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yo recordaba

remembered, was remembering

→ recordar
record remember + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive: I/he/she
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #13,116
remembered, was remembering Imperfect tense (past), used for habitual actions or ongoing states in the past.
SP: Cuando era niño, recordaba los veranos en la playa.
EN: When I was a child, I remembered the summers at the beach.
Conjugation of recordar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First recordaba —
Third recordaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First recordaba —
Third recordaba —

Recordaba cómo eras cuando estábamos en la universidad.

I remembered what you were like when we were at university.

— Picnic (1955)

Es más pequeña de lo que recordaba.

It's smaller than I remembered.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Eres justo como te recordaba en mis sueños.

You are just as I remembered you in my dreams.

La fuerza de Jenny le recordaba a cada minuto su propia debilidad.

Jenny's strength reminded him of his own weakness every minute.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

La testigo no recordaba.

The witness didn’t remember.

Ya, que te recordaba con menos.

Oh, right, I remembered you with less.

— Volver (2006)

Pero le recordaba a alguien, y no lo pudo evitar.

But he reminded her of someone, and she couldn't help it.

— Caché (Escondido) (2005)

No recordaba absolutamente nada y tenía una gran sonrisa.

He remembered absolutely nothing and had a big smile on his face.

— El chico y la garza (2023)

Le pedí que me contara lo que recordaba.

I asked her to tell me what she remembered.

— Roofman: Un ladrón en el tejado (2025)

Cada que pensaba en mi hijo, recordaba a la madre del chico.

Every time I thought about my son, I remembered the boy's mother.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Está igual que lo recordaba.

It's just as I remembered it.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Tu historia me recordaba mi juventud.

Your story reminded me of my youth.

No recordaba nada.

I didn't remember anything.

Entré para hacer tiempo y porque recordaba a Alberto Crespo por tu película.

I came in to kill time and because I remembered Alberto Crespo from your movie.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Tom no me recordaba.

Tom didn’t remember me.

Me recordaba cómo sería sí mamá estuviera por aquí.

It reminded me of what it would be like if Mom were here.

— Hunting Season (2025)

Ver a tu madre todos los días me lo recordaba constantemente.

Seeing your mother every day constantly reminded me of it.

— Zeta (2026)

La voz me recordaba a mi madre.

The voice reminded me of my mother.

Bill vio a un conocido que caminaba hacia él, pero no recordaba su nombre.

Bill saw an acquaintance walking towards him, but he couldn't remember his name.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Algo en su cara me recordaba verdaderamente a un viejo novio mío.

Something about his face really reminded me of an old boyfriend of mine.

Aunque era un sueño, yo recordaba que Lola estaba muerta.

Even though it was a dream, I remembered that Lola was dead.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Tom recordaba que Mary y John habían intentado matarlo.

Tom remembered that Mary and John had tried to kill him.

Se está haciendo vieja y no lo recordaba.

She's getting old, and I didn't remember that.

— Caché (Escondido) (2005)

Esta mañana no recordaba cuándo había sido la última visita de su ex.

This morning she couldn't remember when her ex had last visited.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Lo ayudaste porque te recordaba a ti mismo.

You helped him because he reminded you of yourself.

— El tiempo contigo (2019)

No recordaba cómo eran, así que saqué su foto.

I didn't remember what they looked like, so I took out their picture.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

Estar feliz siempre le recordaba de su pérdida.

Being happy always reminded her of her loss.