Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I remember
- tú you remember
- usted, él, ella he/she remembers
- nosotros we remember
- vosotros Spain you all remember
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they remember
SPANISH VERB
acordarse
to remember
- #106 most used
- Irregular -ar verb
- Gerund: acordándose
- Past participle: acordado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I remembered
- tú you remembered
- usted, él, ella he/she remembered
- nosotros we remembered
- vosotros Spain you all remembered
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they remembered
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to remember
- tú you used to remember
- usted, él, ella he/she used to remember
- nosotros we used to remember
- vosotros Spain you all used to remember
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to remember
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will remember
- tú you will remember
- usted, él, ella he/she will remember
- nosotros we will remember
- vosotros Spain you all will remember
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will remember
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would remember
- tú you would remember
- usted, él, ella he/she would remember
- nosotros we would remember
- vosotros Spain you all would remember
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would remember
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I remember
- tú (that) you remember
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she remember
- nosotros (that) we remember
- vosotros Spain (that) you all remember
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they remember
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I remembered
- tú (if) you remembered
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she remembered
- nosotros (if) we remembered
- vosotros Spain (if) you all remembered
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they remembered
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú remember!
- usted remember! (formal)
- nosotros remember! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain remember! (all of you)
- ustedes remember! (all of you)
How to use acordarse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
¿Te acuerdas de nuestro primer viaje juntos?
Do you remember our first trip together?
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Past
Me acordé de tu cumpleaños demasiado tarde.
I remembered your birthday too late.
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Imperfect
Mi abuelo se acordaba de todos sus maestros.
My grandfather remembered all his teachers.
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Future
Siempre me acordaré de esta noche.
I'll always remember this night.
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Conditional
Sin agenda, no me acordaría de ninguna cita.
Without a planner, I wouldn't remember any appointments.
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Present subjunctive
Espero que te acuerdes de comprar tortillas.
I hope you remember to buy tortillas.
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Past subjunctive
Si me acordara de la contraseña, entraría ahora.
If I remembered the password, I'd log in now.
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Imperative
¡Acuérdate de llamar a tu abuela hoy!
Remember to call your grandmother today!
Good to know
- "Acordarse" takes "de": "¿te acuerdas de mí?".
Where you hear acordarse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- ¿Te acuerdas de la foto? Do you remember the photo?
- Me acordé de mi abuela. I remembered my grandmother.
- Me voy a acordar de este día. I'm going to remember this day.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 2
- Me acuerdo de ti. I remember you.
- Me acordé de Mateo en la playa. I remembered Mateo on the beach.
- Siempre te vas a acordar de este verano. You're always going to remember this summer.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ar verb.