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recordarConjugation

recordar means to remember.

irregular (o→ue stem-changing)-ar9 tenses52 forms
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Indicative

Present

yorecuerdo
recuerdas
él/ella/ustedrecuerda
nosotrosrecordamos
vosotrosrecordáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrecuerdan

Recordar has an o→ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: recuerdo, recuerdas, recuerda, recordamos, recordáis, recuerdan.

Future

yorecordaré
recordarás
él/ella/ustedrecordará
nosotrosrecordaremos
vosotrosrecordaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrecordarán

The future of recordar is regular: recordaré, recordarás, recordará, recordaremos, recordaréis, recordarán.

Imperfect

yorecordaba
recordabas
él/ella/ustedrecordaba
nosotrosrecordábamos
vosotrosrecordabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesrecordaban

The imperfect of recordar is regular: recordaba, recordabas, recordaba, recordábamos, recordabais, recordaban.

Conditional

yorecordaría
recordarías
él/ella/ustedrecordaría
nosotrosrecordaríamos
vosotrosrecordaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesrecordarían

The conditional of recordar is regular: recordaría, recordarías, recordaría, recordaríamos, recordaríais, recordarían.

Preterite

yorecordé
recordaste
él/ella/ustedrecordó
nosotrosrecordamos
vosotrosrecordasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrecordaron

Recordar is regular in the preterite: recordé, recordaste, recordó, recordamos, recordasteis, recordaron.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no recuerdes
ustedno recuerde
nosotrosno recordemos
vosotrosno recordéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesno recuerden

The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no recuerdes (tú), no recuerde (usted), no recordemos (nosotros), no recordéis (vosotros), no recuerden (ustedes).

Imperative

recuerda
ustedrecuerde
nosotrosrecordemos
vosotrosrecordad
ustedesrecuerden

The imperative of recordar uses the o→ue stem change: recuerda (tú), recuerde (usted), recordemos (nosotros), recordad (vosotros), recuerden (ustedes).

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yorecuerde
recuerdes
él/ella/ustedrecuerde
nosotrosrecordemos
vosotrosrecordéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrecuerden

The present subjunctive of recordar follows the o→ue stem change: recuerde, recuerdes, recuerde, recordemos, recordéis, recuerden.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yorecordara/recordase
recordaras/recordases
él/ella/ustedrecordara/recordase
nosotrosrecordáramos/recordásemos
vosotrosrecordarais/recordaseis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrecordaran/recordasen

The imperfect subjunctive of recordar is regular: recordara, recordaras, recordara, recordáramos, recordarais, recordaran.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does recordar mean in Spanish?

recordar means "to remember".

Is recordar a regular or irregular verb?

recordar is a irregular (o→ue stem-changing) -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate recordar in the present tense?

The present tense of recordar is: yo recuerdo, tú recuerdas, él/ella/usted recuerda, nosotros recordamos, vosotros recordáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recuerdan.

How do you conjugate recordar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of recordar is: yo recordé, tú recordaste, él/ella/usted recordó, nosotros recordamos, vosotros recordasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recordaron.

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