The Spanish verb recoger means "to pick up". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of recoger is yo recojo, tú recoges, él/ella/usted recoge, nosotros recogemos, vosotros recogéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recogen. It counts as a regular -er verb, though 10 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| yo | recojo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | recoges | |
| él/ | recoge | |
| nosotros | recogemos | |
| vosotros | recogéis | |
| ellos/ | recogen |
| yo | recogí |
|---|---|
| tú | recogiste |
| él/ | recogió |
| nosotros | recogimos |
| vosotros | recogisteis |
| ellos/ | recogieron |
| yo | recogía |
|---|---|
| tú | recogías |
| él/ | recogía |
| nosotros | recogíamos |
| vosotros | recogíais |
| ellos/ | recogían |
| yo | recogeré |
|---|---|
| tú | recogerás |
| él/ | recogerá |
| nosotros | recogeremos |
| vosotros | recogeréis |
| ellos/ | recogerán |
| yo | recogería |
|---|---|
| tú | recogerías |
| él/ | recogería |
| nosotros | recogeríamos |
| vosotros | recogeríais |
| ellos/ | recogerían |
| yo | recoja (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | recojas (irregular) |
| él/ | recoja (irregular) |
| nosotros | recojamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | recojáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | recojan (irregular) |
| tú | recoge |
|---|---|
| usted | recoja (irregular) |
| nosotros | recojamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | recoged |
| ustedes | recojan (irregular) |
| yo | he recogido |
|---|---|
| tú | has recogido |
| él/ | ha recogido |
| nosotros | hemos recogido |
| vosotros | habéis recogido |
| ellos/ | han recogido |
Recoger is regular, with spelling changes only. The g changes to j in recojo and in every present subjunctive form, including recoja, recojas, recojamos, recojáis, and recojan.
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Yes, recoger is regular, with spelling changes only. Its forms follow the regular -er model except for the listed spelling changes.
The g changes to j before o, so the form is recojo. This keeps the spelling of the sound shown in the table.
The present subjunctive uses recoja, recojas, recoja, recojamos, recojáis, and recojan. The g changes to j in every person.