Reconocer conjugation chart
Reconocer present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I recognize | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you recognize | |
| vos | you recognize | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she recognizes | |
| nosotros | we recognize | |
| vosotros | you all recognize | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they recognize |
Irregular only in the yo form, reconozco; the rest has the same endings as comer.
Reconocer preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I recognized | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you recognized | |
| vos | you recognized | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she recognized | |
| nosotros | we recognized | |
| vosotros | you all recognized | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they recognized |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Reconocer imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to recognize | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to recognize | |
| vos | you used to recognize | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to recognize | |
| nosotros | we used to recognize | |
| vosotros | you all used to recognize | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to recognize |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Reconocer future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will recognize | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will recognize | |
| vos | you will recognize | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will recognize | |
| nosotros | we will recognize | |
| vosotros | you all will recognize | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will recognize |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Reconocer conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would recognize | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would recognize | |
| vos | you would recognize | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would recognize | |
| nosotros | we would recognize | |
| vosotros | you all would recognize | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would recognize |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Reconocer present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I recognize | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you recognize | |
| vos | that you recognize | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she recognize | |
| nosotros | that we recognize | |
| vosotros | that you all recognize | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they recognize |
Irregular stem reconozc- (from the yo form reconozco) + -a, -as, -amos, -áis, -an.
Reconocer imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I recognized | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you recognized | |
| vos | if you recognized | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she recognized | |
| nosotros | if we recognized | |
| vosotros | if you all recognized | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they recognized |
Regular: same endings as comer.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (reconociese), more common in writing.
Reconocer affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | recognize! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | recognize! | |
| usted | recognize! | |
| nosotros | let's recognize! | |
| vosotros | recognize! | |
| ustedes | recognize! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: reconoce. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (reconozca, reconozcamos, reconozcan).
Reconocer negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't recognize! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't recognize! | |
| usted | don't recognize! | |
| nosotros | let's not recognize! | |
| vosotros | don't recognize! | |
| ustedes | don't recognize! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + reconozcas, reconozca…
Always the verb haber + the past participle reconocido, which never changes.
Reconocer present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he reconocido |
|---|---|
| tú | has reconocido |
| vos | has reconocido |
| él, ella, usted | ha reconocido |
| nosotros | hemos reconocido |
| vosotros | habéis reconocido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han reconocido |
Reconocer pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había reconocido |
|---|---|
| tú | habías reconocido |
| vos | habías reconocido |
| él, ella, usted | había reconocido |
| nosotros | habíamos reconocido |
| vosotros | habíais reconocido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían reconocido |
Reconocer future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré reconocido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás reconocido |
| vos | habrás reconocido |
| él, ella, usted | habrá reconocido |
| nosotros | habremos reconocido |
| vosotros | habréis reconocido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán reconocido |
Reconocer conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría reconocido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías reconocido |
| vos | habrías reconocido |
| él, ella, usted | habría reconocido |
| nosotros | habríamos reconocido |
| vosotros | habríais reconocido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían reconocido |
Reconocer present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya reconocido |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas reconocido |
| vos | hayas reconocido |
| él, ella, usted | haya reconocido |
| nosotros | hayamos reconocido |
| vosotros | hayáis reconocido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan reconocido |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Practice reconocer
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Verbs like reconocer
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