recordar
to rememberPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | recuerdoI remember | nosotros | recordamoswe remember |
| tú | recuerdasyou remember | vosotros | recordáisyou all remember |
| él/ella/Ud. | recuerdahe/she remembers | ellos/Uds. | recuerdanthey remember |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he recordadoI have remembered | nosotros | hemos recordadowe have remembered |
| tú | has recordadoyou have remembered | vosotros | habéis recordadoyou all have remembered |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha recordadohe/she has remembered | ellos/Uds. | han recordadothey have remembered |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | recuerde(that) I remember | nosotros | recordemos(that) we remember |
| tú | recuerdes(that) you remember | vosotros | recordéis(that) you all remember |
| él/ella/Ud. | recuerde(that) he/she remembers | ellos/Uds. | recuerden(that) they remember |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya recordado(that) I have remembered | nosotros | hayamos recordado(that) we have remembered |
| tú | hayas recordado(that) you have remembered | vosotros | hayáis recordado(that) you all have remembered |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya recordado(that) he/she has remembered | ellos/Uds. | hayan recordado(that) they have remembered |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | recordéI remembered | nosotros | recordamoswe remembered |
| tú | recordasteyou remembered | vosotros | recordasteisyou all remembered |
| él/ella/Ud. | recordóhe/she remembered | ellos/Uds. | recordaronthey remembered |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | recordabaI used to remember | nosotros | recordábamoswe used to remember |
| tú | recordabasyou used to remember | vosotros | recordabaisyou all used to remember |
| él/ella/Ud. | recordabahe/she used to remember | ellos/Uds. | recordabanthey used to remember |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había recordadoI had remembered | nosotros | habíamos recordadowe had remembered |
| tú | habías recordadoyou had remembered | vosotros | habíais recordadoyou all had remembered |
| él/ella/Ud. | había recordadohe/she had remembered | ellos/Uds. | habían recordadothey had remembered |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | recordara(that) I remembered | nosotros | recordáramos(that) we remembered |
| tú | recordaras(that) you remembered | vosotros | recordarais(that) you all remembered |
| él/ella/Ud. | recordara(that) he/she remembered | ellos/Uds. | recordaran(that) they remembered |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | recordase(that) I remembered | nosotros | recordásemos(that) we remembered |
| tú | recordases(that) you remembered | vosotros | recordaseis(that) you all remembered |
| él/ella/Ud. | recordase(that) he/she remembered | ellos/Uds. | recordasen(that) they remembered |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera recordado(that) I had remembered | nosotros | hubiéramos recordado(that) we had remembered |
| tú | hubieras recordado(that) you had remembered | vosotros | hubierais recordado(that) you all had remembered |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera recordado(that) he/she had remembered | ellos/Uds. | hubieran recordado(that) they had remembered |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube recordadoI had remembered | nosotros | hubimos recordadowe had remembered |
| tú | hubiste recordadoyou had remembered | vosotros | hubisteis recordadoyou all had remembered |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo recordadohe/she had remembered | ellos/Uds. | hubieron recordadothey had remembered |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | recordaréI will remember | nosotros | recordaremoswe will remember |
| tú | recordarásyou will remember | vosotros | recordaréisyou all will remember |
| él/ella/Ud. | recordaráhe/she will remember | ellos/Uds. | recordaránthey will remember |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | recordaríaI would remember | nosotros | recordaríamoswe would remember |
| tú | recordaríasyou would remember | vosotros | recordaríaisyou all would remember |
| él/ella/Ud. | recordaríahe/she would remember | ellos/Uds. | recordaríanthey would remember |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré recordadoI will have remembered | nosotros | habremos recordadowe will have remembered |
| tú | habrás recordadoyou will have remembered | vosotros | habréis recordadoyou all will have remembered |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá recordadohe/she will have remembered | ellos/Uds. | habrán recordadothey will have remembered |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría recordadoI would have remembered | nosotros | habríamos recordadowe would have remembered |
| tú | habrías recordadoyou would have remembered | vosotros | habríais recordadoyou all would have remembered |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría recordadohe/she would have remembered | ellos/Uds. | habrían recordadothey would have remembered |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | recordare(should) I remember | nosotros | recordáremos(should) we remember |
| tú | recordares(should) you remember | vosotros | recordareis(should) you all remember |
| él/ella/Ud. | recordare(should) he/she remember | ellos/Uds. | recordaren(should) they remember |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | recordemoslet's remember |
| tú | recuerdaremember! | vosotros | recordadremember! |
| él/ella/Ud. | recuerderemember! | ellos/Uds. | recuerdenremember! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no recordemoslet's not remember |
| tú | no recuerdesdon't remember | vosotros | no recordéisdon't remember |
| él/ella/Ud. | no recuerdedon't remember | ellos/Uds. | no recuerdendon't remember |
Red = the form breaks the regular pattern. Everything in black you could have worked out from the endings alone.