recitasteis

Recitasteis is the second-person plural form of the Spanish verb recitar in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It is used with the vosotros/vosotras subject and is standard in Spain, where the vosotros form remains common. In much of Latin America, where the vosotros form is less used, the corresponding past is typically expressed with ustedes, so recitasteis is encountered mainly in texts or speech that preserve traditional European Spanish usage.

Formation and meaning: Recitar is a regular -ar verb. In the pretérito indefinido, the vosotros ending is -asteis, yielding recitasteis. The form indicates an action completed in the past. Example sentence: Ayer recitasteis el poema ante el público.

Regional usage: Recitasteis is widely understood by Spanish speakers but is most frequent in Spain. In many Latin American varieties, speakers would more often use recitaron (ustedes) to convey the same past action. The presence of recitasteis can signal regional or formal literary registers, or the speaker’s preference for the vosotros form.

Related forms: Other -ar verbs share the same vosotros ending in the pretérito indefinido (hablasteis, cantasteis, estudiasteis, etc.). The corresponding third-person plural past for ustedes is recitaron, and the second-person singular past for tú is recitaste, while for usted is recitó.