reconducir — Spanish conjugation

to reconduct

Frequency#1366Irregular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Irregular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoreconduzcoI reconduct
reconducesyou reconduct
vosreconducísyou reconduct
él/ella/Ud.reconducehe/she/it reconducts
nosotrosreconducimoswe reconduct
vosotrosreconducísyou (pl.) reconduct
ellos/ellas/Uds.reconducenthey reconduct

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yorecondujeI reconducted
recondujisteyou reconducted
vosrecondujisteyou reconducted
él/ella/Ud.recondujohe/she/it reconducted
nosotrosrecondujimoswe reconducted
vosotrosrecondujisteisyou (pl.) reconducted
ellos/ellas/Uds.recondujeronthey reconducted

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yoreconducía
reconducías
vosreconducías
él/ella/Ud.reconducía
nosotrosreconducíamos
vosotrosreconducíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.reconducían

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoreconduciríaI would reconduct
reconduciríasyou would reconduct
vosreconduciríasyou would reconduct
él/ella/Ud.reconduciríahe/she/it would reconduct
nosotrosreconduciríamoswe would reconduct
vosotrosreconduciríaisyou (pl.) would reconduct
ellos/ellas/Uds.reconduciríanthey would reconduct

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoreconduciréI will reconduct
reconducirásyou will reconduct
vosreconducirásyou will reconduct
él/ella/Ud.reconduciráhe/she/it will reconduct
nosotrosreconduciremoswe will reconduct
vosotrosreconduciréisyou (pl.) will reconduct
ellos/ellas/Uds.reconduciránthey will reconduct

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe reconducidoI have reconducted
has reconducidoyou have reconducted
voshas reconducidoyou have reconducted
él/ella/Ud.ha reconducidohe/she/it has reconducted
nosotroshemos reconducidowe have reconducted
vosotroshabéis reconducidoyou (pl.) have reconducted
ellos/ellas/Uds.han reconducidothey have reconducted

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía reconducidoI had reconducted
habías reconducidoyou had reconducted
voshabías reconducidoyou had reconducted
él/ella/Ud.había reconducidohe/she/it had reconducted
nosotroshabíamos reconducidowe had reconducted
vosotroshabíais reconducidoyou (pl.) had reconducted
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían reconducidothey had reconducted

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría reconducido
habrías reconducido
voshabrías reconducido
él/ella/Ud.habría reconducido
nosotroshabríamos reconducido
vosotroshabríais reconducido
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían reconducido

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré reconducidoI will have reconducted
habrás reconducidoyou will have reconducted
voshabrás reconducidoyou will have reconducted
él/ella/Ud.habrá reconducidohe/she/it will have reconducted
nosotroshabremos reconducidowe will have reconducted
vosotroshabréis reconducidoyou (pl.) will have reconducted
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán reconducidothey will have reconducted

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoreconduzca
reconduzcas
vosreconduzcas
él/ella/Ud.reconduzca
nosotrosreconduzcamos
vosotrosreconduzcáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.reconduzcan

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Irregular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yorecondujera
recondujeras
vosrecondujeras
él/ella/Ud.recondujera
nosotrosrecondujéramos
vosotrosrecondujerais
ellos/ellas/Uds.recondujeran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yorecondujese
recondujeses
vosrecondujeses
él/ella/Ud.recondujese
nosotrosrecondujésemos
vosotrosrecondujeseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.recondujesen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya reconducido
hayas reconducido
voshayas reconducido
él/ella/Ud.haya reconducido
nosotroshayamos reconducido
vosotroshayáis reconducido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan reconducido

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera reconducido
hubieras reconducido
voshubieras reconducido
él/ella/Ud.hubiera reconducido
nosotroshubiéramos reconducido
vosotroshubierais reconducido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran reconducido

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
reconduce
vosreconducí
él/ella/Ud.reconduzca
nosotrosreconduzcamos
vosotrosreconducid
ustedesreconduzcan

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no reconduzcas
vosno reconduzcas
él/ella/Ud.no reconduzca
nosotrosno reconduzcamos
vosotrosno reconduzcáis
ustedesno reconduzcan

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy reconduciendo
estás reconduciendo
vosestás reconduciendo
él/ella/Ud.está reconduciendo
nosotrosestamos reconduciendo
vosotrosestáis reconduciendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.están reconduciendo

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve reconduciendo
estuviste reconduciendo
vosestuviste reconduciendo
él/ella/Ud.estuvo reconduciendo
nosotrosestuvimos reconduciendo
vosotrosestuvisteis reconduciendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron reconduciendo

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba reconduciendo
estabas reconduciendo
vosestabas reconduciendo
él/ella/Ud.estaba reconduciendo
nosotrosestábamos reconduciendo
vosotrosestabais reconduciendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban reconduciendo

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría reconduciendo
estarías reconduciendo
vosestarías reconduciendo
él/ella/Ud.estaría reconduciendo
nosotrosestaríamos reconduciendo
vosotrosestaríais reconduciendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían reconduciendo

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré reconduciendo
estarás reconduciendo
vosestarás reconduciendo
él/ella/Ud.estará reconduciendo
nosotrosestaremos reconduciendo
vosotrosestaréis reconduciendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán reconduciendo