recordar Conditional Conjugation
recordar — to remember
The conditional of recordar is regular: recordaría, recordarías, recordaría, recordaríamos, recordaríais, recordarían.
recordar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would remember' something if a certain condition were met, or to make polite guesses about the past.
Notes on recordar in the Conditional
Recordar is regular in the conditional. Attach the endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo recordaría su nombre si lo viera de nuevo.
I would remember his name if I saw him again.
yo
¿Recordarías el camino sin el GPS?
Would you remember the way without the GPS?
tú
Ellos recordarían los detalles si estuvieran aquí.
They would remember the details if they were here.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect 'recordaba'.
Correct: recordaría
Why: The conditional indicates a hypothetical 'would', while the imperfect indicates a past habit.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: recuerdo
Recordar has an o→ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: recuerdo, recuerdas, recuerda, recordamos, recordáis, recuerdan.
Preterite
yo: recordé
Recordar is regular in the preterite: recordé, recordaste, recordó, recordamos, recordasteis, recordaron.
Imperfect
yo: recordaba
The imperfect of recordar is regular: recordaba, recordabas, recordaba, recordábamos, recordabais, recordaban.
Future
yo: recordaré
The future of recordar is regular: recordaré, recordarás, recordará, recordaremos, recordaréis, recordarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: recuerde
The present subjunctive of recordar follows the o→ue stem change: recuerde, recuerdes, recuerde, recordemos, recordéis, recuerden.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: recordara
The imperfect subjunctive of recordar is regular: recordara, recordaras, recordara, recordáramos, recordarais, recordaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: recuerda
The imperative of recordar uses the o→ue stem change: recuerda (tú), recuerde (usted), recordemos (nosotros), recordad (vosotros), recuerden (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no recuerdes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no recuerdes (tú), no recuerde (usted), no recordemos (nosotros), no recordéis (vosotros), no recuerden (ustedes).