú | recojas | you collect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recoja | s/he collects, you (formal) collects |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recojamos | we collect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recojáis | you (plural) collect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recojan | they collect, you (plural formal) collect |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Recoger 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, "recogiera", meaning "I collected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recogiera | I collected |
| Tú | recogieras | you collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recogiera | s/he collected, you (formal) collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recogiéramos | we collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recogierais | you (plural) collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recogieran | they collected, you (plural formal) collected |
Recoger in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. Note that this is very rarely used in Spanish. For example, "recogiere", meaning "I will collect".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recogiere | I will collect |
| Tú | recogieres | you will collect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recogiere | s/he will collect, you (formal) will collect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recogiéremos | we will collect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recogiereis | you (plural) will collect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recogieren | they will collect, you (plural formal) will collect |
Recoger 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 recogido", meaning "I have collected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya recogido | I have collected |
| Tú | hayas recogido | you have collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya recogido | s/he has collected, you (formal) have collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos recogido | we have collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis recogido | you (plural) have collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan recogido | they have collected, you (plural formal) have collected |
Recoger 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 recogido", meaning "I had collected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera recogido | I had collected |
| Tú | hubieras recogido | you had collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera recogido | s/he had collected, you (formal) had collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos recogido | we had collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais recogido | you (plural) had collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran recogido | they had collected, you (plural formal) had collected |
Recoger 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. Note that this is very rarely used in Spanish. For example, "hubiere recogido", meaning "I will have collected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere recogido | I will have collected |
| Tú | hubieres recogido | you will have collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere recogido | s/he will have collected, you (formal) will have collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos recogido | we will have collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis recogido | you (plural) will have collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren recogido | they will have collected, you (plural formal) will have collected |
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Imperative Tenses of Recoger
Recoger in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "recoja", meaning "(to you formal) collect!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | recoge | (to you) collect! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recoja | (to you formal) collect! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recojamos | let's collect! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recoged | (to you plural) collect! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recojan | (to you plural formal) collect! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Recoger in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no recoja", meaning "(to you formal) don't collect!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no recojas | (to you) don't collect! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no recoja | (to you formal) don't collect! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no recojamos | let's not collect! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no recojáis | (to you plural) don't collect! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no recojan | (to you plural formal) don't collect! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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