Recordar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Recordar in Spanish

Recordar means “to remember,” “to recall,” or “to remind.” You will learn its o → ue present change, regular past and future families, subjunctive forms, commands, and reminder patterns.

Recordar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Recordar has an o → ue stem change in stressed present-family forms. Those forms use recuerd-, as in recuerdo — “I remember,” while recordamos / recordáis keep record-.

Recordar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle recordado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	recordar	to remember / remind
Gerund	recordando	remembering / reminding
Past participle	recordado	remembered / reminded

Recordar meaning and essential uses

Recordar is commonly transitive: Recuerdo aquella casa. — “I remember that house.” It can also introduce a clause: Recuerdo que llegaste tarde. — “I remember that you arrived late.”

It also means reminding another person: Recuérdame la cita. — “Remind me about the appointment.” A particularly useful pattern is recordar a alguien que + clause or an indirect-object pronoun plus que: Te recuerdo que mañana cerramos. — “I remind you that we close tomorrow.”

Recordar irregular conjugation patterns

Stressed present indicative forms use recuerd-: recuerdo, recuerdas, recuerda, recuerdan. Nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use record-: recordamos, recordáis.

The present subjunctive follows the same distribution: recuerde, recuerdes, recuerde, recordemos, recordéis, recuerden. The preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, gerund, and participle otherwise follow the regular -AR pattern.

Recordar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Recordar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. Stressed forms use recuerd-; nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use record-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	recuerdo	I remember / remind
Tú — you, singular informal	recuerdas	you remember / remind
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	recuerda	he / she remembers / reminds; you remember / remind (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	recordamos	we remember / remind
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	recordáis	you remember / remind (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	recuerdan	they remember / remind; you remember / remind (plural)

• Recuerdo muy bien esa conversación. — I remember that conversation very well.

Recordar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	recordé	I remembered / reminded
Tú — you, singular informal	recordaste	you remembered / reminded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	recordó	he / she remembered / reminded; you remembered / reminded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	recordamos	we remembered / reminded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	recordasteis	you remembered / reminded (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	recordaron	they remembered / reminded; you remembered / reminded (plural)

• Ayer recordé dónde había dejado las llaves. — Yesterday I remembered where I had left the keys.

Recordar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle recordado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	recordaba	I used to remember / remind / was remembering / reminding
Tú — you, singular informal	recordabas	you used to remember / remind / were remembering / reminding
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	recordaba	he / she used to remember / remind / was remembering / reminding; you used to remember / remind / were remembering / reminding (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	recordábamos	we used to remember / remind / were remembering / reminding
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	recordabais	you used to remember / remind / were remembering / reminding (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	recordaban	they used to remember / remind / were remembering / reminding; you used to remember / remind / were remembering / reminding (plural)

• De niño recordaba todos los nombres. — As a child, I used to remember all the names.

Recordar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus recordando — “remembering / reminding.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy recordando	I am remembering / reminding
Tú — you, singular informal	estás recordando	you are remembering / reminding
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está recordando	he / she is remembering / reminding; you are remembering / reminding (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos recordando	we are remembering / reminding
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis recordando	you are remembering / reminding (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están recordando	they are remembering / reminding; you are remembering / reminding (plural)

• Estoy recordando muchos detalles ahora. — I am remembering many details now.

Recordar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and recordar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a recordar	I am going to remember / remind
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a recordar	you are going to remember / remind
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a recordar	he / she is going to remember / remind; you are going to remember / remind (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a recordar	we are going to remember / remind
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a recordar	you are going to remember / remind (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a recordar	they are going to remember / remind; you are going to remember / remind (plural)

• Voy a recordar esta experiencia durante años. — I am going to remember this experience for years.

Recordar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	recordaré	I will remember / remind
Tú — you, singular informal	recordarás	you will remember / remind
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	recordará	he / she will remember / remind; you will remember / remind (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	recordaremos	we will remember / remind
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	recordaréis	you will remember / remind (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	recordarán	they will remember / remind; you will remember / remind (plural)

• Recordaré llamar mañana. — I will remember to call tomorrow.

Recordar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	recordaría	I would remember / remind
Tú — you, singular informal	recordarías	you would remember / remind
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	recordaría	he / she would remember / remind; you would remember / remind (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	recordaríamos	we would remember / remind
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	recordaríais	you would remember / remind (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	recordarían	they would remember / remind; you would remember / remind (plural)

• Recordaría esa voz en cualquier lugar. — I would remember that voice anywhere.

Recordar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle recordado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he recordado	I have remembered / reminded
Tú — you, singular informal	has recordado	you have remembered / reminded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha recordado	he / she has remembered / reminded; you have remembered / reminded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos recordado	we have remembered / reminded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis recordado	you have remembered / reminded (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han recordado	they have remembered / reminded; you have remembered / reminded (plural)

• He recordado la contraseña. — I have remembered the password.

Recordar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle recordado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había recordado	I had remembered / reminded
Tú — you, singular informal	habías recordado	you had remembered / reminded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había recordado	he / she had remembered / reminded; you had remembered / reminded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos recordado	we had remembered / reminded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais recordado	you had remembered / reminded (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían recordado	they had remembered / reminded; you had remembered / reminded (plural)

• Ya habíamos recordado ese detalle. — We had already remembered that detail.

Recordar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle recordado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré recordado	I will have remembered / reminded
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás recordado	you will have remembered / reminded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá recordado	he / she will have remembered / reminded; you will have remembered / reminded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos recordado	we will have remembered / reminded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis recordado	you will have remembered / reminded (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán recordado	they will have remembered / reminded; you will have remembered / reminded (plural)

• Para entonces habrán recordado todas las instrucciones. — By then they will have remembered all the instructions.

Recordar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle recordado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría recordado	I would have remembered / reminded
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías recordado	you would have remembered / reminded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría recordado	he / she would have remembered / reminded; you would have remembered / reminded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos recordado	we would have remembered / reminded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais recordado	you would have remembered / reminded (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían recordado	they would have remembered / reminded; you would have remembered / reminded (plural)

• Habría recordado la cita con un aviso. — I would have remembered the appointment with a reminder.

Recordar subjunctive conjugations

Recordar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. Stressed forms use recuerd-, while nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use record-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	recuerde	that I remember / remind
Tú — you, singular informal	recuerdes	that you remember / remind
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	recuerde	that he / she remember / remind; that you remember / remind (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	recordemos	that we remember / remind
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	recordéis	that you remember / remind (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	recuerden	that they remember / remind; that you remember / remind (plural)

• Quiero que recuerdes esta regla. — I want you to remember this rule.

Recordar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle recordado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	recordara	that I remembered / reminded
Tú — you, singular informal	recordaras	that you remembered / reminded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	recordara	that he / she remembered / reminded; that you remembered / reminded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	recordáramos	that we remembered / reminded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	recordarais	that you remembered / reminded (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	recordaran	that they remembered / reminded; that you remembered / reminded (plural)

• Preferían que recordáramos los detalles principales. — They preferred that we remember the main details.
• Era importante que recordases la fecha. — It was important that you remember the date.

Recordar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms share the same historical family as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	recordare	if / when I should remember / remind
Tú — you, singular informal	recordares	if / when you should remember / remind
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	recordare	if / when he / she should remember / remind; if / when you should remember / remind (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	recordáremos	if / when we should remember / remind
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	recordareis	if / when you should remember / remind (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	recordaren	if / when they should remember / remind; if / when you should remember / remind (plural)

• Quien recordare hechos relevantes deberá declararlos. — Whoever should remember relevant facts must state them.

Recordar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle recordado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya recordado	that I have remembered / reminded
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas recordado	that you have remembered / reminded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya recordado	that he / she has remembered / reminded; that you have remembered / reminded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos recordado	that we have remembered / reminded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis recordado	that you have remembered / reminded (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan recordado	that they have remembered / reminded; that you have remembered / reminded (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas recordado la cita. — I am glad that you remembered the appointment.

Recordar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle recordado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera recordado	that I had remembered / reminded
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras recordado	that you had remembered / reminded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera recordado	that he / she had remembered / reminded; that you had remembered / reminded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos recordado	that we had remembered / reminded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais recordado	that you had remembered / reminded (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran recordado	that they had remembered / reminded; that you had remembered / reminded (plural)

• Si hubiera recordado la contraseña, habría entrado antes. — If I had remembered the password, I would have logged in earlier.
• Si hubieses recordado la fecha, no habrías llegado tarde. — If you had remembered the date, you would not have arrived late.

Recordar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle recordado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere recordado	if / when I should have remembered / reminded
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres recordado	if / when you should have remembered / reminded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere recordado	if / when he / she should have remembered / reminded; if / when you should have remembered / reminded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos recordado	if / when we should have remembered / reminded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis recordado	if / when you should have remembered / reminded (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren recordado	if / when they should have remembered / reminded; if / when you should have remembered / reminded (plural)

• Si hubieren recordado nueva información, deberán comunicarla. — If they should have remembered new information, they must communicate it.

Recordar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Recordar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	recuerda	remember
Usted — you, singular formal	recuerde	remember (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	recordemos	let’s remember
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	recordad	remember (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	recuerden	remember (plural)

• Recuerda cerrar la puerta. — Remember to close the door.

Recordar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no recuerdes	do not remember
Usted — you, singular formal	no recuerde	do not remember (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no recordemos	let’s not remember
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no recordéis	do not remember (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no recuerden	do not remember (plural)

• No recuerdes solo los errores; piensa también en los avances. — Do not remember only the mistakes; think about the progress too.

Common constructions with Recordar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• recordar algo / a alguien. — to remember something / someone.
• recordar que + clause. — to remember that something is the case.
• recordar + infinitive. — to remember to do something in suitable contexts.
• recordar algo a alguien / recordarle a alguien que + clause. — to remind someone of something / that something is the case.

Example sentences with Recordar

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• ¿Recuerdas mi nombre? — Do you remember my name?
• Recuerdo que era muy tarde. — I remember that it was very late.
• Recuérdame que llame a Marta. — Remind me to call Marta.
• Te recuerdo que mañana no abrimos. — I remind you that we are not open tomorrow.
• Espero que recuerdes la contraseña. — I hope you remember the password.
• Recuerda llevar el pasaporte. — Remember to take your passport.

Regional and usage notes for Recordar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos recordás muy bien esa historia. — You remember that story very well. (voseo)
• Recordá cerrar la ventana. — Remember to close the window. (affirmative vos command)

For recordar, the key irregularity is the stressed o → ue change. Keep recuerd- in stressed present-family forms and record- elsewhere, while distinguishing “remember” from the causative “remind” use.