yo recordaba

remembered, was remembering, reminded

→ recordar
record to remember, to recall + aba 1st/3rd-person imperfect past
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #19,415
remembered, was remembering
SP: Recordaba su nombre, pero no su número.
EN: I remembered her name, but not her number.
reminded
SP: Esa canción me recordaba a mi infancia.
EN: That song reminded me of my childhood.
Conjugation of recordar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First recordaba —
Third recordaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First recordaba —
Third recordaba —

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

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

— Escondido (2005)

Lo ayudaste porque te recordaba a ti mismo.

You helped him because he reminded you of yourself.

— El tiempo contigo (2019)

Eres justo como te recordaba en mis sueños.

You are just as I remembered you in my dreams.

Tu historia me recordaba mi juventud.

Your story reminded me of my youth.

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)

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.

Me recordaba cómo sería si mamá estuviera por aquí.

He reminded me what it would be like if Mum were around.

— Temporada de Sangre (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)

Es más pequeña de lo que recordaba.

It's smaller than I remembered.

— Equipo Demolición (2026)

Recordaba cómo eras cuando estábamos en la universidad.

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

— Picnic (1955)

Ya, que te recordaba con menos.

Oh, right, I remembered you with less.

— Volver (2006)

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

Seeing your mother every day constantly reminded me of it.

— Zeta (2026)

Está igual que lo recordaba.

It's just as I remembered it.

— La dolce vita (1960)

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.

— Escondido (2005)

Le pedí que me contara lo que recordaba.

I asked her to tell me what she remembered.

— Un buen ladrón (2025)

¡No recordaba esto!

I didn't remember this!

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)

Lo último que recordaba era hablar con su exnovia.

The last thing he remembered was talking to his ex-girlfriend.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Estar feliz siempre le recordaba de su pérdida.

Being happy always reminded her of her loss.

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)