recubisteis

Recubisteis is the second-person plural preterite form of the Spanish verb recubrir, meaning you all covered or coated something in the past. It is part of the vosoting form used in peninsular Spanish with the pronoun vosotros. In most Latin American varieties, the corresponding past tense form for “you all” is ustedes recubrieron, since the vosostros form is less common outside Spain.

Etymology and form: Recubrir is formed from the prefix re- (again) plus cubrir (to cover), yielding the sense of covering again or coating anew. In the preterite, the paradigm typically follows regular -ir verb endings: yo recubrí, tú recubiste, él recubrió, nosotros recubrimos, vosotros recubisteis, ellos recubrieron. The vosotros form recubisteis is thus the standard second-person plural past form in dialects that use vosostros.

Usage and context: Recubisteis is used to describe completed past actions carried out by a group addressed as vosotros. It is common in technical, industrial, or domestic contexts where a surface is coated or recoated. In formal or international writing, or in Latin American contexts, versions using ustedes recubrieron are preferred.

Examples: Recubisteis las paredes con una nueva capa de pintura. Recubisteis las piezas con un recubrimiento protector antes de la instalación. Related forms include recubrir (to coat again), recubrimiento (coating or covering), and recubierto (coated; past participle).