recitarverb
Recitar means to recite in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as recita, recitando and recitan.
- to recite
Él sabe recitar el Corán.
He knows how to recite the Quran.
Recita el alfabeto al revés.
Say the alphabet backwards.
Su hija es capaz de recitar muchos poemas.
Her daughter can recite many poems.
Por favor, recita el alfabeto a la inversa.
Please say the alphabet in reverse.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| recita | he, she, it | Present |
| recitando | Gerund | |
| recitan | they | Present |
| recitaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| recitó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| recitaban | they | Imperfect |
| recite | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| recitaron | they | Preterite |
| recitarán | they | Future |
| recito | I | Present |
| recitara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |