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Conjugation Chart of “Recaer” (to relapse) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Recaer”

The Imperfect Tense of recaer is used to describe actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past, for example, Ella recaía en la misma enfermedad cada año. (She would relapse into the same illness every year.)

This verb follows the accented -ía conjugation pattern in the Imperfect Tense, which is common for verbs ending in -aer and -eer.

How to Use Recaer in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of recaer is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past.

To relapse or fall back into an illness or bad habit: For example, Recaía en la depresión cada vez que perdía su trabajo. (He would relapse into depression every time he lost his job.)

To return to a previous state or condition: For example, Después de mejorar, el paciente recaía en su enfermedad. (After improving, the patient would relapse into their illness.)

To fall back into a mistake or error: For example, No puedo evitar recaer en los mismos hábitos. (I can’t help but relapse into the same habits.)

To return to a topic or subject (colloquial): For example, Siempre recaemos en el mismo tema de conversación. (We always end up relapsing into the same conversation topic.)

Real Life Examples of Recaer in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando recaía en la adicción, mi hermano perdía todo su dinero. (When he relapsed into addiction, my brother lost all his money.)

El paciente recaía constantemente después de las cirugías. (The patient kept relapsing after the surgeries.)

Aunque intentaba mantenerse en forma, recaía en sus viejos hábitos alimenticios. (Although he tried to stay in shape, he kept relapsing into his old eating habits.)

Cada vez que recaía en la depresión, mi amiga se aislaba por completo. (Every time she relapsed into depression, my friend completely isolated herself.)

El equipo recaía en su mal juego después de cada victoria. (The team kept relapsing into their poor play after every win.)

No importaba cuánto estudiara, yo recaía en los mismos errores una y otra vez. (No matter how much I studied, I kept relapsing into the same mistakes over and over again.)

Ella recaía en sus inseguridades cada vez que salía con alguien nuevo. (She kept relapsing into her insecurities every time she went out with someone new.)

Aunque prometió cambiar, él recaía en sus viejos hábitos de fumar. (Although he promised to change, he kept relapsing into his old smoking habits.)

La empresa recaía en prácticas poco éticas para aumentar sus ganancias. (The company kept relapsing into unethical practices to increase its profits.)

No importaba cuánto progresara, recaía en la procrastinación una y otra vez. (No matter how much progress I made, I kept relapsing into procrastination over and over again.)

Después de cada terapia, recaía en sus pensamientos negativos y destructivos. (After every therapy session, he kept relapsing into his negative and destructive thoughts.)

La nación recaía en el caos político cada vez que había elecciones. (The nation kept relapsing into political chaos every time there were elections.)

Por más que intentaba controlar su ira, recaía en arranques violentos. (No matter how hard he tried to control his anger, he kept relapsing into violent outbursts.)

Aunque juraba dejar las drogas, recaía en el consumo una y otra vez. (Although he swore to quit drugs, he kept relapsing into using them over and over again.)

No importaba cuánto ahorrara, recaía en gastos excesivos cada mes. (No matter how much I saved, I kept relapsing into excessive spending every month.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Recaer (to relapse) in the Imperfect Tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.