Recordar conjugation

Recordar means "to remember". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.

Meaningto remember

Type-ar verb

Gerundrecordando

Past participlerecordado

Recordar changes form (an irregular, stem-changing or spelling-changing form) in the present and present subjunctive. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.

Quick answer. Present: recuerdo, recuerdas, recuerda, recordamos, recuerdan. Preterite: recordé, recordaste, recordó, recordamos, recordaron. All tenses below.

Recordar conjugation tables

Jump to: present · preterite · imperfect · future · conditional · present subjunctive · present perfect · commands (imperative)

Recordar in the present

what happens now or usually

yo	recuerdo
tú	recuerdas
él / ella / usted	recuerda
nosotros	recordamos
vosotros (Spain)	recordáis
ellos / ustedes	recuerdan

Recordar in the preterite

a finished action at a specific time

yo	recordé
tú	recordaste
él / ella / usted	recordó
nosotros	recordamos
vosotros (Spain)	recordasteis
ellos / ustedes	recordaron

Recordar in the imperfect

habits, descriptions and background in the past

yo	recordaba
tú	recordabas
él / ella / usted	recordaba
nosotros	recordábamos
vosotros (Spain)	recordabais
ellos / ustedes	recordaban

Recordar in the future

what will happen

yo	recordaré
tú	recordarás
él / ella / usted	recordará
nosotros	recordaremos
vosotros (Spain)	recordaréis
ellos / ustedes	recordarán

Recordar in the conditional

what would happen

yo	recordaría
tú	recordarías
él / ella / usted	recordaría
nosotros	recordaríamos
vosotros (Spain)	recordaríais
ellos / ustedes	recordarían

Recordar in the present subjunctive

after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)

yo	recuerde
tú	recuerdes
él / ella / usted	recuerde
nosotros	recordemos
vosotros (Spain)	recordéis
ellos / ustedes	recuerden

Recordar in the present perfect

what has happened, up to now (he comido)

yo	he recordado
tú	has recordado
él / ella / usted	ha recordado
nosotros	hemos recordado
vosotros (Spain)	habéis recordado
ellos / ustedes	han recordado

Recordar in the commands (imperative)

telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)

tú	recuerda
tú (no)	no recuerdes
usted	recuerde
nosotros	recordemos
vosotros (Spain)	recordad
ustedes	recuerden

Recordar in real sentences

Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.

Present

No recuerdo su nombre.
I don't remember her name.
¿Recuerdas dónde estacionamos?
Do you remember where we parked?

Preterite

Recordé la cita justo a tiempo.
I remembered the appointment just in time.
¿Recordaste comprar pan?
Did you remember to buy bread?

Imperfect

Mi abuelo recordaba cada canción.
My grandfather remembered every song.
Recordábamos esa playa con cariño.
We remembered that beach fondly.

Mistakes learners make with recordar

The stem changes o to ue: recuerdo, recuerdas, but recordamos.
Recordar takes no de: recuerdo tu nombre. Acordarse needs it: me acuerdo de tu nombre.
Reminding someone is also recordar: recuérdame llamar a Ana.

Write your own sentence with recordar

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Questions people ask

Is recordar irregular in Spanish?

Partly. Recordar changes form in the present and present subjunctive, through an irregular stem, a stem change or a spelling change. The other tenses follow the regular -ar pattern.

What is the preterite of recordar?

Yo recordé, tú recordaste, él/ella recordó, nosotros recordamos, ellos/ustedes recordaron.

How do you conjugate recordar in the present?

Yo recuerdo, tú recuerdas, él/ella recuerda, nosotros recordamos, ellos/ustedes recuerdan.

What is the future of recordar?

Yo recordaré, tú recordarás, él/ella recordará, nosotros recordaremos, ellos/ustedes recordarán.

What is the present subjunctive of recordar?

Que yo recuerde, que tú recuerdes, que él/ella recuerde, que nosotros recordemos, que ellos/ustedes recuerden.