What does recostar mean?
recostar means to lay (put in a horizontal position) in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to lie down.
Spanish verb guide
Recostar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn recostar, meaning to lay (put in a horizontal position), through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-argerund: recostandoparticiple: recostado
Principal forms of recostar
- Infinitive
- recostar
- Gerund
- recostando
- Past participle
- recostado
Recostar 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 | recuesto | recosté | recostaba | recostaré |
| tú | recuestas | recostaste | recostabas | recostarás |
| él / ella / usted | recuesta | recostó | recostaba | recostará |
| nosotros/as | recostamos | recostamos | recostábamos | recostaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | recuestan | recostaron | recostaban | recostarán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the present.
Examples with recostar
Él se recostó sobre la cama.He lay down on the bed.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ella se recostó en un sofá con los ojos cerrados.She lay on a sofa with her eyes closed.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El tigre se recostó en el medio de la jaula.The tiger laid in the middle of the cage.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate recostar 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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