recordar
to remember
đ recordar is a stem-changing verb (o-ue). Learn more in our Stem-Changing Verbs Guide
Non-Conjugated Forms
recordar
to remember
recordando
Present Participle
recordado
Used in perfect tenses
Indicative Mood
Used for statements of fact, certainty, and objective reality
| Person | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | recuerdo | recordĂ© | recordaba | recordarĂ© | recordarĂa |
| tĂș | recuerdas | recordaste | recordabas | recordarĂĄs | recordarĂas |
| Ă©l/ella/usted | recuerda | recordĂł | recordaba | recordarĂĄ | recordarĂa |
| nosotros | recordamos | recordamos | recordĂĄbamos | recordaremos | recordarĂamos |
| vosotros | recordĂĄis | recordasteis | recordabais | recordarĂ©is | recordarĂais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | recuerdan | recordaron | recordaban | recordarĂĄn | recordarĂan |
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Perfect Tenses
Compound tenses using auxiliary verb "haber" + past participle
| Person | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | he recordado | habĂa recordado | habrĂ© recordado | habrĂa recordado |
| tĂș | has recordado | habĂas recordado | habrĂĄs recordado | habrĂas recordado |
| Ă©l/ella/usted | ha recordado | habĂa recordado | habrĂĄ recordado | habrĂa recordado |
| nosotros | hemos recordado | habĂamos recordado | habremos recordado | habrĂamos recordado |
| vosotros | habĂ©is recordado | habĂais recordado | habrĂ©is recordado | habrĂais recordado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | han recordado | habĂan recordado | habrĂĄn recordado | habrĂan recordado |
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Subjunctive Mood
Used for doubt, emotion, desire, possibility, and hypothetical situations
| Person | ||
|---|---|---|
| yo | recuerde | recordara |
| tĂș | recuerdes | recordaras |
| Ă©l/ella/usted | recuerde | recordara |
| nosotros | recordemos | recordĂĄramos |
| vosotros | recordéis | recordarais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | recuerden | recordaran |
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Imperative Mood
Used for commands, requests, and instructions
| Person | |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tĂș | recorda |
| Ă©l/ella/usted | recorde |
| nosotros | recordemos |
| vosotros | recordad |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | recorden |
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đŻ 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, tĂș, Ă©l/ella/usted, ellos/ellas/ustedes). Some -ir verbs also have stem changes in preterite (Ă©l/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
Mental
Ending Type
-ar verb
Verb Type
Stem-changing verb
Importance Rank
#38 out of 100
Usage Tips
Remember the "Boot"
Stem-changing verbs change in a "boot" shape: yo, tĂș, Ă©l/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.