recordar conjugation
to remember
📚 recordar is a stem-changing verb (o-ue). Learn more in our Stem-Changing Verbs Guide
Recordar Non-Conjugated Forms
Infinitive
recordar
to remember
Gerund
recordando
Present Participle
Past Participle
recordado
Used in perfect tenses
Recordar Indicative Mood
Used for statements of fact, certainty, and objective reality
| Person | Present📖 | Preterite📖 | Imperfect📖 | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | recuerdo | recordé | recordaba | recordaré | recordaría |
| tú | recuerdas | recordaste | recordabas | recordarás | recordarías |
| él/ella/usted | recuerda | recordó | recordaba | recordará | recordaría |
| nosotros | recordamos | recordamos | recordábamos | recordaremos | recordaríamos |
| vosotros | recordáis | recordasteis | recordabais | recordaréis | recordaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | recuerdan | recordaron | recordaban | recordarán | recordarían |
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Present📖
Preterite📖
Imperfect📖
Future
Conditional
Recordar Perfect Tenses
Compound tenses using auxiliary verb "haber" + past participle
| Person | Present Perfect📖 | Past Perfect📖 | Future Perfect📖 | Conditional Perfect📖 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | he recordado | había recordado | habré recordado | habría recordado |
| tú | has recordado | habías recordado | habrás recordado | habrías recordado |
| él/ella/usted | ha recordado | había recordado | habrá recordado | habría recordado |
| nosotros | hemos recordado | habíamos recordado | habremos recordado | habríamos recordado |
| vosotros | habéis recordado | habíais recordado | habréis recordado | habríais recordado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | han recordado | habían recordado | habrán recordado | habrían recordado |
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Present Perfect📖
Past Perfect📖
Future Perfect📖
Conditional Perfect📖
Recordar Subjunctive Mood
Used for doubt, emotion, desire, possibility, and hypothetical situations
The imperfect subjunctive has two forms: -ra (more common in speech) and -se (more literary, common in Spain). Both are equally correct and interchangeable.
| Person | Present Subj. | Imperf. Subj. (-ra) | Imperf. Subj. (-se) Literary / Spain |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | recuerde | recordara | recordase |
| tú | recuerdes | recordaras | recordases |
| él/ella/usted | recuerde | recordara | recordase |
| nosotros | recordemos | recordáramos | recordásemos |
| vosotros | recordéis | recordarais | recordaseis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | recuerden | recordaran | recordasen |
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Present Subj.
Imperf. Subj. (-ra)
Imperf. Subj. (-se)Literary / Spain
Recordar Imperative Mood
Used for commands, requests, and instructions
| Person | Imperative |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | recuerda |
| él/ella/usted | recuerde |
| nosotros | recordemos |
| vosotros | recordad |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | recuerden |
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Imperative
🎯 Practice recordar
Test your knowledge of recordar conjugations across multiple tenses
Stem Change Pattern: o-ue
This verb follows the o-ue pattern. The stem change occurs in present indicative and present subjunctive, affecting the "boot" forms (yo, tú, él/ella/usted, ellos/ellas/ustedes). Some -ir verbs also have stem changes in preterite (él/ella and ellos/ellas forms).
Usage Tips
- Indicative: Use for facts, statements, and objective reality
- Subjunctive: Use after expressions of doubt, emotion, desire, or uncertainty
- Imperative: Use for direct commands and requests
- Perfect Tenses: Use to express actions completed relative to another time
Examples and Common Phrases
Examples
Common Phrases
Verb Information
Category
Communication
Ending Type
-ar verb
Verb Type
Stem-changing verb
Frequency
Less common
Usage Tips
Remember the "Boot"
Stem-changing verbs change in a "boot" shape: yo, tú, él/ella, and ellos/ellas change, but nosotros and vosotros don't. Draw a boot around the changing forms to remember!
Practice Suggestion
Try creating your own sentences with this verb. Start with simple present tense sentences and gradually work up to more complex constructions.