Acordarse Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish
The Spanish verb acordarse means to remember. You can learn its forms from the full acordarse conjugation, but forms on their own are not enough: you need to see the verb in real sentences, in conversation, and in the mistakes people actually make. That is what this page is for. Below you will find example sentences grouped by use, two short dialogues, the common mistakes, a ten-question quiz with explained answers, and answers to the questions learners ask most. One sentence to start: Yo me acuerdo de su cumpleaños. — "I remember his birthday."
acordarse is reflexive, so watch for the pronoun in every sentence: me, te, se, nos, os, se. The pronoun always matches the person, and it is part of the verb.
Acordarse example sentences
Everyday use — the present tense
- Yo me acuerdo de su cumpleaños. — "I remember his birthday."
- Tú te acuerdas de mi infancia. — "you remember my childhood."
- Él se acuerda de la fecha. — "he/she remembers the date."
- Nosotros nos acordamos de todo. — "we remember everything."
Talking about the past
- Yo me acordé de la fecha. — "I remembered the date."
- Él se acordaba de todo. — "he/she used to remember everything."
- Nosotros nos acordamos de su nombre. — "we remembered her name."
Plans and wishes
- Yo me acordaré de su nombre. — "I will remember her name."
- Tú te acordarías de aquella noche. — "you would remember that night."
More examples with acordarse
- Me acuerdo de su cumpleaños. — "I remember his birthday."
- Mi abuela se acuerda de mi infancia. — "My grandmother remembers my childhood."
- Ayer me acordé de la fecha del examen. — "Yesterday I remembered the exam date."
- De niña, me acordaba de todo. — "As a girl, I used to remember everything."
- Mañana me acordaré de su nombre. — "Tomorrow I will remember her name."
- Si me acordara de aquella noche, te lo contaría. — "If I remembered that night, I would tell you about it."
Acordarse in conversation
Two short dialogues using acordarse naturally. Read them out loud: hearing the verb in a question and an answer is the fastest way to make the forms stick.
Dialogue 1: making plans
María: ¿Tú te acuerdas de su cumpleaños? Carlos: Sí, yo me acuerdo de su cumpleaños. ¿Y tú? María: Yo también. ¿Se acuerda de mi infancia? Carlos: Sí, él se acuerda de mi infancia todos los días. María: ¿Y mañana? ¿Tú te acordarás de la fecha? Carlos: Sí, mañana yo me acordaré de la fecha.
In this dialogue María asks Carlos what he does, and then they talk about tomorrow. Notice how the verb changes with the person: te acuerdas for tú, me acuerdo for yo, se acuerda for él. The future forms at the end (te acordarás, me acordaré) show the same verb talking about tomorrow.
Dialogue 2: talking about yesterday
Ana: ¿Tú te acuerdas de todo? Luis: Sí, yo me acuerdo de todo. ¿Y tú? Ana: Yo también. ¿Se acuerda de su nombre? Luis: Sí, él se acuerda de su nombre todos los días. Ana: ¿Y ayer? ¿Tú te acordaste de todo? Luis: Sí, ayer yo me acordé de todo.
Here Ana asks Luis about yesterday, so the answers use the preterite: me acordé for yo, te acordaste for tú. The preterite is the right choice because yesterday is finished; the present would describe a habit instead.
Common mistakes with acordarse in the present
These are the errors learners actually make with this verb. Each one shows the wrong version, the right version, and why it is wrong.
1. Yo acuerdo de su cumpleaños.
Wrong: Yo acuerdo de su cumpleaños.
Right: Yo me acuerdo de su cumpleaños.
Acordarse is reflexive: the pronoun me is part of the verb. Acuerdo on its own means to agree on something.
2. Me acuerdo su cumpleaños.
Wrong: Me acuerdo su cumpleaños.
Right: Me acuerdo de su cumpleaños.
Remembering something needs the preposition de: me acuerdo de su cumpleaños. Without de, the sentence is wrong.
3. Confusing acordarse with olvidarse
Acordarse is remembering; olvidarse is forgetting. They are opposites: me acuerdo de su cumpleaños, pero me olvido de la fecha.
4. Using the present for a finished past action
Wrong: Ayer yo me acuerdo de su cumpleaños.
Right: Ayer yo me acordé de su cumpleaños.
Ayer (yesterday) signals a finished action, so it needs the preterite: me acordé. The present describes what you do now or usually.
5. Dropping the reflexive pronoun
Wrong: Yo acuerdo de su cumpleaños.
Right: Me acuerdo de su cumpleaños.
Without the pronoun you are using the non-reflexive verb, which means something else. The pronoun is part of acordarse.
Quiz: acordarse in use
Ten questions across five tenses. Choose the right form for each sentence, then check the answers at the end of this section.
- Tú ___ de su cumpleaños (present)
- a) te acuerdas
- b) me acuerdo
- c) se acuerda
- d) nos acordamos
- Nosotros ___ de mi infancia (preterite)
- a) me acordé
- b) te acordaste
- c) se acordó
- d) nos acordamos
- Ellos ___ de la fecha (imperfect)
- a) te acordabas
- b) se acordaba
- c) se acordaban
- d) me acordaba
- Tú ___ de todo (future)
- a) nos acordaremos
- b) te acordarás
- c) me acordaré
- d) se acordará
- Nosotros ___ de su nombre (conditional)
- a) nos acordaríamos
- b) me acordaría
- c) te acordarías
- d) se acordaría
- Ellos ___ de aquella noche (present)
- a) me acuerdo
- b) te acuerdas
- c) se acuerda
- d) se acuerdan
- Tú ___ de su cumpleaños (preterite)
- a) se acordó
- b) nos acordamos
- c) te acordaste
- d) me acordé
- Nosotros ___ de mi infancia (imperfect)
- a) se acordaba
- b) nos acordábamos
- c) me acordaba
- d) te acordabas
- Ellos ___ de la fecha (future)
- a) se acordarán
- b) me acordaré
- c) te acordarás
- d) se acordará
- Tú ___ de todo (conditional)
- a) me acordaría
- b) se acordaría
- c) nos acordaríamos
- d) te acordarías
Answers
- a) te acuerdas — the present form, for tú.
- d) nos acordamos — the preterite form, for nosotros/as.
- c) se acordaban — the imperfect form, for ellos/ellas/Uds..
- b) te acordarás — the future form, for tú.
- a) nos acordaríamos — the conditional form, for nosotros/as.
- d) se acuerdan — the present form, for ellos/ellas/Uds..
- c) te acordaste — the preterite form, for tú.
- b) nos acordábamos — the imperfect form, for nosotros/as.
- a) se acordarán — the future form, for ellos/ellas/Uds..
- d) te acordarías — the conditional form, for tú.
Frequently asked questions about acordarse
What is the difference between acordar and acordarse?
Acordar means to agree: acordamos la fecha. Acordarse means to remember: me acuerdo de la fecha. The pronoun -se changes the meaning completely.
Why is it me acuerdo and not me acordo?
Acordarse is an o → ue stem-changing verb: me acuerdo, te acuerdas, se acuerda, se acuerdan. Nosotros and vosotros keep o: nos acordamos, os acordáis.
What are the gerund and the past participle of acordarse?
The gerund is acordando, used with estar for the progressive (estoy acordando), and the past participle is acordado, used with haber for the perfect tenses (he acordado).
Where does the reflexive pronoun go?
Before the conjugated verb: Me acuerdo, te acuerdas, se acuerda. The pronoun always matches the person: me with yo, te with tú, se with él/ella, nos with nosotros, os with vosotros, se with ellos/ellas.
How to remember acordarse
Four small habits will fix acordarse in your memory. First, say the present tense out loud, in order, three times: me acuerdo, te acuerdas, se acuerda, nos acordamos, os acordáis, se acuerdan. Saying the forms is far more effective than reading them silently, because you hear the endings and the stem at the same time. Second, write three sentences about your own life: one about today with the present (me acuerdo), one about yesterday with the preterite (me acordé), and one about tomorrow with the future (me acordaré). Personal sentences stick because they are about you, not about a textbook. Third, remember the difference from olvidarse: Acordarse is remembering; olvidarse is forgetting. They are opposites: me acuerdo de su cumpleaños, pero me olvido de la fecha. Finally, learn the two key forms by heart: the gerund acordando and the past participle acordado. With those two and the present tense, you can already build the progressive (estoy acordando) and the present perfect (he acordado), which covers most everyday conversation.
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