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Conjugate recargar in Spanish

to recharge, to reload

recargar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #2369 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Recarga el móvil antes de salir." (Recharge your phone before leaving.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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⚡ Irregular verb — recargar (spelling-change) does not follow standard -ar patterns. Pay close attention to the stems in each tense.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo recargo
recargas
él/ella/Ud. recarga
nosotros recargamos
vosotros recargáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. recargan
Example

Recarga el móvil antes de salir.

Recharge your phone before leaving.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo recargué *
recargaste
él/ella/Ud. recargó
nosotros recargamos
vosotros recargasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. recargaron
Example

Ayer yo recargué.

Yesterday I recharge, to reload.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo recargaba
recargabas
él/ella/Ud. recargaba
nosotros recargábamos
vosotros recargabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. recargaban
Example

Antes yo recargaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to recharge, to reload often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo recargaré
recargarás
él/ella/Ud. recargará
nosotros recargaremos
vosotros recargaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. recargarán
Example

Mañana yo recargaré.

Tomorrow I will recharge, to reload.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo recargaría
recargarías
él/ella/Ud. recargaría
nosotros recargaríamos
vosotros recargaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. recargarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo recargaría.

If I could, I would recharge, to reload.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo recargue *
recargues *
él/ella/Ud. recargue *
nosotros recargemos
vosotros recargéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. recarguen *
Example

Espero que tú recargues.

I hope that you recharge, to reload.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
recarga
él/ella/Ud. recargue *
nosotros recargemos
vosotros recargad
ellos/ellas/Uds. recarguen *
Example

Recarga el móvil antes de salir.

Recharge your phone before leaving.

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