Recordar conjugation
to remember, recall, remind
Past participlerecordado
Gerundrecordando
Future stemrecordar-
Preterite (yo)recordé
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Recordar in the main GCSE tenses
highlighted forms don't follow the regular pattern, so learn these ones carefully.
Presente present
| yo recuerdo |
| tú recuerdas |
| él/ella/usted recuerda |
| nosotros/as recordamos |
| vosotros/as recordáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes recuerdan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo recordé |
| tú recordaste |
| él/ella/usted recordó |
| nosotros/as recordamos |
| vosotros/as recordasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes recordaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo recordaba |
| tú recordabas |
| él/ella/usted recordaba |
| nosotros/as recordábamos |
| vosotros/as recordabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes recordaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a recordar |
| tú vas a recordar |
| él/ella/usted va a recordar |
| nosotros/as vamos a recordar |
| vosotros/as vais a recordar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a recordar |
Futuro simple future
| yo recordaré |
| tú recordarás |
| él/ella/usted recordará |
| nosotros/as recordaremos |
| vosotros/as recordaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes recordarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo recordaría |
| tú recordarías |
| él/ella/usted recordaría |
| nosotros/as recordaríamos |
| vosotros/as recordaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes recordarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he recordado |
| tú has recordado |
| él/ella/usted ha recordado |
| nosotros/as hemos recordado |
| vosotros/as habéis recordado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han recordado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy recordando |
| tú estás recordando |
| él/ella/usted está recordando |
| nosotros/as estamos recordando |
| vosotros/as estáis recordando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están recordando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) recuerda |
| (usted) recuerde |
| (vosotros/as) recordad |
| (ustedes) recuerden |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había recordado |
| tú habías recordado |
| él/ella/usted había recordado |
| nosotros/as habíamos recordado |
| vosotros/as habíais recordado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían recordado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo recuerde |
| tú recuerdes |
| él/ella/usted recuerde |
| nosotros/as recordemos |
| vosotros/as recordéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes recuerden |
Quick questions about recordar
Is recordar regular or irregular?
Recordar is a stem-changing verb (o → ue). The highlighted forms in the tables are the ones that break the regular pattern.
What is the preterite of recordar?
In the preterite, yo recordé and él/ella/usted recordó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of recordar?
The past participle of recordar is recordado, as in yo he recordado.
What is the gerund of recordar?
The gerund (-ing form) of recordar is recordando, as in yo estoy recordando.
What is the future stem of recordar?
The future and conditional stem of recordar is recordar-: yo recordaré, yo recordaría.
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