recoger Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
recoger — to pick up
The imperative uses 'recoge' (tú) and 'recoja' (usted). Note the 'j' in the formal and plural forms.
recoger Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders to pick something up or to tidy a space.
Notes on recoger in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'recoge' (regular). The 'usted', 'ustedes', and 'nosotros' forms use a 'j' (recoja, recojan, recojamos) to keep the pronunciation correct.
Example Sentences
Recoge tus zapatos del suelo, por favor.
Pick up your shoes from the floor, please.
tú
Recoja su equipaje en la cinta número cuatro.
Pick up your luggage at belt number four.
Recojamos todo antes de que lleguen los padres.
Let's pick everything up before the parents arrive.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'recoje' for the tú command.
Correct: recoge
Why: The informal affirmative command usually matches the 3rd person singular of the present indicative, which uses a 'g'.
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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.
Conditional
yo: recogería
The conditional of recoger is regular: recogería, recogerías, recogería, recogeríamos, recogeríais, recogerían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no recojas
The negative imperative always uses a 'j': no recojas, no recoja, no recojamos, no recojáis, no recojan.