Olvidar means to forget. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: olvido, olvidas, olvida, olvidamos, olvidáis, olvidan.
Olvidar in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Olvidar in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Olvidar in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Olvidar in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Olvidar in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | olvido | olvidé | olvidaba | olvidaré | olvidaría |
| tú | olvidas | olvidaste | olvidabas | olvidarás | olvidarías |
| él / ella / usted | olvida | olvidó | olvidaba | olvidará | olvidaría |
| nosotros / nosotras | olvidamos | olvidamos | olvidábamos | olvidaremos | olvidaríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | olvidáis | olvidasteis | olvidabais | olvidaréis | olvidaríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | olvidan | olvidaron | olvidaban | olvidarán | olvidarían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | olvido | I forget |
| tú | olvidas | you forget |
| él / ella / usted | olvida | he/she forgets |
| nosotros / nosotras | olvidamos | we forget |
| vosotros / vosotras | olvidáis | you all (vosotros) forget |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | olvidan | they forget |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | olvidé | I forgot |
| tú | olvidaste | you forgot |
| él / ella / usted | olvidó | he/she forgot |
| nosotros / nosotras | olvidamos | we forgot |
| vosotros / vosotras | olvidasteis | you all (vosotros) forgot |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | olvidaron | they forgot |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | olvidaba | I used to forget |
| tú | olvidabas | you used to forget |
| él / ella / usted | olvidaba | he/she used to forget |
| nosotros / nosotras | olvidábamos | we used to forget |
| vosotros / vosotras | olvidabais | you all (vosotros) used to forget |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | olvidaban | they used to forget |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | olvidaré | I will forget |
| tú | olvidarás | you will forget |
| él / ella / usted | olvidará | he/she will forget |
| nosotros / nosotras | olvidaremos | we will forget |
| vosotros / vosotras | olvidaréis | you all (vosotros) will forget |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | olvidarán | they will forget |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | olvidaría | I would forget |
| tú | olvidarías | you would forget |
| él / ella / usted | olvidaría | he/she would forget |
| nosotros / nosotras | olvidaríamos | we would forget |
| vosotros / vosotras | olvidaríais | you all (vosotros) would forget |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | olvidarían | they would forget |
Olvidar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
The present forms are olvido, olvidas, olvida, olvidamos, olvidáis, olvidan, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
olvidé, olvidaste, olvidó, olvidamos, olvidasteis, olvidaron. For example, olvidé means “I forgot”.
Olvidar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
The preterite (olvidé) presents a completed event; the imperfect (olvidaba) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I forgot” and “I used to forget”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are olvidaré (“I will forget”) and olvidaría (“I would forget”). The full charts above include every person.
Olvidar means to forget.
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