recostar Preterite Conjugation
recostar — to lean
Recostar is regular in the preterite: recosté, recostaste, recostó, recostamos, recostasteis, recostaron.
recostar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use this for completed actions in the past, like the specific moment someone leaned against a wall or lay down for a nap.
Notes on recostar in the Preterite
Recostar is regular in the preterite. Note that it does NOT have a stem change in this tense.
Example Sentences
Me recosté en la cama y me quedé dormido.
I lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
yo
Ella se recostó contra la pared para descansar.
She leaned against the wall to rest.
él/ella/usted
Nos recostamos un momento después de caminar tanto.
We lay down for a moment after walking so much.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'recuéstó' with a stem change.
Correct: recostó
Why: Stem-changing -ar verbs like recostar do not change their stem in the preterite.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: recuesto
Recostar has an o > ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
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.