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Recoger Conjugation in Spanish

Learn recoger, meaning to collect, to gather, to pick up, to fetch, to retrieve (something previously left behind), through verified forms and contextual examples.

irregular-ergerund: recogiendoparticiple: recogido
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What does recoger mean?

recoger means to collect, to gather, to pick up, to fetch, to retrieve (something previously left behind) in English. It is a irregular -er verb.

It can also be used with these related meanings: to pick up (a person or people by vehicle); to clean up (e.g., a room).

Principal forms of recoger

Infinitive
recoger
Gerund
recogiendo
Past participle
recogido

Recoger conjugation table

Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.

PronounPresentPreteriteImperfectFuture
yorecojorecogírecogíarecogeré
túrecogesrecogisterecogíasrecogerás
él / ella / ustedrecogerecogiórecogíarecogerá
nosotros/asrecogemosrecogimosrecogíamosrecogeremos
ellos/as / ustedesrecogenrecogieronrecogíanrecogerán

Pattern notes

  • Its forms differ from a fully regular -er pattern in the present.

Practice prompts

  1. Conjugate recoger for yo in the present.
  2. Use the preterite form for ella.
  3. Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
  4. Write a short sentence in the future.

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