recaer Future Conjugation
recaer — to relapse
The future tense of recaer is regular: recaeré, recaerás, recaerá, recaeremos, recaeréis, recaerán.
recaer Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict a relapse or to express probability about a current condition (e.g., 'He might be relapsing').
Notes on recaer in the Future
Recaer is completely regular in the future; just add the endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Si no te cuidas, recaerás pronto.
If you don't take care of yourself, you will relapse soon.
tú
Toda la culpa recaerá sobre nosotros.
All the guilt will fall upon us.
él/ella/usted
Recaeremos si no seguimos el plan.
We will relapse if we don't follow the plan.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: recaerá (without accent)
Correct: recaerá
Why: Future tense endings for all persons except 'nosotros' require a written accent.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: recaigo
The present indicative of recaer is mostly regular except for the 'yo' form: recaigo.
Preterite
yo: recaí
The preterite of recaer features spelling changes and accents: recaí, recaíste, recayó, recaímos, recaísteis, recayeron.
Imperfect
yo: recaía
The imperfect of recaer is regular but uses accents on the 'í': recaía, recaías, recaía, recaíamos, recaíais, recaían.
Conditional
yo: recaería
The conditional of recaer is regular: recaería, recaerías, recaería, recaeríamos, recaeríais, recaerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: recaiga
The present subjunctive of recaer uses the irregular 'g' stem: recaiga, recaigas, recaiga, recaigamos, recaigáis, recaigan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: recayera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'y' spelling change: recayera, recayeras, recayera, recayéramos, recayerais, recayeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: recae
The imperative uses the 'g' stem for formal commands: recae, recaiga, recaigamos, recaed, recaigan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no recaigas
The negative imperative uses the 'g' stem: no recaigas, no recaiga, no recaigamos, no recaigáis, no recaigan.