recaer Present Conjugation
recaer — to relapse
The present indicative of recaer is mostly regular except for the 'yo' form: recaigo.
recaer Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for habitual relapses or describing a current situation where responsibility or a condition falls upon someone.
Notes on recaer in the Present
Only the 'yo' form is irregular (recaigo), adding a 'g'. All other forms follow regular -er patterns.
Example Sentences
Siempre recaigo en los mismos hábitos.
I always fall back into the same habits.
yo
La responsabilidad recae sobre el director.
The responsibility falls on the director.
él/ella/usted
¿Por qué recaes siempre en lo mismo?
Why do you always fall back into the same thing?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: recao
Correct: recaigo
Why: The first-person 'yo' follows the irregular 'caer' pattern by adding a 'g'.
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Related Tenses
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.
Future
yo: recaeré
The future tense of recaer is regular: recaeré, recaerás, recaerá, recaeremos, recaeréis, recaerán.
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.