Recalar means to anchor a ship or vessel in a specific location. It can also be used figuratively to mean settling or establishing oneself in a place.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | recalco | Yo recalco la importancia del puerto. I emphasize the importance of the port. | |
| Tú | recalcas | Tú recalcas los detalles importantes. You emphasize the important details. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recalca | Ella recalca su punto de vista. She emphasizes her point of view. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recalcamos | Nosotros recalcamos la necesidad de ayuda. We emphasize the need for help. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recalcáis | Vosotros recalcáis los errores en el informe. You all emphasize the mistakes in the report. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recalcan | Ellos recalcan la importancia del proyecto. They emphasize the importance of the project. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | recalqué | Ayer recalcé la carta en la oficina. Yesterday I mailed the letter at the office. | |
| Tú | recalcaste | Tú recalaste en el puerto anoche. You docked at the port last night. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recalcó | Él recaló en la ciudad hace años. He settled in the city years ago. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recalcamos | Nosotros recalamos en ese hotel durante las vacaciones. We stayed at that hotel during the holidays. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recalcasteis | Vosotros recalasteis en la playa ayer. You all anchored at the beach yesterday. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recalcaron | Ellos recalcaron la importancia del proyecto. They emphasized the importance of the project. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | recalaba | Recalaba en ese puerto frecuentemente. I used to anchor at that port frequently. | |
| Tú | recalabas | Recalabas en el mismo lugar siempre. You used to anchor in the same place always. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recalaba | Él recalaba en esa bahía cada verano. He used to anchor in that bay every summer. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recalábamos | Recalábamos en ese puerto cuando éramos niños. We used to anchor at that port when we were children. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recalabais | Recalabais en ese lugar siempre que viajabais. You all used to anchor in that place whenever you traveled. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recalaban | Recalaban en esa bahía durante años. They used to anchor in that bay for years. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy recalando | Estoy recalando el barco ahora mismo. I am docking the boat right now. | |
| Tú | estás recalando | Estás recalando en el puerto. You are docking at the port. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está recalando | Ella está recalando en la playa. She is docking at the beach. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos recalando | Estamos recalando el barco ahora. We are docking the boat now. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis recalando | Vosotros estáis recalando en el puerto. You all are docking at the port. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están recalando | Ellos están recalando en el puerto. They are docking at the port. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a recalar | Voy a recalar en ese puerto mañana. I am going to dock at that port tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a recalar | Vas a recalar en el puerto esta tarde. You are going to dock at the port this afternoon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a recalar | Ella va a recalar en esa bahía pronto. She is going to dock in that bay soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a recalar | Vamos a recalar en ese puerto mañana. We are going to dock at that port tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a recalar | Vosotros vais a recalar en esa isla la próxima semana. You all are going to dock on that island next week. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a recalar | Ellos van a recalar en ese puerto pronto. They are going to dock at that port soon. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | recalcaré | Recalcaré la importancia del proyecto. I will emphasize the importance of the project. | |
| Tú | recalcarás | Recalcarás los puntos clave en la reunión. You will emphasize the key points in the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recalcará | Recalcará las reglas antes de empezar. He/She/You will emphasize the rules before starting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recalcaremos | Recalcaremos los objetivos del plan. We will emphasize the objectives of the plan. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recalcaréis | Recalcaréis los beneficios del acuerdo. You all will emphasize the benefits of the agreement. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recalcarán | Recalcarán los errores en la revisión. They/You all will emphasize the errors in the review. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | recaría | Yo recarí la carga si fuera necesario. I would recalculate the load if necessary. | |
| Tú | recarías | Tú recarías el plan si cambian las circunstancias. You would recalculate the plan if circumstances change. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recaría | Él recaría la ruta para evitar el tráfico. He would recalculate the route to avoid traffic. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recaríamos | Nosotros recaríamos el presupuesto si fuera necesario. We would recalculate the budget if needed. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recaríais | Vosotros recaríais los datos antes de presentar el informe. You all would recalculate the data before submitting the report. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recarían | Ellos recarían las cifras si detectan errores. They would recalculate the figures if they find errors. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he recalado | He recalado en ese puerto varias veces. I have called at that port several times. | |
| Tú | has recalado | ¿Has recalado en esa ciudad antes? Have you called at that city before? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha recalado | Ella ha recalado en ese lugar muchas veces. She has called at that place many times. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos recalado | Nosotros hemos recalado en ese puerto hoy. We have called at that port today. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis recalado | Vosotros habéis recalado en ese puerto varias veces. You all have called at that port several times. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han recalado | Ellos han recalado en ese lugar muchas veces. They have called at that place many times. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había recalado | Ya había recalado en ese puerto antes. I had already docked at that port before. | |
| Tú | habías recalado | Tú habías recalado antes de la tormenta. You had docked before the storm. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había recalado | Ella había recalado en varias islas. She had docked at several islands. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos recalado | Nosotros habíamos recalado antes de la noche. We had docked before night. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais recalado | Vosotros habíais recalado en ese puerto. You all had docked at that port. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían recalado | Ellos habían recalado en varias costas. They had docked at several coasts. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré recalado | Para entonces, ya habré recalado en el puerto. By then, I will have docked at the port. | |
| Tú | habrás recalado | Para mañana, tú habrás recalado en la ciudad. By tomorrow, you will have docked in the city. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá recalado | Cuando llegues, él ya habrá recalado en el puerto. When you arrive, he will have already docked at the port. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos recalado | Para el fin de semana, habremos recalado en el muelle. By the weekend, we will have docked at the dock. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis recalado | Para entonces, vosotros habréis recalado en la bahía. By then, you all will have docked in the bay. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán recalado | Para el próximo mes, ellos habrán recalado en el puerto. By next month, they will have docked at the port. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría recalado | Yo habría recalado en ese puerto si hubiera tenido tiempo. I would have docked at that port if I had had time. | |
| Tú | habrías recalado | Tú habrías recalado antes si hubieras llegado temprano. You would have docked earlier if you had arrived on time. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría recalado | Él habría recalado en el puerto si no hubiera habido tormenta. He would have docked at the port if there hadn't been a storm. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos recalado | Nosotros habríamos recalado juntos si hubiéramos coordinado. We would have docked together if we had coordinated. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais recalado | Vosotros habríais recalado en ese puerto si hubierais llegado a tiempo. You all would have docked at that port if you had arrived on time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían recalado | Ellos habrían recalado en la bahía si hubieran tenido más tiempo. They would have docked in the bay if they had had more time. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | requele | Espero que recale pronto. I hope that it docks soon. | |
| Tú | reques | Es importante que recues a tiempo. It's important that you dock on time. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | reque | Dudo que él requen en esa zona. I doubt that he docks in that area. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | requemos | Queremos que requemos en puerto seguro. We want us to dock at a safe port. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | requéis | Es posible que requéis mañana. It's possible that you all dock tomorrow. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | requen | Es probable que requen en esa bahía. It's likely that they dock in that bay. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | recarse | Esperaba que él recarse en la playa. I hoped that he would anchor himself on the beach. | |
| Tú | recaras | Querías que tú recaras en el puerto. You wanted that you would anchor in the port. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recara | Era importante que ella recara en la bahía. It was important that she anchored in the bay. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recaramos | Deseábamos que recaramos en ese lugar. We wished that we anchored at that place. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recarais | Esperabais que recarais en el puerto seguro. You all hoped that you would anchor in the safe port. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recaran | No creían que recaran en esa bahía. They didn't believe that they would anchor in that bay. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | recare | Si recalar en ese puerto, te avisaré. If I dock at that port, I will inform you. | |
| Tú | recarás | Cuando recares en la ciudad, llámame. When you dock in the city, call me. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recará | Si recara en esa bahía, será más seguro. If he docks in that bay, it will be safer. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recaremos | Cuando recaremos en ese puerto, descansaremos. When we dock at that port, we will rest. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recaréis | Si recaréis en esa isla, exploradla bien. If you dock on that island, explore it well. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recarán | Cuando recaren en ese puerto, celebrarán la llegada. When they dock at that port, they will celebrate the arrival. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya recalado | Espero que haya recalado bien. I hope I have docked well. | |
| Tú | hayas recalado | Es posible que hayas recalado temprano. It's possible that you have docked early. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya recalado | Es importante que él haya recalado ya. It's important that he has docked already. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos recalado | Creemos que hayamos recalado juntos. We believe that we have docked together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis recalado | No creo que hayáis recalado todavía. I don't think you have docked yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan recalado | Es probable que hayan recalado en puerto seguro. It's likely that they have docked at a safe port. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera recalado | Si él hubiera recalado antes, habría llegado a tiempo. If he had recalculated earlier, he would have arrived on time. | |
| Tú | hubieras recalado | Si tú hubieras recalado, habrías evitado el error. If you had recalculated, you would have avoided the mistake. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera recalado | Ella hubiera recalado la ruta si hubiera sabido. She had recalculated the route if she had known. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos recalado | Nosotros hubiéramos recalado antes, pero no pudimos. We had recalculated earlier, but we couldn't. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais recalado | Si vosotros hubierais recalado, habríais evitado problemas. If you all had recalculated, you would have avoided problems. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran recalado | Ellos hubieran recalado si hubieran tenido tiempo. They would have recalculated if they had had time. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya recalado | Es posible que haya recalado antes de la reunión. It is possible that I will have recaled before the meeting. | |
| Tú | hayas recalado | Creo que hayas recalado en el puerto. I believe that you will have recaled at the port. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya recalado | Es probable que él haya recalado en esa zona. It is likely that he will have recaled in that area. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos recalado | Quizá hayamos recalado en el mismo lugar. Maybe we will have recaled in the same place. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis recalado | No creo que hayáis recalado todavía. I don't think you will have recaled yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan recalado | Es posible que hayan recalado en el puerto. It is possible that they will have recaled at the port. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | recalco | Recalco que debes llegar temprano. I emphasize that you must arrive early. | |
| Tú | recalca | Recalca tus puntos en la reunión. Emphasize your points in the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recalque | Recalque la importancia del proyecto. Emphasize the importance of the project. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recalcamos | Recalcamos la necesidad de cooperación. Let's emphasize the need for cooperation. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recalcad | Recalcad la diferencia en el informe. Emphasize the difference in the report. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recalquen | Recalquen los beneficios del plan. Emphasize the benefits of the plan. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no recale | No recale en esa zona peligrosa. Don't sail into that dangerous area. | |
| Tú | no recales | No recales sin avisar. Don't set sail without warning. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no recale | Por favor, no recale en ese puerto. Please, don't sail into that port. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no recalemos | No recalemos en esa bahía. Let's not sail into that bay. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no recaled | No recaled en esa zona restringida. Don't sail into that restricted area. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no recalen | No recalen en aguas peligrosas. Don't sail into dangerous waters. |
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