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ITALIAN VERB

ricordare

to remember, to remind

  • #57 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: ricordato
  • Gerund: ricordando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I remember
  2. tu you remember
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she remembers
  4. noi we remember
  5. voi you all remember
  6. loro they remember

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I remembered
  2. tu you remembered
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she remembered
  4. noi we remembered
  5. voi you all remembered
  6. loro they remembered

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to remember
  2. tu you used to remember
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to remember
  4. noi we used to remember
  5. voi you all used to remember
  6. loro they used to remember

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will remember
  2. tu you will remember
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will remember
  4. noi we will remember
  5. voi you all will remember
  6. loro they will remember

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would remember
  2. tu you would remember
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would remember
  4. noi we would remember
  5. voi you all would remember
  6. loro they would remember

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I remember
  2. tu (that) you remember
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she remember
  4. noi (that) we remember
  5. voi (that) you all remember
  6. loro (that) they remember

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu remember!
  2. Lei remember! (formal)
  3. noi remember! (let’s)
  4. voi remember! (all of you)

How to use ricordare

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ricordo ancora il mio primo giorno di scuola.

    I still remember my first day of school.

  2. Past

    Mi hai ricordato una cosa importante, grazie.

    You reminded me of something important, thanks.

  3. Imperfect

    Non ricordavo più il tuo numero di telefono.

    I couldn't remember your phone number anymore.

  4. Future

    Ricorderemo questa vacanza per tutta la vita.

    We'll remember this holiday for the rest of our lives.

  5. Conditional

    Ricorderei meglio i nomi se li scrivessi.

    I'd remember names better if I wrote them down.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che ricordi la strada per tornare.

    I hope you remember the way back.

  7. Imperative

    Ricordami di comprare il latte, per favore.

    Remind me to buy milk, please.

Good to know

  • Ricordarsi di is "to remember to": ricordati di chiamare.
  • Ricordare a qualcuno is to remind someone: ricordami l'ora.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.