Conjugate recuperar in Spanish
to recover / to retrieve
recuperar is a regular -ar verb ranked #357 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Yo recupero todos los días." (I recover every day.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
recuperar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to recover / to retrieve · -ar verb · regular · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recupero |
| tú | recuperas |
| él/ella/Ud. | recupera |
| nosotros | recuperamos |
| vosotros | recuperáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recuperan |
Yo recupero todos los días.
I recover every day.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recuperé |
| tú | recuperaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | recuperó |
| nosotros | recuperamos |
| vosotros | recuperasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recuperaron |
Nosotros recuperamos juntos.
We recover together.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recuperaba |
| tú | recuperabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | recuperaba |
| nosotros | recuperábamos |
| vosotros | recuperabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recuperaban |
Antes yo recuperaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to recover / to retrieve often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recuperaré |
| tú | recuperarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | recuperará |
| nosotros | recuperaremos |
| vosotros | recuperaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recuperarán |
Mañana yo recuperaré.
Tomorrow I will recover / to retrieve.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recuperaría |
| tú | recuperarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | recuperaría |
| nosotros | recuperaríamos |
| vosotros | recuperaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recuperarían |
Si pudiera, yo recuperaría.
If I could, I would recover / to retrieve.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recupere |
| tú | recuperes |
| él/ella/Ud. | recupere |
| nosotros | recuperemos |
| vosotros | recuperéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recuperen |
Quiero que tú recuperes más.
I want you to recover more.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | recupera |
| él/ella/Ud. | recupere |
| nosotros | recuperemos |
| vosotros | recuperad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recuperen |
Él recupera con frecuencia.
He recovers often.
Test yourself
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Example sentences
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Yo recupero todos los días.
I recover every day.
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¿Tú recuperas mucho?
Do you recover a lot?
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Él recupera con frecuencia.
He recovers often.
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Nosotros recuperamos juntos.
We recover together.
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Ellos recuperan bien.
They recover well.
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Ayer recuperé por primera vez.
Yesterday I recoverd for the first time.
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Quiero que tú recuperes más.
I want you to recover more.
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Es importante recuperar correctamente.
It is important to recover / to retrieve correctly.
Common phrases with recuperar
- recuperar bien to recover well
- recuperar mucho to recover a lot
- dejar de recuperar to stop recovering
- volver a recuperar to recover again