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Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yorecolectara
recolectaras
él/ella/ustedrecolectara
nosotrosrecolectáramos
vosotrosrecolectarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesrecolectaran

The imperfect subjunctive of recolectar is used for past hypotheticals or wishes, e.g., 'Si recolectara más, tendría más dinero'.

Present Subjunctive

yorecolecte
recolectes
él/ella/ustedrecolecte
nosotrosrecolectemos
vosotrosrecolectéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrecolecten

Use present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, or emotions about current/future actions: 'Espero que recolectes pronto'.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no recolectes
ustedno recolecte
nosotrosno recolectemos
vosotrosno recolectéis
ustedesno recolecten

Use negative commands with 'no' + present subjunctive, like 'no recolectes demasiado pronto'.

Imperative

recolecta
ustedrecolecte
nosotrosrecolectemos
vosotrosrecolectad
ustedesrecolecten

Use the imperative to give direct commands with recolectar, like '¡recolecta manzanas!' (harvest apples!).

Indicative

Conditional

yorecolectaría
recolectarías
él/ella/ustedrecolectaría
nosotrosrecolectaríamos
vosotrosrecolectaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesrecolectarían

Hypotheticals ('would'), polite requests: 'Yo recolectaría más si tuviera tiempo'.

Preterite

yorecolecté
recolectaste
él/ella/ustedrecolectó
nosotrosrecolectamos
vosotrosrecolectasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrecolectaron

Completed past actions like 'recolecté las uvas ayer' (I harvested the grapes yesterday).

Imperfect

yorecolectaba
recolectabas
él/ella/ustedrecolectaba
nosotrosrecolectábamos
vosotrosrecolectabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesrecolectaban

Ongoing or habitual past actions, like 'Yo recolectaba manzanas todos los años' (I harvested apples every year).

Present

yorecolecto
recolectas
él/ella/ustedrecolecta
nosotrosrecolectamos
vosotrosrecolectáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrecolectan

Present actions or habits, like 'Yo recolecto tomates cada verano' (I harvest tomatoes every summer).

Future

yorecolectaré
recolectarás
él/ella/ustedrecolectará
nosotrosrecolectaremos
vosotrosrecolectaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrecolectarán

Future actions: 'Recolectaremos el maíz en septiembre' (We will harvest the corn in September).

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does recolectar mean in Spanish?

recolectar means "to harvest".

Is recolectar a regular or irregular verb?

recolectar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate recolectar in the present tense?

The present tense of recolectar is: yo recolecto, tú recolectas, él/ella/usted recolecta, nosotros recolectamos, vosotros recolectáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recolectan.

How do you conjugate recolectar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of recolectar is: yo recolecté, tú recolectaste, él/ella/usted recolectó, nosotros recolectamos, vosotros recolectasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recolectaron.

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