Recordar (to remember), Acordar (to agree) and Acordarse (to remember) are stem-changing -ar verbs in El Presente in Spanish.
Have a look at their conjugation.
Conjugate "recordar" in the El Presente in Spanish
RECORDAR to remember |
|
yo | recuerdo |
tú | recuerdas |
él / ella / usted |
recuerda |
nosotros / nosotras |
recordamos |
vosotros / vosotras |
recordáis |
ellos / ellas/ ustedes |
recuerdan |
Conjugate "acordar" in the El Presente in Spanish
ACORDAR to agree |
|
yo | acuerdo |
tú | acuerdas |
él / ella / usted |
acuerda |
nosotros / nosotras |
acordamos |
vosotros / vosotras |
acordáis |
ellos / ellas/ ustedes |
acuerdan |
Conjugate "acordarse" in the El Presente in Spanish
ACORDARSE to remember |
|
yo | me acuerdo |
tú | te acuerdas |
él / ella / usted |
se acuerda |
nosotros / nosotras |
nos acordamos |
vosotros / vosotras |
os acordáis |
ellos / ellas/ ustedes |
se acuerdan |
Notice how for all three verbs, the first vowel -o- becomes -ue-
EXCEPT for nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras where it remains -o-.
The endings however are the same as all regular -ar verbs in El Presente.
Listen to these examples:
Also, remember that whilst recordar and acordarse mean the same, the first is not reflexive while the second is. Plus you will often see the preposition de after acordarse.
See also:
- A1 Spanish verb list: Stem-changing verbs: present tense (o > ue)
- Conjugate regular -ar verbs in the present tense in Spanish (El Presente)
If you want to have a look at other reflexive verbs like acordarse see Conjugate reflexive verbs in the present tense in Spanish (El Presente).
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