Recordar preterite conjugation
Recordar in the preterite: recordé, recordaste, recordó, recordamos, recordasteis, recordaron.
- to remember; to remind
- stem-changing (o→ue)
- Participle: recordado
- Gerund: recordando
Preterite pretérito
| yo | recordé |
|---|---|
| tú | recordaste |
| él/ella/usted | recordó |
| nosotros | recordamos |
| vosotros | recordasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | recordaron |
How to use recordar in the preterite
The preterite is regular, without the stem change: recordé, recordaste, recordó, recordamos, recordaron. Use it for the moment something came back to you (de pronto recordé que...) or for a specific reminder: le recordé la cita. Recordamos is identical in the present and the preterite, so look for time markers like ayer or de pronto. Note the accents on recordé and recordó.
Examples
Justo a tiempo recordé que hoy cerraban temprano.
I remembered just in time that they were closing early today.
La asistente le recordó al doctor que tenía otra consulta.
The assistant reminded the doctor that he had another appointment.
¿Le recordaste a tu hermano lo de la cena?
Did you remind your brother about the dinner?
Quick check: recordar in the preterite
More recordar tenses
- All recordar tenses
- Recordar present
- Recordar imperfect
- Recordar future
- Recordar conditional
- Recordar present subjunctive
- Recordar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the preterite
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