How to conjugate Acordarse in Spanish

Acordarse in Spanish means to remember, to remind oneself.

Acordarse is an irregular verb. That means this verb doesn’t follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. It’s important to pay attention to the irregular tenses. 

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

Acordarse in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb acordarse is irregular in the present tense. 

The verb acordarse is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page

Acordarse in the present tense is not only an -ar verb, but it is also a stem changing verb

Stem changing verbs have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case acordarse is an o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros. 

To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw

To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8 

To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8 

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video:

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordarse in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome acuerdoI remember
te acuerdasyou remember
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) se acuerdahe/she remembers, you (formal) remembers
Nosotros (as)nos acordamoswe remember
Vosotros (as)os acordáisyou (plural) Spain remember
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)se acuerdanthey hug, you (plural) remember

Examples: 

Yo me acuerdo cuando tenía diez años.I remember when I was ten years old. 
Nosotros nos acordamos cuando vivíamos cerca al ríoWe remember when we used to live close to the river
Ellas se acuerdan sus vacaciones en la playaThey remember their vacations at the beach.

Acordarse in the Preterite Tense

The verb acordarse is regular in the preterite tense. 

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

  1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
  2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordarse in the preterite tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome acordéI remembered
te acordasteyou remembered
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) se acordóhe/she remembered, you (formal) remembered
Nosotros (as)nos acordamoswe remembered
Vosotros (as)os acordasteisyou (plural) Spain remembered
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)se acordaronthey remembered, you (plural) remembered

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasadalast week
el mes pasadolast month
el fin de semana pasadolast weekend
el año pasadolast year
ayer yesterday 
anteayerthe day before yesterday
anoche last night

Examples: 

Yo me acordé ayer de hacer la tareaYesterday I remembered to do my homework. 
La semana pasada nosotros nos acordamos que teníamos que pagar las facturasLast week we remembered we had to pay the bills
El año pasado ellas se acordaron de mi cumpleañosLast year they remembered my birthday

Acordarse in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb acordarse is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb acordarse is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordarse in the imperfect tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome acordabaI used to remember
te acordabasyou used to remember
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) se acordabahe/she used to remember, you (formal) used to remember
Nosotros (as)nos acordábamoswe used to remember
Vosotros (as)os acordabaisyou (plural) Spain used to remember
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)se acordabanthey used to remember, you (plural) used to remember

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudooften
usualmenteusually
todos los díasevery day
todos los mesesevery month
todos los añosevery year
casi siemprealmost always
a vecessometimes
de niño/niñaas a child …
siempre always
normalmente normally

Examples: 

Normalmente yo me acordaba de llamar a mi mamá todos los martesNormally I used to remember to call my mom every Tuesday
Todos los días nos acordábamos de la abuelaEvery day we used to remember our grandmotherd
Ellas siempre se acordaban de mi cumpleañosThey used to always remember my birthday

Acordarse in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb acordarse is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb acordarse is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb acordarse is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate acordarse in the future, follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case acordarse.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 
Yoé
ás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) á
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)án

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordarse using the future tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome acordaréI will remember
te acordarásyou will remember
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) se acordaráhe/she will remember, you (formal) will remember
Nosotros (as)nos acordaremoswe will remember
Vosotros (as)os acordaréisyou (plural) Spain will remember
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)Se acordaránthey will remember, you (plural) will remember

Examples: 

Yo me acordaré de esto cuando sea grandeI will remember this when I grow up 
te acordarás de estas palabras en unos añosYou will remember this words in a few years
Siempre nos acordaremos de este momentoWe will always remember this moment

Acordarse in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb acordarse is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

  1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo me voy a  acordar

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yovoy
vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) va
Nosotros (as)vamos
Vosotros (as)vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordarse using the informal future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoMe voy a acordarI will remember
Te vas a acordaryou will remember
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) Se va a acordarhe/she will remember, you (formal) will remember
Nosotros (as)Nos vamos a acordarwe will remember
Vosotros (as)Os vais a acordaryou (plural) Spain will remember
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)Se van a acordar they will remember, you (plural) will remember

Examples: 

Yo me voy a acordar de comprar el regalo mañana.I will remember to buy the gift tomorrow.
Nos vamos a acordar de recoger las comprasWe will remember to pick up the groceries
Ellas siempre se van a acordar de este especial momentoThey will always remember this special moment

Acordarse in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb acordarse is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
  4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to acordarse:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (acordarse)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acord)
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs  = (acordando)

The present participle of acordarse is acordando

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yoestoy
estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está
Nosotros (as)estamos
Vosotros (as)estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están

The present participle of the verb acordarse is: acordando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 


Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordarse using the present progressive:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoMe estoy acordandoI am remembering
Te estás acordandoyou are remembering
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) Se está acordandohe/she is remembering, you (formal) are remembering
Nosotros (as)Nos estamos acordandowe are remembering
Vosotros (as)Os estáis acordandoyou (plural) Spain are remembering
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)Se están acordandothey are remembering, you (plural) are remembering

Examples: 

Yo me estoy acordando de lo último que le dije a mi abuelaI am remembering the last thing I said to my grandmother.
Nosotros nos estamos acordando lo que jugábamos cuando éramos pequeñosWe are remembering what we used to play when we were kids
¿Te estás acordando de lo que pasó ayer?Are you remembering what happened yesterday?

Acordarse in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb acordarse is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb acordarse is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate acordarse in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case acordarse.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yoía
ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ía
Nosotros (as)íamos
Vosotros (as)íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ían

The infinitive of the verb acordarse is acordarse

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordarse using the conditional tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome acordaríaI would remember
te acordaríasyou would remember
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) se acordaríahe/she would remember, you (formal) would remember
Nosotros (as)nos acordaríamoswe would remember
Vosotros (as)os acordaríaisyou (plural) Spain would remember
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)se acordaríanthey would remember, you (plural) would remember

Examples: 

Yo me acordaría de mi tía pero no la veo hace diez añosI would remember my aunt but I haven’t seen her in ten years
Nosotros nos acordaríamos de paula pero han pasado quince años desde la última vez que la vimosWe would remember Paula but it’s been fifteen years since we last saw her
Ella siempre se acordaría de la lección que le enseñó su abueloThey would always remember the lesson her grandfather taught her

Acordarse in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb acordarse is regular in the present perfect tense. 

To form the present perfect, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yohe
has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ha
Nosotros (as)hemos
Vosotros (as)habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to acordarse:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (acordarse)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acord)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (acordado)

The past participle of the verb acordarse is acordado.

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordarse in the present perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he acordadoI have remembered
te has acordadoyou have remembered 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) se ha acordadohe/she have remembered, you (formal) have remembered
Nosotros (as)nos hemos acordadowe have remembered
Vosotros (as)os habéis acordadoyou (plural) Spain have remembered
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)se han acordadothey have remembered, you (plural) have remembered

Examples: 

Me he acordado de mi tarea de la semana pasadaI have remembered last week’s homework
Nosotros nos hemos abrazado el momento en que nos conocimosWe have remembered the time we met

Acordarse in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb acordarse is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yohabía
habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) había
Nosotros (as)habíamos
Vosotros (as)habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case acordado

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to acordarse:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (acordarse)
  2.  Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acord)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (acordado)

The past participle of acordarse is acordado

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordarse in the past perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había acordadoI had remembered
te habías acordadoyou had remembered 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) se había acordadohe/she had remembered, you (formal) had remembered
Nosotros (as)nos habíamos acordadowe had remembered
Vosotros (as)os habíais acordadoyou (plural) Spain had remembered
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)se habían acordadothey had remembered, you (plural) had remembered

Examples: 

Yo me había acordado que tenía una fiesta el viernes pasadoI had remembered I had a party last Friday
Te habías acordado de llamar a la abuela You had remembered to call our grandma 
Él se había acordado que dejó el celular en el restauranteHe had remembered he left his phone at the restaurant

Acordarse in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb acordarse is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yohabré
habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habrá
Nosotros (as)habremos
Vosotros (as)habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case acordarse. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to acordarse:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (acordarse)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acord)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (acordado)

The past participle of acordarse is acordado

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordarse in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré acordadoI will have remembered
te habrás acordadoyou will have remembered 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) se habrá acordadohe/she will have remembered, you (formal) will have remembered
Nosotros (as)nos habremos acordadowe will have remembered
Vosotros (as)os habréis acordadoyou (plural) Spain will have remembered
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)se habrán acordadothey will have remembered, you (plural) will have remembered

Examples: 

Mañana a esta hora me habré acordado de tomar mi medicina.Tomorrow at this time, I will have remembered to take my medicine.
Nosotros nos habremos acordado de comprar la comida del viajeWe have remembered to buy the food for the trip

Acordarse in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb acordarse is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yohabría
habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habría
Nosotros (as)habríamos
Vosotros (as)habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case acordarse. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to acordarse:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (acordarse)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acord)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (acordado)

The past participle of acordarse is acordado

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordarse in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría acordadoI would have remembered
te habrías acordadoyou would have remembered 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) se habría acordadohe/she would have remembered, you (formal) would have remembered
Nosotros (as)nos habríamos acordadowe would have remembered
Vosotros (as)os habríais acordadoyou (plural) Spain will would remembered
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)se habrían acordadothey would have remembered, you (plural) would have remembered

Examples: 

Yo me habría acordado de traer la medicina pero nadie me dijoI would have remembered to bring the medicine but no one told me
Ellos se habrían acordado de recoger la comida sino hubieran estado ocupadosThey would have remembered to bring the food if they weren’t so busy 

Acordarse in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb acordarse is irregular in the subjunctive present form. 

Acordarse in the Subjunctive present tense is not only an -ar verb but it is also a stem changing verb

Acordarse is a Stem changing verbs have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case acordarse is a o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros. 

To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw

To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8 

To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yoa
as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) as
Nosotros (as)amos
Vosotros (as)áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)an

Keep in mind that the verb acordarse is irregular in the subjunctive present and it is  a stem changing verb. The o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros 

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordarse in the subjunctive present:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome acuerdeI may remember
te acuerdesyou may remember
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) se acuerdehe/she may remember, you (formal) may remember
Nosotros (as)nos acordemoswe may remember
Vosotros (as)os acordéisyou (plural) Spain may remember
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)se acuerdenthey may remember, you (plural) may remember

Examples: 

Quizás me acuerde de la tarea mañanaPerhaps, I may remember the homework tomorrow
Es posible que ellos se acuerden que se conocen al verse.It’s possible they may remember they have met before  when they see each other. 

Acordarse in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb acordarse is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like acordarse the endings are:

Yoara
aras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ara
Nosotros (as)áramos
Vosotros (as)arais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)aran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common

Yoase
ases
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ase
Nosotros (as)ásemos
Vosotros (as)aseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)asen

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yoiera
ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iera
Nosotros (as)iéramos
Vosotros (as)ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yoiese
ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iese
Nosotros (as)iésemos
Vosotros (as)ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iesen

Here are the steps in action:

  1. Acordarse
  1. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: Acordarse – acordaron
  1. Now remove -aron and you are left with acord
  1. Then, add a new ending.

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordarse in the subjunctive imperfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome acordaraI might remember
te acordarasyou might remember
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) se acordarahe/she might remember, you (formal) might remember
Nosotros (as)nos acordarámos we might remember
Vosotros (as)os acordaraisyou (plural) Spain might remember
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)se acordaranthey might remember, you (plural) might remember

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome acordaseI might remember
te acordases you might remember
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) se acordasehe/she might remember, you (formal) might remember
Nosotros (as)nos acordásemoswe might remember
Vosotros (as)os acordaseisyou (plural) Spain might remember
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)se acordasenthey might remember, you (plural) might remember

Examples: 

Nos acordarámos de ti pero ha pasado mucho tiempo desde que te vimosWe might remember you but its been so long since we last saw you
¿Sería incómodo si no se acordara de mi?Would it be uncomfortable if he might not remember me?

Acordarse in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb acordarse is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like acordarse the endings are:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordarse in the subjunctive future:

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome acordareI will remember
te acordaresyou will remember
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) se acordarehe/she will remember, you (formal) will remember
Nosotros (as)nos acordáremoswe will remember
Vosotros (as)os acordareisyou (plural) Spain will remember
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)se acordarenthey will remember, you (plural) will remember

Example:

El día que me acordare de la voz de mi abuela seré muy felizThe day I  will remember my grandmother’s voice I will be very happy.

Acordarse in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb acordarse is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yohaya
hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya
Nosotros (as)hayamos
Vosotros (as)hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan

The past participle of the verb acordarse is: acordado

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb acordarse in the subjunctive present perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya acordadoI may have remembered
te hayas acordadoyou may have remembered
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) se haya acordadohe/she may have remembered, you (formal) may have remembered
Nosotros (as)nos hayamos acordadowe may have remembered
Vosotros (as)os hayáis acordadoyou (plural) Spain may have remembered
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)se hayan acordadothey may have remembered, you (plural) may have remembered

Example:

Dudo que alguna vez ella se haya acordado de mí.I doubt that she may have remembered me  at any time.
Es posible que nunca te hayas acordado de mí.It’s possible he may have never remembered me.

Acordarse in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The verb acordarse is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yohubiera
hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiera
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yohubiese
hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiese
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to acordarse:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (acordarse)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acord)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (acordado)

The past participle of the verb acordarse is acordado.

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb acordarse in the subjunctive past perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoMe hubiese acordado I might have remembered
Te hubieses acordadoyou might have remembered
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) Se hubiese acordadohe/she might have remembered, you (formal) might have remembered
Nosotros (as)Nos hubiésemos acordadowe might have remembered
Vosotros (as)Os hubieseis acordadoyou (plural) Spain might have remembered
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)Se hubiesen acordadothey might have remembered, you (plural) might have remembered

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera acordadoI might have remembered 
te hubieras acordadoyou might have remembered
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) se hubiera acordadohe/she might have remembered, you (formal) might have remembered
Nosotros (as)nos hubiéramos acordadowe might have remembered
Vosotros (as)os hubierais acordadoyou (plural) Spain might have remembered
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)se hubieran acordadothey might have remembered, you (plural) might have remembered

Example:

Yo me hubiera acordado de ti al momento de verteI might have remembered  you when I saw you
Desearía que no te hubieras acordado de ese momentoI wish you might have not remembered that moment

Acordarse as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

Acordarse is irregular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

  1. Find the form of the verb in the present tense. 
  2. Take off the “s
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb acordarse  would be acuérdate

Let’s see the process:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (acuerdas)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (acuerda)
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (acuerda)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

The rest of the conjugations in the Affirmative Commands for the verb acordarse  are the following but please keep in mind that  acordarse is a Stem changing verbs have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case acordarse is a o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros. 

To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw

To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8 

To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8 

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡acuérdate! remember!
Usted (Ud.) ¡acurdese!remember!
Nosotros (as)¡acordémonos!remember!
Vosotros (as)¡acordaos!remember!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡acuérdense!remember!

Examples:

¡Acuérdate de tu papá!Remember your dad!
¡Acuerdense de los buenos momentos!Remember the good times!

Acordarse as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

Acordarse is irregular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

  1. Start with No
  2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
  3. Take off the “o
  4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

Acordarse is an irregular when it comes to Imperative Negative Commands. Acordarse is a Stem changing verbs have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case acordarse is a o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros. 

To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw

To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8 

To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8

Something important that we must remember about acordarse is that it is a reflexive verb

Reflexive Verbs are verbs in which the subject and the object of the verb are the same. In other words, the person that performs the action receives the action. 

To review how to conjugate reflexive verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/3XQ6-OQ07IE 

When you conjugate a reflexive verb you must use reflexive pronouns.

The reflexive pronoun will go in front of the conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive. 

Subject pronounReflexive Pronoun
yome
te
él/ella/Ud.se
nosotros (as)nos
vosotros (as)os
ellos/ellas/Uds.se

To see reflexive verbs in action check out my daily routine video: https://youtu.be/fIvq1HrkrnM 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡No te acuerdes!Don’t remember!
Usted (Ud.) ¡No se acuerde!Don’t remember!
Nosotros (as)¡No nos acordemos!Don’t remember!
Vosotros (as)¡no os acordéis!Don’t remember!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡No se acuerden!Don’t remember!

Examples

¡No te acuerdes de esa mala persona! Don’t remember that bad person!

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