recostar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
recostar — to lean
The imperative uses 'recuesta' (tú) and 'recueste' (usted), keeping the stem change.
recostar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or suggestions, like telling someone to lie down and relax.
Notes on recostar in the Affirmative Imperative
The stem change o > ue applies to all forms except nosotros (recostemos) and vosotros (recostad).
Example Sentences
Recuéstate y descansa un poco.
Lie down and rest a bit.
tú
Recuéstese en la camilla, por favor.
Lie down on the stretcher, please.
Recostémonos aquí para ver las estrellas.
Let's lie down here to see the stars.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'recosta' for the tú command.
Correct: recuesta
Why: The informal affirmative command usually matches the third-person singular of the present indicative, which has a stem change.
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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.
Conditional
yo: recostaría
The conditional of recostar is regular: recostaría, recostarías, recostaría, 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'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no recuestes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no recuestes, no recueste, etc.