recordar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
recordar — to remember
The imperfect subjunctive of recordar is regular: recordara, recordaras, recordara, recordáramos, recordarais, recordaran.
recordar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when a trigger for the subjunctive happened in the past (e.g., 'I wanted you to remember').
Notes on recordar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It is regular and based on the third-person plural of the preterite (recordaron). No stem change occurs.
Example Sentences
Si recordara su teléfono, lo llamaría.
If I remembered (knew from memory) his phone number, I would call him.
yo
Me gustaría que tú recordaras este momento.
I would like you to remember this moment.
tú
Fue una lástima que ellos no recordaran la llave.
It was a shame that they didn't remember the key.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'recuerdara'.
Correct: recordara
Why: There is no stem change in the imperfect subjunctive for -ar verbs.
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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.
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.
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).