Recordar: Full Conjugation

Recordar means "to remember" and is an o → ue stem-changing -ar verb. The o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except nosotros and vosotros (where the stress falls on the ending, not the stem).

Recordar has a double life: it also means "to remind" someone of something — me recuerdas a mi madre ("you remind me of my mother"). The distinction between "remember" and "remind" depends on sentence structure, not vocabulary.

Present Indicative

Notice that nosotros keeps the plain o — the stress shifts off the stem, so the vowel doesn't diphthongize.

Preterite

The preterite is fully regular. The stem change only appears in the present indicative, present subjunctive, and a couple of imperative forms.

Imperfect

Future

Conditional

Present Subjunctive

The same pattern: o → ue everywhere except nosotros.

Imperfect Subjunctive (-ra forms)

Imperative

Non-Finite Forms

• Infinitive: recordar
• Gerund: recordando
• Past participle: recordado

Note that the gerund keeps the plain o — stem changes in -ar verbs never affect the gerund (unlike some -ir verbs).

Common Uses

Recordar has two main grammatical patterns:

1. To remember (something): recordar algo or recordar que + clause. Recuerdo tu cara. / Recuerdo que viniste tarde.
2. To remind (someone of something): recordar a alguien + de algo (or just recordar a alguien algo). Me recuerdas a mi padre. / Recuérdame que compre pan.