recordar Present Conjugation
recordar — to remember
Recordar has an o→ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: recuerdo, recuerdas, recuerda, recordamos, recordáis, recuerdan.
recordar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present to talk about things you currently remember, facts you keep in mind, or to remind someone of something.
Notes on recordar in the Present
This is a 'boot verb.' The 'o' changes to 'ue' in the singular forms and the third-person plural.
Example Sentences
No recuerdo dónde puse las llaves.
I don't remember where I put the keys.
yo
¿Recuerdas a mi prima Sofía?
Do you remember my cousin Sofia?
tú
Ellos no recuerdan mi nombre.
They don't remember my name.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'recordo' instead of 'recuerdo'.
Correct: recuerdo
Why: The stem change o→ue is mandatory for the 'yo' form in the present tense.
Mistake: Saying 'recuerdamos' instead of 'recordamos'.
Correct: recordamos
Why: The nosotros and vosotros forms never take the stem change in the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
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.
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).