recargar Present Conjugation
recargar — to recharge
Recargar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense: recargo, recargas, recarga, recargamos, recargáis, recargan.
recargar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for habits or things happening now, like 'I always recharge my phone at night'.
Notes on recargar in the Present
There are no irregularities or spelling changes in the present indicative for this verb.
Example Sentences
Siempre recargo el móvil por la noche.
I always recharge my phone at night.
yo
Ella recarga su tarjeta cada lunes.
She tops up her card every Monday.
él/ella/usted
Ustedes recargan mucha energía en vacaciones.
You all recharge a lot of energy on vacation.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'recarguo' for the 'yo' form.
Correct: recargo
Why: Since the 'o' follows the 'g', the 'g' already sounds hard. No 'u' is needed here.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'recargar' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: recargué
Recargar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'g' to 'gu': recargué.
Imperfect
yo: recargaba
The imperfect is regular for recargar: recargaba, recargabas, recargaba, recargábamos, recargabais, recargaban.
Future
yo: recargaré
The future tense is regular; just add the endings to the infinitive: recargaré, recargarás, recargará, recargaremos, recargaréis, recargarán.
Conditional
yo: recargaría
The conditional is regular; add -ía endings to the infinitive: recargaría, recargarías, recargaría, recargaríamos, recargaríais, recargarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: recargue
The present subjunctive of recargar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu' in all persons: recargue, recargues, recargue, recarguemos, recarguéis, recarguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: recargara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: recargara, recargaras, recargara, recargáramos, recargarais, recargaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: recarga
The imperative uses regular forms for 'tú' (recarga) and 'vosotros' (recargad), but requires 'gu' for formal/plural forms (recargue, recarguen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no recargues
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no recargues, no recargue, no recarguemos, no recarguen.