Verb
recibir
to receive
# 43 most commonThis is the infinitive form of the verb. All other conjugations are derived from this base form.
2
to receive (guests)
Used for welcoming people.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
recibir
Infinitive
Current
"to receive"
recibo
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Most Used
"I receive"
recibe
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Most Used
"he/she receives"
recibes
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Common
"you receive"
reciben
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they receive"
recibió
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"he/she receiveed"
| Form | Tense / Mood | Person | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| recibir | Infinitive | — | "to receive" |
| recibiendo | Gerund | — | "receiveing" |
| recibido | Participle | — | "receiveed" |
| Present Indicative | |||
| recibo | Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I receive" |
| recibes | Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you receive" |
| recibe | Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she receives" |
| recibís | Plural · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all receive" |
| reciben | Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they receive" |
| Preterite (Past) | |||
| recibí | Singular · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I receiveed" |
| recibiste | Singular · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you receiveed" |
| recibió | Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she receiveed" |
| recibimos | Plural · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we receiveed" |
| recibisteis | Plural · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all receiveed" |
| recibieron | Plural · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they receiveed" |
| Imperfect | |||
| recibías | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you used to receive" |
| recibía | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she used to receive" |
| recibíamos | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we used to receive" |
| recibíais | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all used to receive" |
| recibían | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they used to receive" |
| Future | |||
| recibiré | Singular · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I will receive" |
| recibirás | Singular · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you will receive" |
| recibirá | Singular · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she will receive" |
| recibiremos | Plural · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we will receive" |
| recibiréis | Plural · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all will receive" |
| recibirán | Plural · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they will receive" |
| Conditional | |||
| recibirías | Singular · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you would receive" |
| recibiría | Singular · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she would receive" |
| recibiríamos | Plural · COND · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we would receive" |
| recibiríais | Plural · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all would receive" |
| recibirían | Plural · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they would receive" |
| Present Subjunctive | |||
| recibas | Singular · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | tú | "that you receive" |
| reciba | Singular · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "that he/she receive" |
| recibamos | Plural · PRES · Subj · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "that we receive" |
| recibáis | Plural · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "that you all receive" |
| reciban | Plural · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "that they receive" |