recordar preterite conjugation
Recordar (to remember) in the preterite: recordé, recordaste, recordó, recordamos, recordasteis, recordaron.
Pretérito indefinido Preterite
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the preterite
The preterite (pretérito indefinido) is the past tense for completed actions with a clear start or end: “Ayer hice la cena.” For background, habits and ongoing states in the past, Spanish uses the imperfect instead.
How it is formed
Regular endings: -ar → é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron; -er/-ir → í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron. Many common verbs use an irregular stem (hic-, tuv-, estuv-, pud-, quis-, dij-) with unstressed endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
Recordar is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Preterite vs imperfect: when to use each
Recordar in a sentence
- Recuerdo mi infancia con cariño.I remember my childhood fondly.
- No recordó su nombre.He didn't remember her name.
o→ue stem change; don't confuse with 'grabar' (to record).
FAQ
What is the preterite of recordar?
Recordar in the Spanish preterite: yo recordé, tú recordaste, él/ella/usted recordó, nosotros recordamos, vosotros recordasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recordaron.
Is recordar irregular in the preterite?
No. In the preterite recordar takes the regular endings for its verb class, so recordé follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish preterite?
The preterite (pretérito indefinido) is the past tense for completed actions with a clear start or end: “Ayer hice la cena.” For background, habits and ongoing states in the past, Spanish uses the imperfect instead.
How is the preterite formed?
Regular endings: -ar → é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron; -er/-ir → í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron. Many common verbs use an irregular stem (hic-, tuv-, estuv-, pud-, quis-, dij-) with unstressed endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
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