Recordar: remember and recall

The idea

In the present, stressed o changes to ue in recuerdo and recuerda; nosotros recordamos keeps o.

Examples

• Recuerdo la cita del viernes.I remember Friday’s appointment.
• Ella recuerda el nombre de su profesora.She remembers her teacher’s name.
• Recordamos el camino al museo.We remember the way to the museum.
• ¿Recuerdas dónde está la farmacia?Do you remember where the pharmacy is?
• Ellos recuerdan días felices.They remember happy days.
• Recuerdo a mi abuelo con cariño.I remember my grandfather fondly.

Watch out

The common construction is recordar algo; acordarse de algo uses de and a reflexive pronoun.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the present form for yo: Yo ___ la cita del viernes. (recuerdo / recordo)

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   recuerdo

   Recuerdo is the present form for yo, with o changed to ue.

2. Choose the present form for nosotros: Nosotros ___ el camino. (recordamos / recuerdamos)

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   recordamos

   Recordamos keeps o in the present form for nosotros.

3. Choose the direct object in the common construction: En la construcción común con objeto directo, recuerdo ___ cita. (la / de la)

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   la

   Recuerdo la cita uses a direct object in the common construction.

Use it today

Say which appointment you remember and describe a happy memory.