The Spanish verb recordar means "to remember". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of recordar is yo recuerdo, tú recuerdas, él/ella/usted recuerda, nosotros recordamos, vosotros recordáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recuerdan. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ar pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| yo | recuerdo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | recuerdas (irregular) | |
| él/ | recuerda (irregular) | |
| nosotros | recordamos | |
| vosotros | recordáis | |
| ellos/ | recuerdan (irregular) |
| yo | recordé |
|---|---|
| tú | recordaste |
| él/ | recordó |
| nosotros | recordamos |
| vosotros | recordasteis |
| ellos/ | recordaron |
| yo | recordaba |
|---|---|
| tú | recordabas |
| él/ | recordaba |
| nosotros | recordábamos |
| vosotros | recordabais |
| ellos/ | recordaban |
| yo | recordaré |
|---|---|
| tú | recordarás |
| él/ | recordará |
| nosotros | recordaremos |
| vosotros | recordaréis |
| ellos/ | recordarán |
| yo | recordaría |
|---|---|
| tú | recordarías |
| él/ | recordaría |
| nosotros | recordaríamos |
| vosotros | recordaríais |
| ellos/ | recordarían |
| yo | recuerde (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | recuerdes (irregular) |
| él/ | recuerde (irregular) |
| nosotros | recordemos |
| vosotros | recordéis |
| ellos/ | recuerden (irregular) |
| tú | recuerda (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | recuerde (irregular) |
| nosotros | recordemos |
| vosotros | recordad |
| ustedes | recuerden (irregular) |
| yo | he recordado |
|---|---|
| tú | has recordado |
| él/ | ha recordado |
| nosotros | hemos recordado |
| vosotros | habéis recordado |
| ellos/ | han recordado |
Recordar is irregular in the present, present subjunctive, and related commands. The stem changes from record to recuerd in recuerdo, recuerdas, recuerde, and recuerda, while nosotros present forms remain recordamos and recordemos.
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No. Recordar is irregular in the present, present subjunctive, and imperative forms shown in the table.
The stem changes from record to recuerd in recuerdo, recuerdas, recuerda, recuerdan, and the corresponding present subjunctive and command forms. The nosotros forms recordamos and recordemos keep the original stem.
The past participle is recordado. The present perfect uses haber plus recordado, such as he recordado, has recordado, and han recordado.