recoger Conditional Conjugation
recoger — to pick up
The conditional of recoger is regular: recogería, recogerías, recogería, recogeríamos, recogeríais, recogerían.
recoger Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would' scenarios or polite offers, such as 'I would pick it up if I had time' or 'Would you pick up the mail?'.
Notes on recoger in the Conditional
Recoger is regular in the conditional. Like the future tense, the stem is the entire infinitive 'recoger'.
Example Sentences
Yo recogería la casa, pero no tengo tiempo.
I would tidy the house, but I don't have time.
yo
¿Recogerías tú el pedido por mí?
Would you pick up the order for me?
tú
Dijeron que recogerían la basura más tarde.
They said they would pick up the trash later.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'recogería' with the imperfect 'recogía'.
Correct: recogería (conditional) vs recogía (imperfect)
Why: The conditional keeps the 'er' from the infinitive; the imperfect removes it.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: recojo
Recoger has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (recojo) to keep the 'h' sound, but is otherwise regular.
Preterite
yo: recogí
The preterite of recoger is regular: recogí, recogiste, recogió, recogimos, recogisteis, recogieron.
Imperfect
yo: recogía
The imperfect of recoger is regular: recogía, recogías, recogía, recogíamos, recogíais, recogían.
Future
yo: recogeré
The future of recoger is regular: recogeré, recogerás, recogerá, recogeremos, recogeréis, recogerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: recoja
The present subjunctive of recoger uses the 'j' spelling in all forms: recoja, recojas, recoja, recojamos, recojáis, recojan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: recogiera
The imperfect subjunctive of recoger is regular: recogiera, recogieras, recogiera, recogiéramos, recogierais, recogieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: recoge
The imperative uses 'recoge' (tú) and 'recoja' (usted). Note the 'j' in the formal and plural forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no recojas
The negative imperative always uses a 'j': no recojas, no recoja, no recojamos, no recojáis, no recojan.