-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate recapitular in Spanish

to recapitulate, to sum up

recapitular is a regular -ar verb ranked #2336 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Recapitulemos lo que aprendimos hoy." (Let's sum up what we learned today.). 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 recapitulo
recapitulas
él/ella/Ud. recapitula
nosotros recapitulamos
vosotros recapituláis
ellos/ellas/Uds. recapitulan
Example

Yo recapitulo todos los días.

I recapitulate, to sum up every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo recapitulé
recapitulaste
él/ella/Ud. recapituló
nosotros recapitulamos
vosotros recapitulasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. recapitularon
Example

Ayer yo recapitulé.

Yesterday I recapitulate, to sum up.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo recapitulaba
recapitulabas
él/ella/Ud. recapitulaba
nosotros recapitulábamos
vosotros recapitulabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. recapitulaban
Example

Antes yo recapitulaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to recapitulate, to sum up often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo recapitularé
recapitularás
él/ella/Ud. recapitulará
nosotros recapitularemos
vosotros recapitularéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. recapitularán
Example

Mañana yo recapitularé.

Tomorrow I will recapitulate, to sum up.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo recapitularía
recapitularías
él/ella/Ud. recapitularía
nosotros recapitularíamos
vosotros recapitularíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. recapitularían
Example

Si pudiera, yo recapitularía.

If I could, I would recapitulate, to sum up.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo recapitule
recapitules
él/ella/Ud. recapitule
nosotros recapitulemos
vosotros recapituléis
ellos/ellas/Uds. recapitulen
Example

Recapitulemos lo que aprendimos hoy.

Let's sum up what we learned today.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
recapitula
él/ella/Ud. recapitule
nosotros recapitulemos
vosotros recapitulad
ellos/ellas/Uds. recapitulen
Example

Recapitulemos lo que aprendimos hoy.

Let's sum up what we learned today.

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