Recordar (to remember), Acordar (to agree) and Acordarse (to remember) are semi-regular -ar verbs in Spanish in El Presente.
Have a look at their conjugation:
RECORDAR to remember |
ACORDAR to agree |
ACORDARSE to remember |
|
yo | recuerdo | acuerdo | me acuerdo |
tú | recuerdas |
acuerdas |
te acuerdas |
él / ella / usted |
recuerda | acuerda |
se acuerda |
nosotros / nosotras |
recordamos | acordamos | nos acordamos |
vosotros / vosotras |
recordáis | acordáis | os acordáis |
ellos / ellas/ ustedes |
recuerdan | acuerdan |
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:
- Verb list: Stem-changing verbs: present tense (o > ue)
- Conjugate regular -ar verbs in El Presente (present tense)
If you want to have a look at other reflexive verbs like acordarse see Conjugate reflexive verbs in El Presente (present tense).
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