recostaste

Recostaste is the second-person singular form of the Spanish verb recostar in the pretérito indefinido (preterite) indicative. It corresponds to the English you leaned back or you reclined, used to describe a completed action in the past. The base verb recostar means to lay or lean one’s body against a surface, often to rest or settle into a more comfortable position.

Conjugation notes: Recostar is a regular -ar verb, so its preterite forms follow the standard pattern. For the pronoun tú, the form is recostaste. Other preterite forms include: yo recosté, él/ella/usted recostó, nosotros recostamos, vosotros recostasteis, ellos recostaron. When used reflexively, the corresponding forms are te recostaste, se recostó, etc.

Usage and examples: Recostaste can describe a person positioning themselves to rest. For example: Ayer te recostaste en el sofá y dormiste un rato. Otra opción es usar la forma transitiva sin reflexivo: Recostaste la cabeza en la almohada y te quedaste dormido. In spoken Spanish, the reflexive, te recostaste, is common to emphasize that the subject is performing the action on themselves.

Regional notes: The verbo recostar y su pretérito form recostaste are widely understood across Spanish-speaking regions. Some dialects may prefer alternative phrasing or slightly different nuances when describing resting positions, but the basic meaning remains consistent: to lean back or recline in the past.

See also: Recostar, recostado, other conjugations of recostar.