What does 'recurrir' mean in English?

In Spanish, 'recurrir' means to resort to / appeal. It is a regular -IR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.

Is recurrir an irregular verb in Spanish?

Recurrir is a regular -IR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.

How do you conjugate recurrir in the present tense?

Present tense (Presente) of recurrir: yo recurro, tú recurres, él/ella/usted recurre, nosotros recurrimos, vosotros recurrís, ellos/ellas/ustedes recurren.

How do you conjugate recurrir in the preterite?

Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of recurrir: yo recurrí, tú recurriste, él/ella/usted recurrió, nosotros recurrimos, vosotros recurristeis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recurrieron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.

What is the imperfect tense of recurrir?

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of recurrir: yo recurría, tú recurrías, él/ella/usted recurría, nosotros recurríamos, vosotros recurríais, ellos/ellas/ustedes recurrían. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.

What is the past participle of recurrir?

The past participle of recurrir is 'recurrido'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he recurrido' (I have resort to / appealed), 'has recurrido', 'ha recurrido'.

What is the gerundio (present participle) of recurrir?

The gerundio of recurrir is 'recurriendo'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy recurriendo) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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Recurrir conjugation

recurrir is a regular Spanish -IR verb meaning resort to / appeal. In the present tense: yo recurro, tú recurres, él/ella recurre, nosotros recurrimos, vosotros recurrís, ellos recurren. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance

Infinitive: recurrir
Gerundio: recurriendo
Meaning: resort to / appeal
Pattern: Regular
Difficulty: Level 2

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Recurrir across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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Form	Spanish	Use
Infinitivo	recurrir	Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
Gerundio	recurriendo	Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar recurriendo.

Presente

Present

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	recurro	recurro al médico cuando me siento mal.I turn to the doctor when I feel unwell.
tú	recurres	recurres siempre a tu madre en busca de consejo.You always turn to your mother for advice.
él	recurre	recurre a la violencia como último recurso.He resorts to violence as a last resort.
nosotros	recurrimos	recurrimos a la tecnología para resolver problemas.We resort to technology to solve problems.
vosotros	recurrís	recurrís a expertos cuando hay dudas.You all turn to experts when in doubt.
ellos	recurren	recurren al tribunal para resolver el conflicto.They turn to the court to resolve the conflict.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	he recurrido	He he recurrido a un abogado para el caso.I have turned to a lawyer for the case.
tú	has recurrido	Has has recurrido a la policía para denunciar el robo.You have turned to the police to report the theft.
él	ha recurrido	Ha ha recurrido al tribunal para apelar la sentencia.He has turned to the court to appeal the sentence.
nosotros	hemos recurrido	Hemos hemos recurrido a los mejores expertos.We have turned to the best experts.
vosotros	habéis recurrido	Habéis habéis recurrido a la mediación para resolver el problema.You all have turned to mediation to resolve the problem.
ellos	han recurrido	Han han recurrido a métodos tradicionales de curación.They have resorted to traditional healing methods.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	recurrí	recurrí al director cuando surgió el conflicto.I turned to the director when the conflict arose.
tú	recurriste	recurriste a la violencia sin razón aparente.You resorted to violence without apparent reason.
él	recurrió	recurrió a la mentira para evitar el castigo.He resorted to lying to avoid punishment.
nosotros	recurrimos	recurrimos a la negociación para resolver la disputa.We turned to negotiation to resolve the dispute.
vosotros	recurristeis	recurristeis a los tribunales para defender vuestros derechos.You all turned to the courts to defend your rights.
ellos	recurrieron	recurrieron a la huelga como último recurso.They resorted to the strike as a last resort.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	recurría	Siempre recurría a mi padre cuando tenía dudas.I always used to turn to my father when in doubt.
tú	recurrías	recurrías a los libros para encontrar respuestas.You used to turn to books to find answers.
él	recurría	recurría a la música para calmar su ansiedad.He used to resort to music to calm his anxiety.
nosotros	recurríamos	recurríamos a la mediación cuando había conflictos.We used to turn to mediation when there were conflicts.
vosotros	recurríais	recurríais a técnicas tradicionales en vuestra comunidad.You all used to resort to traditional techniques in your community.
ellos	recurrían	recurrían al ayuno como práctica espiritual.They used to resort to fasting as a spiritual practice.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	había recurrido	Ya había había recurrido al médico antes de empeorar.I had already turned to the doctor before getting worse.
tú	habías recurrido	Habías habías recurrido al abogado antes del juicio.You had turned to the lawyer before the trial.
él	había recurrido	Había había recurrido a la violencia antes del acuerdo.He had resorted to violence before the agreement.
nosotros	habíamos recurrido	Habíamos habíamos recurrido a la negociación antes de la huelga.We had turned to negotiation before the strike.
vosotros	habíais recurrido	Habíais habíais recurrido a los tribunales antes de la sentencia.You all had turned to the courts before the verdict.
ellos	habían recurrido	Habían habían recurrido a métodos alternativos antes del fallo.They had resorted to alternative methods before the failure.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hube recurrido	Hube hube recurrido al médico cuando empeoré.I had turned to the doctor when I got worse.
tú	hubiste recurrido	Hubiste hubiste recurrido al abogado antes del plazo.You had turned to the lawyer before the deadline.
él	hubo recurrido	Hubo hubo recurrido al tribunal antes de renunciar.He had turned to the court before resigning.
nosotros	hubimos recurrido	Hubimos hubimos recurrido a la mediación antes de la huelga.We had turned to mediation before the strike.
vosotros	hubisteis recurrido	Hubisteis hubisteis recurrido a los expertos antes de actuar.You all had turned to the experts before acting.
ellos	hubieron recurrido	Hubieron hubieron recurrido a métodos extremos antes del acuerdo.They had resorted to extreme methods before the agreement.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	recurriré	recurriré a un especialista si el dolor continúa.I will turn to a specialist if the pain continues.
tú	recurrirás	recurrirás al juez si no hay acuerdo.You will turn to the judge if there is no agreement.
él	recurrirá	recurrirá a métodos drásticos si es necesario.He will resort to drastic methods if necessary.
nosotros	recurriremos	recurriremos a la negociación antes de la huelga.We will turn to negotiation before the strike.
vosotros	recurriréis	recurriréis a los tribunales si no hay justicia.You all will turn to the courts if there is no justice.
ellos	recurrirán	recurrirán a la tecnología para resolver el problema.They will resort to technology to solve the problem.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habré recurrido	Habré habré recurrido al médico antes del viernes.I will have turned to the doctor before Friday.
tú	habrás recurrido	Habrás habrás recurrido al juez para entonces.You will have turned to the judge by then.
él	habrá recurrido	Habrá habrá recurrido a métodos alternativos antes del plazo.He will have resorted to alternative methods before the deadline.
nosotros	habremos recurrido	Habremos habremos recurrido a la negociación antes de la huelga.We will have turned to negotiation before the strike.
vosotros	habréis recurrido	Habréis habréis recurrido a los tribunales antes del juicio.You all will have turned to the courts before the trial.
ellos	habrán recurrido	Habrán habrán recurrido a soluciones creativas antes del cierre.They will have resorted to creative solutions before the closing.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	recurriría	recurriría a un abogado si tuviera dinero.I would turn to a lawyer if I had money.
tú	recurrirías	recurrirías al médico si sintieras dolor.You would turn to the doctor if you felt pain.
él	recurriría	recurriría a la violencia si no hubiera otra salida.He would resort to violence if there were no other way out.
nosotros	recurriríamos	recurriríamos a la negociación si hubiera voluntad.We would turn to negotiation if there were will.
vosotros	recurriríais	recurriríais a los tribunales si faltara justicia.You all would turn to the courts if justice were lacking.
ellos	recurrirían	recurrirían a métodos alternativos si fallara el tratamiento.They would resort to alternative methods if the treatment failed.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habría recurrido	Habría habría recurrido al médico antes si hubiera tenido tiempo.I would have turned to the doctor sooner if I had had time.
tú	habrías recurrido	Habrías habrías recurrido al abogado con más antelación.You would have turned to the lawyer with more notice.
él	habría recurrido	Habría habría recurrido a la negociación antes de la huelga.He would have turned to negotiation before the strike.
nosotros	habríamos recurrido	Habríamos habríamos recurrido a expertos desde el principio.We would have turned to experts from the beginning.
vosotros	habríais recurrido	Habríais habríais recurrido a los tribunales con más pruebas.You all would have turned to the courts with more evidence.
ellos	habrían recurrido	Habrían habrían recurrido a otros métodos con más tiempo.They would have resorted to other methods with more time.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	recurra	Espero que recurra a la solución más pacífica.I hope that I turn to the most peaceful solution.
tú	recurras	Es importante que recurras al médico pronto.It's important that you turn to the doctor soon.
él	recurra	Quiero que recurra a métodos legales.I want him to resort to legal methods.
nosotros	recurramos	Es necesario que recurramos a la negociación.It's necessary that we turn to negotiation.
vosotros	recurráis	Ojalá recurráis a los tribunales si es necesario.Hopefully you all turn to the courts if necessary.
ellos	recurran	Es bueno que recurran a soluciones pacíficas.It's good that they resort to peaceful solutions.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	haya recurrido	Espero que haya haya recurrido a la solución correcta.I hope that I have turned to the correct solution.
tú	hayas recurrido	Me alegra que hayas hayas recurrido al médico.I'm glad that you have turned to the doctor.
él	haya recurrido	Es posible que haya haya recurrido a métodos ilegales.It's possible that he has resorted to illegal methods.
nosotros	hayamos recurrido	Es bueno que hayamos hayamos recurrido a la negociación.It's good that we have turned to negotiation.
vosotros	hayáis recurrido	Ojalá hayáis hayáis recurrido a los expertos.Hopefully you all have turned to the experts.
ellos	hayan recurrido	Es probable que hayan hayan recurrido a otra solución.It's probable that they have resorted to another solution.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	recurriera	Quería que recurriera al médico de inmediato.I wanted me to turn to the doctor immediately.
tú	recurrieras	Era necesario que recurrieras a métodos legales.It was necessary that you resort to legal methods.
él	recurriera	Me pidió que recurriera a un experto.He asked me to turn to an expert.
nosotros	recurriéramos	Era importante que recurriéramos a la negociación.It was important that we turn to negotiation.
vosotros	recurrierais	Esperaba que recurrierais a los tribunales.I hoped that you all would turn to the courts.
ellos	recurrieran	Era bueno que recurrieran a soluciones pacíficas.It was good that they resort to peaceful solutions.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	no recurras	No no recurras a la violencia como solución.Don't resort to violence as a solution.
él	no recurra	No no recurra a métodos ilegales.Let him not resort to illegal methods.
nosotros	no recurramos	No no recurramos a extremos sin antes negociar.Let's not resort to extremes without negotiating first.
vosotros	no recurráis	No no recurráis a métodos dudosos.Don't resort to questionable methods.
ellos	no recurran	No no recurran a la huelga sin negociar antes.Let them not resort to the strike without negotiating first.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiera recurrido	Ojalá hubiera hubiera recurrido al médico antes.I wish I had turned to the doctor before.
tú	hubieras recurrido	Si hubieras hubieras recurrido al abogado, ganarías.If you had turned to the lawyer, you would win.
él	hubiera recurrido	Si hubiera hubiera recurrido a métodos pacíficos, habría paz.If he had resorted to peaceful methods, there would be peace.
nosotros	hubiéramos recurrido	Ojalá hubiéramos hubiéramos recurrido a la negociación.I wish we had turned to negotiation.
vosotros	hubierais recurrido	Si hubierais hubierais recurrido a los tribunales, habría justicia.If you all had turned to the courts, there would be justice.
ellos	hubieran recurrido	Si hubieran hubieran recurrido a otra solución, estarían bien.If they had resorted to another solution, they would be fine.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	recurriere	Si recurriere al médico, me curaré.If I turn to the doctor, I will recover.
tú	recurrieres	Cuando recurrieres al abogado, tendrás ayuda.When you turn to the lawyer, you will have help.
él	recurriere	Si recurriere a métodos pacíficos, habrá acuerdo.If he resorts to peaceful methods, there will be an agreement.
nosotros	recurriéremos	Cuando recurriéremos a la negociación, habrá paz.When we turn to negotiation, there will be peace.
vosotros	recurriereis	Si recurriereis a los tribunales, habrá justicia.If you all turn to the courts, there will be justice.
ellos	recurrieren	Cuando recurrieren a otra solución, habrá avance.When they resort to another solution, there will be progress.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiere recurrido	Cuando hubiere hubiere recurrido al médico, descansaré.When I will have turned to the doctor, I will rest.
tú	hubieres recurrido	Si hubieres hubieres recurrido al abogado, estarás protegido.If you will have turned to the lawyer, you will be protected.
él	hubiere recurrido	Cuando hubiere hubiere recurrido a métodos legales, habrá solución.When he will have resorted to legal methods, there will be a solution.
nosotros	hubiéremos recurrido	Cuando hubiéremos hubiéremos recurrido a la negociación, actuaremos.When we will have turned to negotiation, we will act.
vosotros	hubiereis recurrido	Si hubiereis hubiereis recurrido a los tribunales, habrá justicia.If you all will have turned to the courts, there will be justice.
ellos	hubieren recurrido	Cuando hubieren hubieren recurrido a otra solución, habrá avance.When they will have resorted to another solution, there will be progress.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	recurre	recurre al médico si el dolor empeora.Turn to the doctor if the pain gets worse.
él	recurra	recurra a métodos legales para resolver el conflicto.Let him resort to legal methods to resolve the conflict.
nosotros	recurramos	recurramos a la negociación antes de la huelga.Let's turn to negotiation before the strike.
vosotros	recurrid	recurrid a los expertos cuando tengáis dudas.Turn to the experts when you have doubts.
ellos	recurran	recurran a soluciones pacíficas siempre que sea posible.Let them resort to peaceful solutions whenever possible.

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Presente

Pretérito Perfecto

Pretérito Indefinido

Pretérito Imperfecto

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pretérito Anterior

Futuro

Futuro Perfecto

Condicional

Condicional Perfecto

Subjuntivo Presente

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Subjuntivo Futuro

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperativo Negativo

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