recostar Imperfect Conjugation
recostar — to lean
The imperfect of recostar is regular: recostaba, recostabas, recostaba, etc.
recostar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for habitual past actions (e.g., 'I used to lie down every day') or ongoing background descriptions.
Notes on recostar in the Imperfect
Recostar is regular in the imperfect. Like all -ar verbs, it uses the -aba endings.
Example Sentences
De niño, me recostaba en el suelo para leer cómics.
As a child, I used to lie on the floor to read comics.
yo
Mientras ella se recostaba, yo preparaba el té.
While she was lying down, I was making tea.
él/ella/usted
Nos recostábamos en la arena cada tarde.
We used to lie back on the sand every afternoon.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'recuestaba'.
Correct: recostaba
Why: The imperfect tense never has stem changes for -ar verbs.
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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.
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'.
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.