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Recordar (to remember) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Recordar (to remember) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Recordar - Conjugation of to remember in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect past, indicative tense (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Recordar (to remember) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Números ordinales (Ordinal numbers)

Conjugation of to remember in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo recordaba I remembered
  • tú recordabas You remembered
  • él/ella recordaba he remembered
  • nosotros/nosotras recordábamos we remembered
  • vosotros/vosotras recordabais you remembered
  • ellos/ellas recordaban they remembered

Example phrases

  • Yo recordaba aquellos días de verano con nostalgia. I remembered those summer days with nostalgia.
  • Tú recordabas todos los detalles de la historia. You remembered all the details of the story.
  • Él recordaba el camino a su antigua escuela. He remembered the way to his old school.
  • Nosotros recordábamos sus palabras con cariño. We remembered his words with affection.
  • Vosotros recordabais la canción que cantábamos. You all remembered the song that we used to sing.
  • Ellos recordaban su infancia en el pueblo. They remembered their childhood in the village.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - recordar (to remember)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Recordar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Él ... el camino a su antigua escuela.

Él recordaba el camino a su antigua escuela.
(He remembered the way to his old school.)

2. Yo ... aquellos días de verano con nostalgia.

Yo recordaba aquellos días de verano con nostalgia.
(I remembered those summer days with nostalgia.)

3. Ellos ... su infancia en el pueblo.

Ellos recordaban su infancia en el pueblo.
(They remembered their childhood in the village.)

4. Tú ... todos los detalles de la historia.

Tú recordabas todos los detalles de la historia.
(You remembered all the details of the story.)

5. Nosotros ... sus palabras con cariño.

Nosotros recordábamos sus palabras con cariño.
(We remembered his words with affection.)

6. Vosotros ... la canción que cantábamos.

Vosotros recordabais la canción que cantábamos.
(You all remembered the song that we used to sing.)