recaerConjugation
recaer means to relapse.
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Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'y' spelling change: recayera, recayeras, recayera, recayéramos, recayerais, recayeran.
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of recaer uses the irregular 'g' stem: recaiga, recaigas, recaiga, recaigamos, recaigáis, recaigan.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative uses the 'g' stem: no recaigas, no recaiga, no recaigamos, no recaigáis, no recaigan.
Imperative
The imperative uses the 'g' stem for formal commands: recae, recaiga, recaigamos, recaed, recaigan.
Indicative
Conditional
The conditional of recaer is regular: recaería, recaerías, recaería, recaeríamos, recaeríais, recaerían.
Preterite
The preterite of recaer features spelling changes and accents: recaí, recaíste, recayó, recaímos, recaísteis, recayeron.
Imperfect
The imperfect of recaer is regular but uses accents on the 'í': recaía, recaías, recaía, recaíamos, recaíais, recaían.
Present
The present indicative of recaer is mostly regular except for the 'yo' form: recaigo.
Future
The future tense of recaer is regular: recaeré, recaerás, recaerá, recaeremos, recaeréis, recaerán.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does recaer mean in Spanish?
recaer means "to relapse".
Is recaer a regular or irregular verb?
recaer is a irregular (follows the pattern of 'caer') -er verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate recaer in the present tense?
The present tense of recaer is: yo recaigo, tú recaes, él/ella/usted recae, nosotros recaemos, vosotros recaéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recaen.
How do you conjugate recaer in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of recaer is: yo recaí, tú recaíste, él/ella/usted recayó, nosotros recaímos, vosotros recaísteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recayeron.
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