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recoger
to pick up, to gather
verb
irregular
Word 849 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded
How to conjugate recoger
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | recojo I pick up / I am picking up / I gather / I am gathering | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | recoges you pick up / you are picking up / you gather / you are gathering | |
| él/ella | recoge he/she picks up / he/she is picking up / you pick up (formal) / you are picking up (formal) / he/she gathers / he/she is gathering / you gather (formal) / you are gathering (formal) | |
| nosotros | recogemos we pick up / we are picking up / we gather / we are gathering | |
| ellos/ellas | recogen they pick up / they are picking up / you all pick up / you all are picking up / they gather / they are gathering / you all gather / you all are gathering |
Preterite
| yo | recogí I picked up / I gathered | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | recogiste you picked up / you gathered | |
| él/ella | recogió he/she picked up / you picked up (formal) / he/she gathered / you gathered (formal) | |
| nosotros | recogimos we picked up / we gathered | |
| ellos/ellas | recogieron they picked up / you all picked up / they gathered / you all gathered |
Imperfect
| yo | recogía I was picking up / I used to pick up / I was gathering / I used to gather | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | recogías you were picking up / you used to pick up / you were gathering / you used to gather | |
| él/ella | recogía he/she was picking up / he/she used to pick up / you were picking up (formal) / you used to pick up (formal) / he/she was gathering / he/she used to gather / you were gathering (formal) / you used to gather (formal) | |
| nosotros | recogíamos we were picking up / we used to pick up / we were gathering / we used to gather | |
| ellos/ellas | recogían they were picking up / they used to pick up / you all were picking up / you all used to pick up / they were gathering / they used to gather / you all were gathering / you all used to gather |
Future
| yo | recogeré I will pick up / I will gather | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | recogerás you will pick up / you will gather | |
| él/ella | recogerá he/she will pick up / you will pick up (formal) / he/she will gather / you will gather (formal) | |
| nosotros | recogeremos we will pick up / we will gather | |
| ellos/ellas | recogerán they will pick up / you all will pick up / they will gather / you all will gather |
In a sentence
Yo recojo a los niños de la escuela.
I pick up the kids from school.
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