recordar Imperfect Conjugation
recordar — to remember
The imperfect of recordar is regular: recordaba, recordabas, recordaba, recordábamos, recordabais, recordaban.
recordar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a continuous state of remembering or habitual memories from childhood/the past.
Notes on recordar in the Imperfect
Recordar is fully regular in the imperfect. Note the accent on the 'á' in the nosotros form.
Example Sentences
De niño, recordaba todas las capitales del mundo.
As a child, I used to remember all the world capitals.
yo
Mi abuela siempre recordaba sus años en el campo.
My grandmother always remembered (used to reminisce about) her years in the countryside.
él/ella/usted
Recordábamos con alegría nuestras vacaciones.
We were remembering our vacations with joy.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'recuerdaba'.
Correct: recordaba
Why: Like the preterite, the imperfect does not have an o→ue stem change.
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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.
Future
yo: recordaré
The future of recordar is regular: recordaré, recordarás, recordará, recordaremos, recordaréis, recordarán.
Conditional
yo: recordaría
The conditional of recordar is regular: recordaría, recordarías, recordaría, recordaríamos, recordaríais, recordarían.
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).