What does recibir mean?
recibir means to receive, get in English. It is a regular -ir verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to welcome, to greet, to receive (guests, patients); to receive visitors.
Spanish verb guide
Recibir Conjugation in Spanish
Learn recibir, meaning to receive, get, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-irgerund: recibiendoparticiple: recibido
Principal forms of recibir
- Infinitive
- recibir
- Gerund
- recibiendo
- Past participle
- recibido
Recibir conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | recibo | recibí | recibía | recibiré |
| tú | recibes | recibiste | recibías | recibirás |
| él / ella / usted | recibe | recibió | recibía | recibirá |
| nosotros/as | recibimos | recibimos | recibíamos | recibiremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | reciben | recibieron | recibían | recibirán |
Pattern notes
- Recibir follows the regular -ir pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with recibir
Él recibe un buen sueldo.He gets a good salary.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Recibí una llamada de él.I got a call from him.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ella le recibió con alegría.She greeted him cheerfully.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate recibir for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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