How to conjugate Recordar in Spanish
To remember, to recall, to remind Irregular Verb Top 100
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Recordar
- Recordar in the Indicative Present
- Recordar in the Indicative Preterite
- Recordar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Recordar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Recordar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Recordar in the Indicative Future
- Recordar in the Indicative Conditional
- Recordar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Recordar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Recordar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Recordar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Recordar
- Imperative tenses of Recordar
- Example sentences and usage
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Recordar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Recordar is the Spanish verb for "to remember, to recall, to remind". It is an irregular verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to recordar include: acordarse, rememorar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | recordar | to remember, to recall, to remind |
| Past participle | recordado | remembered |
| Gerund | recordando | remembering |
Indicative Tenses of Recordar
Recordar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of recordar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "recuerdo su casa en el campo", meaning "I remember his house in the countryside".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recuerdo | I remember |
| Tú | recuerdas | you remember |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recuerda | s/he remembers, you (formal) remember |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recordamos | we remember |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recordáis | you (plural) remember |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recuerdan | they remember, you (plural formal) remember |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Recordar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of recordar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "recordé su casa en el campo", meaning "I remembered his house in the countryside".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recordé | I remembered |
| Tú | recordaste | you remembered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recordó | s/he remembered, you (formal) remembered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recordamos | we remembered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recordasteis | you (plural) remembered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recordaron | they remembered, you (plural formal) remembered |
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Recordar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of recordar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "recordaba su casa en el campo", meaning "I used to remember his house in the countryside".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recordaba | I used to remember |
| Tú | recordabas | you used to remember |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recordaba | s/he used to remember, you (formal) used to remember |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recordábamos | we used to remember |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recordabais | you (plural) used to remember |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recordaban | they used to remember, you (plural formal) used to remember |
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Recordar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of recordar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy recordando su casa en el campo", meaning "I am remembering his house in the countryside".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy recordando | I am remembering |
| Tú | estás recordando | you are remembering |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está recordando | s/he is remembering, you (formal) are remembering |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos recordando | we are remembering |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis recordando | you (plural) are remembering |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están recordando | they are remembering, you (plural formal) are remembering |
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Recordar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of recordar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a recordar su casa en el campo", meaning "I am going to remember his house in the countryside".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a recordar | I am going to remember |
| Tú | vas a recordar | you are going to remember |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a recordar | s/he is going to remember, you (formal) are going to remember |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a recordar | we are going to remember |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a recordar | you (plural) are going to remember |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a recordar | they are going to remember, you (plural formal) are going to remember |
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Recordar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of recordar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "recordaré su casa en el campo", meaning "I will remember his house in the countryside".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recordaré | I will remember |
| Tú | recordarás | you will remember |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recordará | s/he will remember, you (formal) will remember |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recordaremos | we will remember |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recordaréis | you (plural) will remember |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recordarán | they will remember, you (plural formal) will remember |
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Recordar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of recordar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "recordaría su casa en el campo", meaning "I would remember his house in the countryside".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recordaría | I would remember |
| Tú | recordarías | you would remember |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recordaría | s/he would remember, you (formal) would remember |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recordaríamos | we would remember |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recordaríais | you (plural) would remember |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recordarían | they would remember, you (plural formal) would remember |
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Recordar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of recordar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he recordado su casa en el campo", meaning "I have remembered his house in the countryside".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he recordado | I have remembered |
| Tú | has recordado | you have remembered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha recordado | s/he has remembered, you (formal) have remembered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos recordado | we have remembered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis recordado | you (plural) have remembered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han recordado | they have remembered, you (plural formal) have remembered |
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Recordar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of recordar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había recordado su casa en el campo", meaning "I had remembered his house in the countryside".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había recordado | I had remembered |
| Tú | habías recordado | you had remembered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había recordado | s/he had remembered, you (formal) had remembered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos recordado | we had remembered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais recordado | you (plural) had remembered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían recordado | they had remembered, you (plural formal) had remembered |
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Recordar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of recordar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré recordado su casa en el campo", meaning "I will have remembered his house in the countryside".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré recordado | I will have remembered |
| Tú | habrás recordado | you will have remembered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá recordado | s/he will have remembered, you (formal) will have remembered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos recordado | we will have remembered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis recordado | you (plural) will have remembered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán recordado | they will have remembered, you (plural formal) will have remembered |
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Recordar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of recordar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría recordado su casa en el campo", meaning "I would have remembered his house in the countryside".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría recordado | I would have remembered |
| Tú | habrías recordado | you would have remembered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría recordado | s/he would have remembered, you (formal) would have remembered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos recordado | we would have remembered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais recordado | you (plural) would have remembered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían recordado | they would have remembered, you (plural formal) would have remembered |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Recordar
Recordar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "recuerde", meaning "I remember".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recuerde | I remember |
| Tú | recuerdes | you remember |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recuerde | s/he remembers, you (formal) remember |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recordemos | we remember |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recordéis | you (plural) remember |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recuerden | they remember, you (plural formal) remember |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Recordar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "recordara", meaning "I remembered".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recordara | I remembered |
| Tú | recordaras | you remembered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recordara | s/he remembered, you (formal) remembered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recordáramos | we remembered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recordarais | you (plural) remembered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recordaran | they remembered, you (plural formal) remembered |
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Recordar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "recordare", meaning "I will remember".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recordare | I will remember |
| Tú | recordares | you will remember |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recordare | s/he will remember, you (formal) will remember |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recordáremos | we will remember |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recordareis | you (plural) will remember |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recordaren | they will remember, you (plural formal) will remember |
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Recordar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya recordado", meaning "I have remembered".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya recordado | I have remembered |
| Tú | hayas recordado | you have remembered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya recordado | s/he has remembered, you (formal) have remembered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos recordado | we have remembered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis recordado | you (plural) have remembered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan recordado | they have remembered, you (plural formal) have remembered |
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Recordar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera recordado", meaning "I had remembered".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera recordado | I had remembered |
| Tú | hubieras recordado | you had remembered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera recordado | s/he had remembered, you (formal) had remembered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos recordado | we had remembered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais recordado | you (plural) had remembered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran recordado | they had remembered, you (plural formal) had remembered |
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Recordar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere recordado", meaning "I will have remembered".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere recordado | I will have remembered |
| Tú | hubieres recordado | you will have remembered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere recordado | s/he will have remembered, you (formal) will have remembered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos recordado | we will have remembered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis recordado | you (plural) will have remembered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren recordado | they will have remembered, you (plural formal) will have remembered |
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Imperative Tenses of Recordar
Recordar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "recuerde", meaning "(to you formal) remember!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | recuerda | (to you) remember! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recuerde | (to you formal) remember! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recordemos | let's remember! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recordad | (to you plural) remember! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recuerden | (to you plural formal) remember! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Recordar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no recuerde", meaning "(to you formal) don't remember!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no recuerdes | (to you) don't remember! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no recuerde | (to you formal) don't remember! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no recordemos | let's not remember! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no recordéis | (to you plural) don't remember! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no recuerden | (to you plural formal) don't remember! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Example sentences and usage
- ¿Recuerdas haberme visto antes? Do you remember seeing me before?
- ¡Recordad que estamos todos en el mismo barco! Remember that we are all in the same boat.
- ¿Recuerdas haberme visto antes? Do you remember seeing me before?
- Tus ojos me recuerdan las estrellas. Your eyes remind me of stars.
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