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recuperar

/rekupeˈɾaɾ/, [re.ku.peˈɾaɾ]

get it back, retrieve

Gerund: recuperando

Past Participles

  Masculine Feminine
Singular recuperado recuperada
Plural recuperados recuperadas

Indicative

  Present Imperfect Preterite Future Conditional
yo recupero recuperaba recuperé recuperaré recuperaría
tú recuperas recuperabas recuperaste recuperarás recuperarías
él/ella/Ud. recupera recuperaba recuperó recuperará recuperaría
nosotros recuperamos recuperábamos recuperamos recuperaremos recuperaríamos
vosotros recuperáis recuperabais recuperasteis recuperaréis recuperaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. recuperan recuperaban recuperaron recuperarán recuperarían
vos recuperás recuperabas recuperaste recuperarás recuperarías

Subjunctive

  Present Imperfect (ra) Imperfect (se) Future
yo recupere recuperara recuperase recuperare
tú recuperes recuperaras recuperases recuperares
él/ella/Ud. recupere recuperara recuperase recuperare
nosotros recuperemos recuperáramos recuperásemos recuperáremos
vosotros recuperéis recuperarais recuperaseis recuperareis
ellos/ellas/Uds. recuperen recuperaran recuperasen recuperaren
vos recuperés recuperaras recuperases recuperares

Imperative

  Affirmative Negative
yo    
tú recupera no recuperes
Ud. recupere no recupere
nosotros recuperemos no recuperemos
vosotros recuperad no recuperéis
Uds. recuperen no recuperen
vos recuperá no recuperes

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Tom se ofreció para ayudar a Mary a recuperar su perrito perdido.

    Tom offered to help Mary find her lost puppy.

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  • Espero que considere mi petición de tomarme este martes 8 libre. Si es posible, agradecería que me dejara recuperar esas horas cualquier otro día.

    I hope you consider my request for a day off this Tuesday 8th. If possible, I'd appreciate you letting me recover those hours any other day.

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  • Quiero recuperar mis objetos de valor.

    I want to recover my valuables.

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  • Tenemos que recuperar el tiempo perdido.

    We must make up for lost time.

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  • El banco quiere recuperar su dinero.

    The bank wants its money back.

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  • Una vez perdido, el tiempo no se puede recuperar.

    Once lost, time cannot be recalled.

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  • Nos apresuramos para recuperar el tiempo perdido.

    We were hurrying in order to make up for the wasted time.

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  • Tengo que recuperar el tiempo perdido.

    I need to catch up the lost time.

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  • Los jóvenes que sean pillados violando las nuevas normas de comportamiento perderán su derecho a viajar libremente y tendrán que completar trabajos comunitarios no remunerados para recuperar su derecho.

    Youths who are caught violating the new rules on behaviour will lose their right to free travel, and will have to complete unpaid community work to earn it back.

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  • Tienes que recuperar el tiempo que has perdido.

    You have to make up the time you have lost.

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