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Recrudecer conjugation

recrudecer is an irregular Spanish -ER verb meaning worsen. In the present tense: yo recrudezco, tú recrudeces, él/ella recrudece, nosotros recrudecemos, vosotros recrudecéis, ellos recrudecen. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance
Infinitive
recrudecer
Gerundio
recrudeciendo
Meaning
worsen
Pattern
Irregular
Difficulty
Level 2
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Recrudecer across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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FormSpanishUse
InfinitivorecrudecerDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundiorecrudeciendoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar recrudeciendo.

Presente

Present

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PronounFormContext
yorecrudezco
Yo recrudezco el mal ambiente con esa broma.I worsen the bad mood with that joke.
recrudeces
Normalmente, tú recrudeces la herida tocándola tanto.You usually worsen the wound by touching it so much.
élrecrudece
Hoy, la tormenta de la sierra recrudece por la tarde con más viento.Today, the storm in the hills worsens in the afternoon with more wind.
nosotrosrecrudecemos
A veces, nosotros recrudecemos el problema discutiendo a gritos.At times, we worsen the problem by shouting about it.
vosotrosrecrudecéis
Ahora, vosotros recrudecéis la tos con bebidas frías.Right now, you all worsen the cough with cold drinks.
ellosrecrudecen
Casi siempre, los conflictos del barrio recrudecen cada semana con nuevos rumores.Most of the time, the conflicts in the neighborhood worsen each week with new rumors.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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yohe recrudecido
Este año, yo he recrudecido el mal ambiente con esa broma.This year, I have worsened the bad mood with that joke.
has recrudecido
Últimamente, tú has recrudecido la herida tocándola tanto.Lately, you have worsened the wound by touching it so much.
élha recrudecido
En estos meses, la tormenta de la sierra ha recrudecido por la tarde con más viento.In these months, the storm in the hills has worsened in the afternoon with more wind.
nosotroshemos recrudecido
Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos recrudecido el problema discutiendo a gritos.So far, we have worsened the problem by shouting about it.
vosotroshabéis recrudecido
En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis recrudecido la tos con bebidas frías.This term, you all have worsened the cough with cold drinks.
elloshan recrudecido
En este tiempo, los conflictos del barrio han recrudecido cada semana con nuevos rumores.During this time, the conflicts in the neighborhood have worsened each week with new rumors.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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yorecrudecí
Ayer, yo recrudecí el mal ambiente con esa broma.Yesterday, I worsened the bad mood with that joke.
recrudeciste
Hace un rato, tú recrudeciste la herida tocándola tanto.A little while ago, you worsened the wound by touching it so much.
élrecrudeció
Esta mañana, la tormenta de la sierra recrudeció por la tarde con más viento.This morning, the storm in the hills worsened in the afternoon with more wind.
nosotrosrecrudecimos
Anoche, nosotros recrudecimos el problema discutiendo a gritos.Last night, we worsened the problem by shouting about it.
vosotrosrecrudecisteis
El sábado, vosotros recrudecisteis la tos con bebidas frías.On Saturday, you all worsened the cough with cold drinks.
ellosrecrudecieron
Hace poco, los conflictos del barrio recrudecieron cada semana con nuevos rumores.Not long ago, the conflicts in the neighborhood worsened each week with new rumors.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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yorecrudecía
Antes, yo recrudecía el mal ambiente con esa broma.Before, I used to worsen the bad mood with that joke.
recrudecías
Por entonces, tú recrudecías la herida tocándola tanto.Back then, you used to worsen the wound by touching it so much.
élrecrudecía
En esa época, la tormenta de la sierra recrudecía por la tarde con más viento.At that time, the storm in the hills used to worsen in the afternoon with more wind.
nosotrosrecrudecíamos
Cuando eso era normal, nosotros recrudecíamos el problema discutiendo a gritos.When that was normal, we used to worsen the problem by shouting about it.
vosotrosrecrudecíais
Hace años, vosotros recrudecíais la tos con bebidas frías.Years ago, you all used to worsen the cough with cold drinks.
ellosrecrudecían
En aquellos días, los conflictos del barrio recrudecían cada semana con nuevos rumores.In those days, the conflicts in the neighborhood used to worsen each week with new rumors.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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yohabía recrudecido
Cuando llegaste, yo ya había recrudecido el mal ambiente con esa broma.When you arrived, I had already worsened the bad mood with that joke.
habías recrudecido
Para entonces, tú ya habías recrudecido la herida tocándola tanto.By then, you had already worsened the wound by touching it so much.
élhabía recrudecido
Al volver, la tormenta de la sierra ya había recrudecido por la tarde con más viento.When we came back, the storm in the hills had already worsened in the afternoon with more wind.
nosotroshabíamos recrudecido
Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos recrudecido el problema discutiendo a gritos.Before talking it through, we had already worsened the problem by shouting about it.
vosotroshabíais recrudecido
Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais recrudecido la tos con bebidas frías.When you looked again, you all had already worsened the cough with cold drinks.
elloshabían recrudecido
Para ese momento, los conflictos del barrio ya habían recrudecido cada semana con nuevos rumores.By that moment, the conflicts in the neighborhood had already worsened each week with new rumors.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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yohube recrudecido
Apenas yo hube recrudecido el mal ambiente con esa broma, todo cambió.As soon as I had worsened the bad mood with that joke, everything changed.
hubiste recrudecido
En cuanto tú hubiste recrudecido la herida tocándola tanto, se notó.The moment you had worsened the wound by touching it so much, it showed.
élhubo recrudecido
No bien la tormenta de la sierra hubo recrudecido por la tarde con más viento, hubo ruido.As soon as the storm in the hills had worsened in the afternoon with more wind, there was trouble.
nosotroshubimos recrudecido
Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos recrudecido el problema discutiendo a gritos, seguimos adelante.Once we had worsened the problem by shouting about it, we moved on.
vosotroshubisteis recrudecido
Apenas vosotros hubisteis recrudecido la tos con bebidas frías, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had worsened the cough with cold drinks, you checked the result.
elloshubieron recrudecido
En cuanto los conflictos del barrio hubieron recrudecido cada semana con nuevos rumores, el ambiente cambió.The moment the conflicts in the neighborhood had worsened each week with new rumors, the mood changed.

Futuro

Future

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yorecrudeceré
Mañana, yo recrudeceré el mal ambiente con esa broma.Tomorrow, I will worsen the bad mood with that joke.
recrudecerás
Dentro de poco, tú recrudecerás la herida tocándola tanto.Soon, you will worsen the wound by touching it so much.
élrecrudecerá
Esta tarde, la tormenta de la sierra recrudecerá por la tarde con más viento.This afternoon, the storm in the hills will worsen in the afternoon with more wind.
nosotrosrecrudeceremos
La semana que viene, nosotros recrudeceremos el problema discutiendo a gritos.Next week, we will worsen the problem by shouting about it.
vosotrosrecrudeceréis
Pronto, vosotros recrudeceréis la tos con bebidas frías.Before long, you all will worsen the cough with cold drinks.
ellosrecrudecerán
Más adelante, los conflictos del barrio recrudecerán cada semana con nuevos rumores.Later on, the conflicts in the neighborhood will worsen each week with new rumors.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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yohabré recrudecido
Para entonces, yo ya habré recrudecido el mal ambiente con esa broma.By then, I will already have worsened the bad mood with that joke.
habrás recrudecido
Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás recrudecido la herida tocándola tanto.Before closing time, you will already have worsened the wound by touching it so much.
élhabrá recrudecido
Al final del día, la tormenta de la sierra ya habrá recrudecido por la tarde con más viento.By the end of the day, the storm in the hills will already have worsened in the afternoon with more wind.
nosotroshabremos recrudecido
Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos recrudecido el problema discutiendo a gritos.By tomorrow, we will already have worsened the problem by shouting about it.
vosotroshabréis recrudecido
Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis recrudecido la tos con bebidas frías.Before leaving, you all will already have worsened the cough with cold drinks.
elloshabrán recrudecido
Para esa hora, los conflictos del barrio ya habrán recrudecido cada semana con nuevos rumores.By that hour, the conflicts in the neighborhood will already have worsened each week with new rumors.

Condicional

Conditional

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yorecrudecería
En un caso así, yo recrudecería el mal ambiente con esa broma.In a case like that, I would worsen the bad mood with that joke.
recrudecerías
Con un poco más de tiempo, tú recrudecerías la herida tocándola tanto.With a little more time, you would worsen the wound by touching it so much.
élrecrudecería
En esa situación, la tormenta de la sierra recrudecería por la tarde con más viento.In that situation, the storm in the hills would worsen in the afternoon with more wind.
nosotrosrecrudeceríamos
Con ese panorama, nosotros recrudeceríamos el problema discutiendo a gritos.With that outlook, we would worsen the problem by shouting about it.
vosotrosrecrudeceríais
Llegado el caso, vosotros recrudeceríais la tos con bebidas frías.If it came to that, you all would worsen the cough with cold drinks.
ellosrecrudecerían
En un día así, los conflictos del barrio recrudecerían cada semana con nuevos rumores.On a day like that, the conflicts in the neighborhood would worsen each week with new rumors.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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yohabría recrudecido
En otro momento, yo habría recrudecido el mal ambiente con esa broma.At another moment, I would have worsened the bad mood with that joke.
habrías recrudecido
Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías recrudecido la herida tocándola tanto.With a little more margin, you would have worsened the wound by touching it so much.
élhabría recrudecido
A esas alturas, la tormenta de la sierra habría recrudecido por la tarde con más viento.By then, the storm in the hills would have worsened in the afternoon with more wind.
nosotroshabríamos recrudecido
Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos recrudecido el problema discutiendo a gritos.With that turn, we would have worsened the problem by shouting about it.
vosotroshabríais recrudecido
Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais recrudecido la tos con bebidas frías.At that point, you all would have worsened the cough with cold drinks.
elloshabrían recrudecido
En ese punto, los conflictos del barrio habrían recrudecido cada semana con nuevos rumores.From there, the conflicts in the neighborhood would have worsened each week with new rumors.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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yorecrudezca
Es mejor que yo recrudezca el mal ambiente con esa broma.It is better that I worsen the bad mood with that joke.
recrudezcas
Hace falta que tú recrudezcas la herida tocándola tanto.It is necessary that you worsen the wound by touching it so much.
élrecrudezca
Conviene que la tormenta de la sierra recrudezca por la tarde con más viento.It is wise that the storm in the hills worsen in the afternoon with more wind.
nosotrosrecrudezcamos
Importa que nosotros recrudezcamos el problema discutiendo a gritos.It matters that we worsen the problem by shouting about it.
vosotrosrecrudezcáis
Puede ser útil que vosotros recrudezcáis la tos con bebidas frías.It may help if you all worsen the cough with cold drinks.
ellosrecrudezcan
Es posible que los conflictos del barrio recrudezcan cada semana con nuevos rumores.It is possible that the conflicts in the neighborhood worsen each week with new rumors.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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yohaya recrudecido
Ojalá yo haya recrudecido el mal ambiente con esa broma.Hopefully I have worsened the bad mood with that joke.
hayas recrudecido
Puede que tú ya hayas recrudecido la herida tocándola tanto.Maybe you already have worsened the wound by touching it so much.
élhaya recrudecido
Tal vez la tormenta de la sierra haya recrudecido por la tarde con más viento.Perhaps the storm in the hills has worsened in the afternoon with more wind.
nosotroshayamos recrudecido
Quizá nosotros ya hayamos recrudecido el problema discutiendo a gritos.Maybe we already have worsened the problem by shouting about it.
vosotroshayáis recrudecido
Es probable que vosotros hayáis recrudecido la tos con bebidas frías.It is likely that you all have worsened the cough with cold drinks.
elloshayan recrudecido
Puede ser que los conflictos del barrio ya hayan recrudecido cada semana con nuevos rumores.It may be that the conflicts in the neighborhood already have worsened each week with new rumors.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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yorecrudeciera
Si yo recrudeciera el mal ambiente con esa broma, se notaría enseguida.If I worsened the bad mood with that joke, it would show right away.
recrudecieras
Si tú recrudecieras la herida tocándola tanto, costaría ocultarlo.If you worsened the wound by touching it so much, it would be hard to hide.
élrecrudeciera
Si la tormenta de la sierra recrudeciera por la tarde con más viento, daría mucho que hablar.If the storm in the hills worsened in the afternoon with more wind, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrosrecrudeciéramos
Si nosotros recrudeciéramos el problema discutiendo a gritos, todo iría por otro lado.If we worsened the problem by shouting about it, everything would go another way.
vosotrosrecrudecierais
Si vosotros recrudecierais la tos con bebidas frías, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all worsened the cough with cold drinks, the mood would change.
ellosrecrudecieran
Si los conflictos del barrio recrudecieran cada semana con nuevos rumores, la escena sería otra.If the conflicts in the neighborhood worsened each week with new rumors, the whole scene would be different.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiera recrudecido
Si yo hubiera recrudecido el mal ambiente con esa broma, aún se recordaría.If I had worsened the bad mood with that joke, it would still be remembered.
hubieras recrudecido
Si tú hubieras recrudecido la herida tocándola tanto, eso habría dejado marca.If you had worsened the wound by touching it so much, that would have left a mark.
élhubiera recrudecido
Si la tormenta de la sierra hubiera recrudecido por la tarde con más viento, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the storm in the hills had worsened in the afternoon with more wind, people would still be talking about it.
nosotroshubiéramos recrudecido
Si nosotros hubiéramos recrudecido el problema discutiendo a gritos, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had worsened the problem by shouting about it, the day would have gone another way.
vosotroshubierais recrudecido
Si vosotros hubierais recrudecido la tos con bebidas frías, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had worsened the cough with cold drinks, the change would have shown earlier.
elloshubieran recrudecido
Si los conflictos del barrio hubieran recrudecido cada semana con nuevos rumores, nada habría quedado igual.If the conflicts in the neighborhood had worsened each week with new rumors, nothing would have stayed the same.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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yorecrudeciere
Si yo recrudeciere el mal ambiente con esa broma, se notará enseguida.If I worsen the bad mood with that joke, it will show right away.
recrudecieres
Si tú recrudecieres la herida tocándola tanto, costará ignorarlo.If you worsen the wound by touching it so much, it will be hard to ignore.
élrecrudeciere
Si la tormenta de la sierra recrudeciere por la tarde con más viento, dará mucho que hablar.If the storm in the hills worsens in the afternoon with more wind, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrosrecrudeciéremos
Si nosotros recrudeciéremos el problema discutiendo a gritos, todo irá por otro camino.If we worsen the problem by shouting about it, everything will go another way.
vosotrosrecrudeciereis
Si vosotros recrudeciereis la tos con bebidas frías, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all worsen the cough with cold drinks, the mood will change fast.
ellosrecrudecieren
Si los conflictos del barrio recrudecieren cada semana con nuevos rumores, la escena será distinta.If the conflicts in the neighborhood worsen each week with new rumors, the whole scene will be different.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiere recrudecido
Cuando yo hubiere recrudecido el mal ambiente con esa broma, ya se notará.When I have worsened the bad mood with that joke, it will already show.
hubieres recrudecido
En cuanto tú hubieres recrudecido la herida tocándola tanto, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have worsened the wound by touching it so much, it will be hard not to see.
élhubiere recrudecido
Cuando la tormenta de la sierra hubiere recrudecido por la tarde con más viento, se verá de inmediato.When the storm in the hills has worsened in the afternoon with more wind, it will show at once.
nosotroshubiéremos recrudecido
Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos recrudecido el problema discutiendo a gritos, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have worsened the problem by shouting about it, everything will move differently.
vosotroshubiereis recrudecido
Cuando vosotros hubiereis recrudecido la tos con bebidas frías, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have worsened the cough with cold drinks, the mood will sound different.
elloshubieren recrudecido
En cuanto los conflictos del barrio hubieren recrudecido cada semana con nuevos rumores, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the conflicts in the neighborhood have worsened each week with new rumors, the change will be clear.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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recrudece
recrudece la herida tocándola tanto.Worsen the wound by touching it so much.
élrecrudezca
Que la tormenta de la sierra recrudezca por la tarde con más viento.Let the storm in the hills worsen in the afternoon with more wind.
nosotrosrecrudezcamos
recrudezcamos el problema discutiendo a gritos.Worsen the problem by shouting about it.
vosotrosrecrudeced
recrudeced la tos con bebidas frías.Worsen the cough with cold drinks.
ellosrecrudezcan
Que los conflictos del barrio recrudezcan cada semana con nuevos rumores.Let the conflicts in the neighborhood worsen each week with new rumors.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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no recrudezcas
No no recrudezcas la herida tocándola tanto.Do not worsen the wound by touching it so much.
élno recrudezca
Que la tormenta de la sierra no no recrudezca por la tarde con más viento.Let the storm in the hills not worsen in the afternoon with more wind.
nosotrosno recrudezcamos
No no recrudezcamos el problema discutiendo a gritos.Let us not worsen the problem by shouting about it.
vosotrosno recrudezcáis
No no recrudezcáis la tos con bebidas frías.Do not worsen the cough with cold drinks.
ellosno recrudezcan
Que los conflictos del barrio no no recrudezcan cada semana con nuevos rumores.Let the conflicts in the neighborhood not worsen each week with new rumors.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ el mal ambiente con esa broma.

I worsen the bad mood with that joke.

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Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.

Pattern

-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en

Examples

hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís

Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.

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What does 'recrudecer' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'recrudecer' means to worsen. It is a irregular -ER verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is recrudecer an irregular verb in Spanish?
Yes, recrudecer is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -ER ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
How do you conjugate recrudecer in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of recrudecer: yo recrudezco, tú recrudeces, él/ella/usted recrudece, nosotros recrudecemos, vosotros recrudecéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recrudecen.
How do you conjugate recrudecer in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of recrudecer: yo recrudecí, tú recrudeciste, él/ella/usted recrudeció, nosotros recrudecimos, vosotros recrudecisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recrudecieron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of recrudecer?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of recrudecer: yo recrudecía, tú recrudecías, él/ella/usted recrudecía, nosotros recrudecíamos, vosotros recrudecíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes recrudecían. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of recrudecer?
The past participle of recrudecer is 'recrudecido'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he recrudecido' (I have worsened), 'has recrudecido', 'ha recrudecido'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of recrudecer?
The gerundio of recrudecer is 'recrudeciendo'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy recrudeciendo) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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