recostar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
recostar — to lean
Recostar follows an o > ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
recostar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or suggestion about someone leaning or lying down, such as after 'quiero que' or 'espero que'.
Notes on recostar in the Present Subjunctive
This is a radical-changing verb. The 'o' becomes 'ue' in the 'boot' forms: recueste, recuestes, recueste, recuesten. The nosotros (recostemos) and vosotros (recostéis) forms keep the original 'o'.
Example Sentences
Espero que te recuestes un rato antes de la cena.
I hope you lie down for a bit before dinner.
tú
El médico quiere que él se recueste sobre su lado izquierdo.
The doctor wants him to lie down on his left side.
él/ella/usted
No creo que ellos se recuesten en ese sofá sucio.
I don't think they will lean back on that dirty sofa.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'recuestemos' instead of 'recostemos'.
Correct: recostemos
Why: Stem changes in -ar verbs never apply to the 'nosotros' form in the subjunctive.
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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.
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.