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recibir

to receive, to welcome

verb Word 617 of the core 1,000 · Stage 4, Expressive

How to conjugate recibir

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo recibo I receive / I am receiving / I welcome / I am welcoming
tú recibes you receive / you are receiving / you welcome / you are welcoming
él/ella recibe he/she receives / he/she is receiving / you receive (formal) / you are receiving (formal) / he/she welcomes / he/she is welcoming / you welcome (formal) / you are welcoming (formal)
nosotros recibimos we receive / we are receiving / we welcome / we are welcoming
ellos/ellas reciben they receive / they are receiving / you all receive / you all are receiving / they welcome / they are welcoming / you all welcome / you all are welcoming

Preterite

yo recibí I received / I welcomed
tú recibiste you received / you welcomed
él/ella recibió he/she received / you received (formal) / he/she welcomed / you welcomed (formal)
nosotros recibimos we received / we welcomed
ellos/ellas recibieron they received / you all received / they welcomed / you all welcomed

Imperfect

yo recibía I was receiving / I used to receive / I was welcoming / I used to welcome
tú recibías you were receiving / you used to receive / you were welcoming / you used to welcome
él/ella recibía he/she was receiving / he/she used to receive / you were receiving (formal) / you used to receive (formal) / he/she was welcoming / he/she used to welcome / you were welcoming (formal) / you used to welcome (formal)
nosotros recibíamos we were receiving / we used to receive / we were welcoming / we used to welcome
ellos/ellas recibían they were receiving / they used to receive / you all were receiving / you all used to receive / they were welcoming / they used to welcome / you all were welcoming / you all used to welcome

Future

yo recibiré I will receive / I will welcome
tú recibirás you will receive / you will welcome
él/ella recibirá he/she will receive / you will receive (formal) / he/she will welcome / you will welcome (formal)
nosotros recibiremos we will receive / we will welcome
ellos/ellas recibirán they will receive / you all will receive / they will welcome / you all will welcome

In a sentence

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