-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate recapacitar in Spanish

to reconsider / to reflect

recapacitar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1748 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Necesitas recapacitar antes de tomar una decisión tan importante." (You need to reconsider before making such an important decision.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo recapacito
recapacitas
él/ella/Ud. recapacita
nosotros recapacitamos
vosotros recapacitáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. recapacitan
Example

Yo recapacito todos los días.

I reconsider / to reflect every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo recapacité
recapacitaste
él/ella/Ud. recapacitó
nosotros recapacitamos
vosotros recapacitasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. recapacitaron
Example

Ayer yo recapacité.

Yesterday I reconsider / to reflect.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo recapacitaba
recapacitabas
él/ella/Ud. recapacitaba
nosotros recapacitábamos
vosotros recapacitabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. recapacitaban
Example

Antes yo recapacitaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to reconsider / to reflect often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo recapacitaré
recapacitarás
él/ella/Ud. recapacitará
nosotros recapacitaremos
vosotros recapacitaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. recapacitarán
Example

Mañana yo recapacitaré.

Tomorrow I will reconsider / to reflect.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo recapacitaría
recapacitarías
él/ella/Ud. recapacitaría
nosotros recapacitaríamos
vosotros recapacitaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. recapacitarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo recapacitaría.

If I could, I would reconsider / to reflect.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo recapacite
recapacites
él/ella/Ud. recapacite
nosotros recapacitemos
vosotros recapacitéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. recapaciten
Example

Ojalá recapacite y cambie de opinión.

I hope he reconsiders and changes his mind.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
recapacita
él/ella/Ud. recapacite
nosotros recapacitemos
vosotros recapacitad
ellos/ellas/Uds. recapaciten
Example

Ojalá recapacite y cambie de opinión.

I hope he reconsiders and changes his mind.

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