recostar Conditional Conjugation
recostar — to lean
The conditional of recostar is regular: recostaría, recostarías, recostaría, etc.
recostar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for hypotheticals (what you 'would' do) or polite suggestions about resting.
Notes on recostar in the Conditional
Recostar is fully regular in the conditional. The endings are added directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
¿Te recostarías un rato si estuvieras cansado?
Would you lie down for a bit if you were tired?
tú
Me recostaría, pero tengo mucho trabajo.
I would lie down, but I have a lot of work.
yo
Ellos se recostarían en el césped si no estuviera mojado.
They would lie on the grass if it weren't wet.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a stem change like 'recuestaría'.
Correct: recostaría
Why: The conditional, like the future, uses the infinitive as its base and does not change the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: recuesto
Recostar has an o > ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: recosté
Recostar is regular in the preterite: recosté, recostaste, recostó, recostamos, recostasteis, recostaron.
Imperfect
yo: recostaba
The imperfect of recostar is regular: recostaba, recostabas, recostaba, etc.
Future
yo: recostaré
The future of recostar is regular: recostaré, recostarás, recostará, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: recueste
Recostar follows an o > ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: recostara
Recostar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive, based on the third-person plural preterite 'recostaron'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: recuesta
The imperative uses 'recuesta' (tú) and 'recueste' (usted), keeping the stem change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no recuestes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no recuestes, no recueste, etc.