-er verb irregular · irregular Advanced

recaer — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to relapse, to fall back

The imperfect conjugation of recaer (irregular irregular, ranked #1332). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo recaía
recaías
él/ella/Ud. recaía
nosotros recaíamos
vosotros recaíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. recaían

* Red forms deviate from the regular -er imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo recaía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to relapse, to fall back often.

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