
recostar Present Conjugation
recostar — to lean
Recostar has an o > ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
recostar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current habits or actions happening now, such as leaning your head back or lying down daily.
Notes on recostar in the Present
This verb follows the o > ue pattern: recuesto, recuestas, recuesta, recuestan. The 'o' remains in nosotros (recostamos) and vosotros (recostáis).
Example Sentences
Siempre me recuesto un rato después de comer.
I always lie down for a while after eating.
yo
¿Por qué no te recuestas en el sofá?
Why don't you lean back on the sofa?
tú
Ellos se recuestan en las hamacas para ver el atardecer.
They lie back in the hammocks to watch the sunset.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'yo recosto'.
Correct: yo recuesto
Why: Recostar is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' must become 'ue' when stressed.
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Related Tenses
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'.
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.