The preterite of acordar is used to express when someone agreed to something or remembered something at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “We agreed on the price” – “Acordamos el precio.”

This verb follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. Despite being a stem-changing verb in the present tense, it follows regular conjugation patterns in the preterite.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Acordar (to agree/remember) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The Preterite of acordar expresses when an agreement was reached or something was remembered.

To agree upon: Used for reaching agreements, for example Acordaron reunirse a las tres (They agreed to meet at three), or Acordamos el precio final (We agreed on the final price).

To remember: When used reflexively, indicates suddenly remembering something, for example Me acordé de su cumpleaños (I remembered their birthday).

Examples

Examples of Acordar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Nos acordamos de tu cumpleaños. (We remembered your birthday.)

Me acordé de llamar al médico. (I remembered to call the doctor.)

¿Te acordaste de cerrar la puerta? (Did you remember to close the door?)

Las empresas acordaron los términos. (The companies agreed on the terms.)

Se acordó de traer los documentos. (They remembered to bring the documents.)

Acordamos reunirnos a las cinco. (We agreed to meet at five.)

¿Cómo te acordaste de ese detalle? (How did you remember that detail?)

El comité acordó las nuevas reglas. (The committee agreed on the new rules.)

Me acordé de ti cuando vi la película. (I remembered you when I saw the movie.)

Acordaron el precio final ayer. (They agreed on the final price yesterday.)

No me acordé de comprar el pan. (I didn’t remember to buy the bread.)

Los países acordaron el tratado. (The countries agreed on the treaty.)

Se acordó tarde de la cita. (They remembered the appointment late.)

Acordamos los detalles del contrato. (We agreed on the contract details.)

¿Te acordaste de mi nombre? (Did you remember my name?)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Acordar (to agree/remember) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.