Spanish verb recurrir conjugation

recurrir

to resort to, to turn to, to recur

irregular verbPast participle: recuridoGerund: recurriendo

Recurrir means to turn to or resort to someone or something, often in difficult situations, or to happen again periodically. It can also imply appealing to a higher authority or resource.

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Complete conjugation of recurrir

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	recurriré	Yo recurriré a un experto si es necesario. I will turn to an expert if necessary.
Tú	recurrirás	Tú recurrirás a la ayuda de tus amigos. You will turn to your friends for help.
Él / Ella / Usted	recurrirá	Ella recurrirá a la justicia pronto. She will turn to justice soon.
Nosotros / Nosotras	recurriremos	Nosotros recurriremos a diferentes métodos. We will turn to different methods.
Vosotros / Vosotras	recurriréis	Vosotros recurriréis a la ayuda del profesor. You all will turn to the teacher's help.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	recurrirán	Ellos recurrirán a la policía si es necesario. They will turn to the police if necessary.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	recurrí	Ayer recurrí a un amigo para ayuda. Yesterday I turned to a friend for help.
Tú	recuriste	Tú recurriste a la policía rápidamente. You turned to the police quickly.
Él / Ella / Usted	recurrió	Ella recurrió a un experto en la materia. She turned to an expert in the field.
Nosotros / Nosotras	recurrimos	Nosotros recurrimos a la ayuda de un abogado. We turned to the help of a lawyer.
Vosotros / Vosotras	recurristéis	Vosotros recurristeis a la mediación. You all turned to mediation.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	recurrieron	Ellos recurrieron a un mediador. They turned to a mediator.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	recurría	Yo recurría a mi hermano siempre. I used to turn to my brother always.
Tú	recurrieras	Tú recurrías a esa técnica antes. You used to rely on that technique before.
Él / Ella / Usted	recurría	Ella recurría a sus amigos frecuentemente. She used to turn to her friends frequently.
Nosotros / Nosotras	recurríamos	Nosotros recurríamos a esa opción siempre. We used to resort to that option always.
Vosotros / Vosotras	recurríais	Vosotros recurríais a ayuda cuando era necesario. You all used to seek help when necessary.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	recurrían	Ellos recurrían a métodos antiguos. They used to resort to old methods.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	estoy recurriendo	Estoy recurriendo a un experto. I am consulting an expert.
Tú	estás recurriendo	Estás recurriendo a ayuda ahora. You are seeking help now.
Él / Ella / Usted	está recurriendo	Ella está recurriendo a la ayuda de un amigo. She is turning to a friend's help.
Nosotros / Nosotras	estamos recurriendo	Estamos recurriendo a nuevas estrategias. We are resorting to new strategies.
Vosotros / Vosotras	estáis recurriendo	Vosotros estáis recurriendo a métodos diferentes. You all are resorting to different methods.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	están recurriendo	Ellos están recurriendo a la ayuda profesional. They are turning to professional help.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	voy a recurrir	Voy a recurrir a un experto. I am going to turn to an expert.
Tú	vas a recurrir	¿Vas a recurrir a esa opción? Are you going to resort to that option?
Él / Ella / Usted	va a recurrir	Ella va a recurrir a la ayuda de un amigo. She is going to turn to a friend's help.
Nosotros / Nosotras	vamos a recurrir	Vamos a recurrir a nuevas estrategias. We are going to resort to new strategies.
Vosotros / Vosotras	vais a recurrir	¿Vais a recurrir a esa solución? Are you all going to resort to that solution?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	van a recurrir	Ellos van a recurrir a la ley. They are going to resort to the law.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	recurriré	Recurriré a un experto si es necesario. I will turn to an expert if necessary.
Tú	recurrirás	Recurrirás a la ayuda de tus amigos. You will turn to your friends for help.
Él / Ella / Usted	recurrirá	Él recurrirá a la justicia si es necesario. He will turn to justice if necessary.
Nosotros / Nosotras	recurriremos	Recurriremos a nuevas estrategias pronto. We will turn to new strategies soon.
Vosotros / Vosotras	recurriréis	Recurriréis a la ayuda del equipo. You all will turn to the team's help.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	recurrirán	Ellos recurrirán a la mediación. They will turn to mediation.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	recurriría	Yo recurriría a un experto si fuera necesario. I would turn to an expert if necessary.
Tú	recurrierías	Tú recurrirías a esa opción si fuera la mejor. You would resort to that option if it were the best.
Él / Ella / Usted	recuriría	Él recurriría a la ayuda si la necesitara. He would turn to help if he needed it.
Nosotros / Nosotras	recuriríamos	Nosotros recurriríamos a ti en caso de emergencia. We would turn to you in case of emergency.
Vosotros / Vosotras	recuriríais	Vosotros recurriríais a esa estrategia si fuera efectiva. You all would resort to that strategy if it were effective.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	recurirían	Ellos recurrirían a la policía si fuera necesario. They would turn to the police if necessary.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	he recurrido	He recurrido a un experto para ayuda. I have turned to an expert for help.
Tú	has recurrido	¿Has recurrido a alguien para consejo? Have you turned to someone for advice?
Él / Ella / Usted	ha recurrido	Ella ha recurrido a la ayuda profesional. She has turned to professional help.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hemos recurrido	Nosotros hemos recurrido a la mediación. We have turned to mediation.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habéis recurrido	¿Habéis recurrido a un abogado? Have you all turned to a lawyer?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	han recurrido	Ellos han recurrido a la policía. They have turned to the police.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	había recurrido	Yo ya había recurrido a un experto. I had already turned to an expert.
Tú	habías recurrido	Tú habías recurrido a la ayuda de tu amigo. You had turned to your friend's help.
Él / Ella / Usted	había recurrido	Ella había recurrido a varias soluciones. She had turned to several solutions.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habíamos recurrido	Nosotros habíamos recurrido a la mediación. We had turned to mediation.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habíais recurrido	Vosotros habíais recurrido a la ayuda antes. You all had turned to help before.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habían recurrido	Ellos habían recurrido a un abogado. They had turned to a lawyer.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habré recurrido	Para entonces, ya habré recurrido a un experto. By then, I will have already turned to an expert.
Tú	habrás recurrido	¿Cuándo habrás recurrido a la ayuda? When will you have turned to help?
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá recurrido	Ella habrá recurrido a la policía. She will have turned to the police.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos recurrido	Nosotros habremos recurrido a varias opciones. We will have turned to several options.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis recurrido	Vosotros habréis recurrido a la ayuda de un experto. You all will have turned to an expert's help.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán recurrido	Ellos habrán recurrido a la mediación. They will have turned to mediation.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habría recurrido	Yo habría recurrido a un experto. I would have turned to an expert.
Tú	habrías recurrido	Tú habrías recurrido antes. You would have turned to it earlier.
Él / Ella / Usted	habría recurrido	Él habría recurrido a la ayuda. He would have turned to help.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habríamos recurrido	Nosotros habríamos recurrido si fuera necesario. We would have turned to it if necessary.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habríais recurrido	Vosotros habríais recurrido a la opción correcta. You all would have turned to the right option.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrían recurrido	Ellos habrían recurrido si supieran. They would have turned to it if they knew.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	recurra	Es importante que yo recurra a un experto. It's important that I turn to an expert.
Tú	recurras	Espero que tú recurres a la ayuda adecuada. I hope that you turn to the right help.
Él / Ella / Usted	recurra	Es posible que él recurra a esa opción. It's possible that he turns to that option.
Nosotros / Nosotras	recurremos	Queremos que nosotros recuremos a la solución correcta. We want us to turn to the correct solution.
Vosotros / Vosotras	recurráis	Es necesario que vosotros recurráis a la ayuda. It's necessary that you all turn to help.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	recurran	Dudo que ellos recuran a esa estrategia. I doubt that they turn to that strategy.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	recurrira	Si él recurriera a esa opción, sería peligroso. If he resorted to that option, it would be dangerous.
Tú	recurriras	Esperaba que tú recurrieras a ayuda. I hoped that you would resort to help.
Él / Ella / Usted	recurrira	No creía que él recurriera a eso. I didn't believe that he would resort to that.
Nosotros / Nosotras	recurriéramos	Queríamos que nosotros recurriéramos a la estrategia. We wanted us to resort to the strategy.
Vosotros / Vosotras	recurrierais	Me sorprendió que vosotros recurrierais a esa medida. I was surprised that you all resorted to that measure.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	recurririeran	Era posible que ellos recurrieran a la ayuda externa. It was possible that they resorted to external help.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	recurriere	Si el problema surgiera, recurrire a un experto. If the problem arises, I will turn to an expert.
Tú	recurrieres	En caso de duda, recurrieres a la ley. In case of doubt, you will resort to the law.
Él / Ella / Usted	recurriere	El abogado recurrire a la justicia si es necesario. The lawyer will resort to justice if necessary.
Nosotros / Nosotras	recurriremos	Nosotros recurriremos a la ayuda si la situación empeora. We will resort to help if the situation worsens.
Vosotros / Vosotras	recurrireis	Vosotros recurrireis a la mediación en ese caso. You all will resort to mediation in that case.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	recurrirán	Ellos recurrirán a la policía si hay un problema. They will resort to the police if there is a problem.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya recurrido	Es posible que haya recurrido a esa opción. It is possible that I have resorted to that option.
Tú	hayas recurrido	No creo que hayas recurrido a eso. I don't think that you have resorted to that.
Él / Ella / Usted	haya recurrido	Es probable que él haya recurrido a ayuda. It is likely that he has resorted to help.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos recurrido	Quizá hayamos recurrido a esa medida. Maybe we have resorted to that measure.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis recurrido	No estoy seguro de que hayáis recurrido a eso. I'm not sure that you all have resorted to that.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan recurrido	Es posible que hayan recurrido a esa estrategia. It is possible that they have resorted to that strategy.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiera recurrido	Si hubiera recurrido a un experto, habría entendido mejor. If I had turned to an expert, I would have understood better.
Tú	hubieras recurrido	Es posible que tú hubieras recurrido a ayuda antes. Maybe you had turned to help earlier.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiera recurrido	Ella hubiera recurrido a la policía si hubiera sabido. She would have turned to the police if she had known.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéramos recurrido	Nosotros hubiéramos recurrido a un abogado si fuera necesario. We would have turned to a lawyer if it were necessary.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubierais recurrido	Vosotros hubierais recurrido a la mediación si hubierais podido. You all would have turned to mediation if you could have.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieran recurrido	Ellos hubieran recurrido a un experto en caso de duda. They would have turned to an expert in case of doubt.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiere recurrido	Es posible que yo hubiere recurrido a esa opción. It is possible that I will have resorted to that option.
Tú	hubieres recurrido	Es probable que tú hubieres recurrido antes. It is likely that you will have resorted earlier.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiere recurrido	Es posible que él hubiere recurrido a ello. It is possible that he will have resorted to it.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéremos recurrido	Quizá nosotros hubiéremos recurrido a esa estrategia. Maybe we will have resorted to that strategy.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubiereis recurrido	Es probable que vosotros hubiereis recurrido antes. It is likely that you all will have resorted earlier.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieren recurrido	Es posible que ellos hubieren recurrido a esa ayuda. It is possible that they will have resorted to that help.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	recurra	Recurra a un experto si el problema persiste. Refer to an expert if the problem persists.
Tú	recurre	Recurre a la ayuda de tus amigos. Rely on your friends' help.
Él / Ella / Usted	recurra	Recurra a la policía si es necesario. Refer to the police if necessary.
Nosotros / Nosotras	recuramos	Recuramos a diferentes métodos para resolverlo. We resort to different methods to solve it.
Vosotros / Vosotras	recurrid	Recurrid a la ayuda cuando la necesitéis. Rely on help when you need it.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	recurdan	Recurdan a la mediación si hay conflictos. They resort to mediation if there are conflicts.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	no recurra	No recurra a esa opción sin pensar. Don't resort to that option without thinking.
Tú	no recurras	No recurras a la violencia. Don't resort to violence.
Él / Ella / Usted	no recurra	Por favor, no recurra a mentiras. Please, don't resort to lies.
Nosotros / Nosotras	no recurramos	No recurramos a la fuerza. Let's not resort to force.
Vosotros / Vosotras	no recurráis	No recurráis a esa estrategia. Don't resort to that strategy.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	no recurran	No recurran a la ayuda externa. They shouldn't resort to external help.