Recordar imperfect conjugation
Recordar in the imperfect: recordaba, recordabas, recordaba, recordábamos, recordabais, recordaban.
- to remember; to remind
- stem-changing (o→ue)
- Participle: recordado
- Gerund: recordando
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | recordaba |
|---|---|
| tú | recordabas |
| él/ella/usted | recordaba |
| nosotros | recordábamos |
| vosotros | recordabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | recordaban |
How to use recordar in the imperfect
The imperfect is regular: recordaba, recordabas, recordábamos, recordaban. It describes memories someone had over a period of time or as background, such as what an older relative used to remember. No recordaba means you could not remember at that point in the past, while no recordé focuses on a single moment of forgetting. The nosotros form recordábamos carries an accent.
Examples
Mi abuelo recordaba cada detalle de su infancia en el pueblo.
My grandfather remembered every detail of his childhood in the village.
No recordaba si había cerrado la puerta con llave.
I couldn't remember if I had locked the door.
Ese olor me recordaba la cocina de mi mamá.
That smell reminded me of my mom's kitchen.
Quick check: recordar in the imperfect
More recordar tenses
- All recordar tenses
- Recordar present
- Recordar preterite
- Recordar future
- Recordar conditional
- Recordar present subjunctive
- Recordar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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