Let’s talk about the “olvidar” conjugation in Spanish— you absolutely cannot forget this lesson! 

Olvidar is the Spanish verb for “to forget”. It is a regular AR verb, which means it follows the usual structure. 

Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned Spanish learner, “Olvidar” is one of those verbs that sneaks its way into everyday conversations.

In today’s blog post, you’ll learn all about the verb conjugation for “Olvidar” in the different modes of Indicative, Subjunctive, and Imperative!

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“Olvidar” Conjugation in Spanish Indicative / Indicativo

The indicative tense (el modo indicativo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The indicative mood is used to make factual statements, ask questions, and express opinions about actions or events that are considered real or certain.

Present Tense Olvidar Conjugation / Presente

The present tense is used to describe actions happening in the present or to express general truths or habitual actions.

Yo	Olvido
Tú	Olvidas
Él/Ella/Usted	Olvida
Nosotros	Olvidamos
Vosotros	Olvidáis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Olvidan

Examples:

1. Siempre olvido mi teléfono en casa. (I always forget my phone at home.)
2. Ella olvida sus gafas todo el tiempo. (She forgets her glasses all the time.)
3. ¿Por qué siempre olvidas tus tareas? (Why do you always forget your homework?)

Simple Past Olvidar Conjugation / Pasado 

The simple past tense (preterite) is used to describe completed actions in the past, often with specific time frames or events.

Yo	Olvidé
Tú	Olvidaste
Él/Ella/Usted	Olvidó
Nosotros	Olvidamos
Vosotros	Olvidasteis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Olvidaron

Examples:

1. Ellos olvidaron traer los boletos al cine. (They forgot to bring the tickets to the movies.)
2. Siempre olvidamos apagar las luces antes de salir. (We always forget to turn off the lights before leaving.)
3. ¿Olvidaste mi cumpleaños otra vez? (Did you forget my birthday again?)

Imperfect Olvidar Conjugation / Imperfecto

Spanish imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past, as well as to set the stage or provide background information

Yo	Olvidaba
Tú	Olvidabas
Él/Ella/Usted	Olvidaba
Nosotros	Olvidábamos
Vosotros	Olvidabais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Olvidaban

Examples:

1. Siempre olvidabais dónde aparcabais el coche. (You all always used to forget where you parked the car.)
2. Ella olvidaba llamar a su abuela los domingos. (She used to forget to call her grandmother on Sundays.)
3. Ellos olvidaban que tenían una reunión cada lunes. (They used to forget that they had a meeting every Monday.)

Present Continuous Olvidar Conjugation / Presente Continuo

The present continuous tense (also known as “estar + gerundio”) is used to describe actions that are currently happening in the present moment or to express temporary situations.

Yo	Estoy olvidando
Tú	Estás olvidando
Él/Ella/Usted	Está olvidando
Nosotros	Estamos olvidando
Vosotros	Estáis olvidando
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Están olvidando

Examples:

1. Estoy olvidando dónde puse mis llaves. (I am forgetting where I put my keys.)
2. Estás olvidando todo lo que te enseñé. (You are forgetting everything I taught you.)
3. Estamos olvidando lo importante que es esta reunión. (We are forgetting how important this meeting is.)

Future Tense / Futuro

The Spanish future tense is used to express actions or events that will happen in the future, indicating something that has not yet occurred.

Yo	Olvidaré
Tú	Olvidarás
Él/Ella/Usted	Olvidará
Nosotros	Olvidaremos
Vosotros	Olvidaréis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Olvidarán

Examples:

1. Estoy olvidando dónde puse mis llaves. (I am forgetting where I put my keys.)
2. Estás olvidando todo lo que te enseñé. (You are forgetting everything I taught you.)
3. Estamos olvidando lo importante que es esta reunión. (We are forgetting how important this meeting is.)

Conditional Olvidar Conjugation / Condicional

The conditional tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions or events that would happen under certain conditions in the present or future.

Yo	Olvidaría
Tú	Olvidarías
Él/Ella/Usted	Olvidaría
Nosotros	Olvidaríamos
Vosotros	Olvidaríais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Olvidarían

Examples:

1. Olvidarías el estrés si tomaras unas vacaciones. (You would forget the stress if you took a vacation.)
2. Olvidaríamos este problema si nos concentráramos en las soluciones. (We would forget about this problem if we focused on the solutions.)
3. Yo olvidaría todo si tuviera más tiempo para descansar. (I would forget everything if I had more time to rest.)

Present Perfect / Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto

Spanish present perfect tense (also known as “pretérito perfecto compuesto”) is used to express actions that have occurred in the past but have a connection to the present, emphasizing the result or consequences of those actions.

Yo	He olvidado
Tú	Has olvidado
Él/Ella/Usted	Ha olvidado
Nosotros	Hemos olvidado
Vosotros	Habéis olvidado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Han olvidado

Examples:

1. He olvidado cómo se llama tu amigo. (I have forgotten what your friend’s name is.)
2. Ella ha olvidado traer su pasaporte. (She has forgotten to bring her passport.)
3. Ellos han olvidado enviarnos el correo electrónico. (They have forgotten to send us the email.)

Past Perfect Olvidar Conjugation / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish past perfect tense (also known as “pretérito pluscuamperfecto”) is used to describe actions that occurred before another past action or event, expressing a past-in-the-past relationship.

Yo	Había olvidado
Tú	Habías olvidado
Él/Ella/Usted	Había olvidado
Nosotros	Habíamos olvidado
Vosotros	Habíais olvidado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habían olvidado

Examples:

1. Cuando llegué, ya habíais olvidado nuestra cita. (When I arrived, you all had already forgotten our meeting.)
2. Habíamos olvidado lo bonita que es esta ciudad. (We had forgotten how beautiful this city is.)
3. Yo había olvidado traer mi cartera a la tienda. (I had forgotten to bring my wallet to the store.)

Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto

The Spanish future perfect tense is used to express actions that will have been completed in the future, indicating an action that will be finished before another specified future time or event.

Yo	Habré olvidado
Tú	Habrás olvidado
Él/Ella/Usted	Habrá olvidado
Nosotros	Habremos olvidado
Vosotros	Habréis olvidado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrán olvidado

Examples:

1. Para entonces, habrán olvidado todo lo que aprendieron en clase. (By then, they will have forgotten everything they learned in class.)
2. Cuando regreses, habrás olvidado lo que te molestaba. (By the time you come back, you will have forgotten what was bothering you.)
3. Usted habrá olvidado dónde dejó las llaves para entonces. (You will have forgotten where you left the keys by then.)

Conditional Perfect / Condicional Perfect

The conditional perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions that would have been completed in the past, indicating an action that would have happened prior to another past event.

Yo	Habría olvidado
Tú	Habrías olvidado
Él/Ella/Usted	Habría olvidado
Nosotros	Habríamos olvidado
Vosotros	Habríais olvidado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrían olvidado

Examples:

1. Si no hubieras dicho nada, habríais olvidado el incidente. (If you hadn’t said anything, you all would have forgotten the incident.)
2. Él habría olvidado el regalo si no lo hubiéramos mencionado. (He would have forgotten the gift if we hadn’t mentioned it.)
3. Ella habría olvidado la cita si no la hubieras llamado. (She would have forgotten the appointment if you hadn’t called her.)

“Olvidar” Conjugation in Spanish Subjunctive / Subjuntivo

The subjunctive tense (el modo subjuntivo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The subjunctive mood is used to express doubt, uncertainty, subjectivity, emotion, and hypothetical situations.

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Present Tense / Presente

The Spanish subjunctive present tense is used to express subjective actions, desires, doubts, recommendations, or possibilities, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, necessity, or influence.

Yo	Olvide
Tú	Olvides
Él/Ella/Usted	Olvide
Nosotros	Olvidemos
Vosotros	Olvidéis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Olviden

Examples:

1. Olvidemos todo lo malo y empecemos de nuevo. (Let’s forget everything bad and start over.)
2. Espero que él no olvide comprar la leche. (I hope that he doesn’t forget to buy the milk.)
3. Es importante que no olvides cerrar la puerta. (It’s important that you don’t forget to close the door.)

Imperfect / Imperfecto

This tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, uncertainty, or unreal conditions.

Yo	Olvidara
Tú	Olvidaras
Él/Ella/Usted	Olvidara
Nosotros	Olvidaramos
Vosotros	Olvidarais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Olvidaran

Examples:

1. Si olvidaras lo que pasó, todo sería más fácil. (If you forgot what happened, everything would be easier.)
2. Me sorprendería si olvidarais mi cumpleaños. (I would be surprised if you all forgot my birthday.)
3. Si ellos olvidaran la reunión, sería un gran problema. (If they forgot the meeting, it would be a big problem.)

Present Perfect / Pretérito Perfecto

Spanish subjunctive present perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the present with a connection to the past, indicating actions that would have been completed prior to the present moment.

Yo	Haya olvidado
Tú	Hayas olvidado
Él/Ella/Usted	Haya olvidado
Nosotros	Hayamos olvidado
Vosotros	Hayáis olvidado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hayan olvidado

Examples:

1. Espero que no hayáis olvidado traer los documentos. (I hope that you all haven’t forgotten to bring the documents.)
2. Es posible que ella haya olvidado nuestra cita. (It’s possible that she has forgotten our appointment.)
3. Es una lástima que haya olvidado mi cumpleaños. (It’s a shame that he has forgotten my birthday.)

Past Perfect / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish subjunctive past perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past with a connection to a previous past event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that past event.

Yo	Hubiera olvidado
Tú	Hubieras olvidado
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiera olvidado
Nosotros	Hubiéramos olvidado
Vosotros	Hubierais olvidado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hubieran olvidado

Examples:

1. Si ellos hubieran olvidado el evento, habría sido un desastre. (If they had forgotten the event, it would have been a disaster.)
2. Si yo hubiera olvidado mi pasaporte, no habría podido viajar. (If I had forgotten my passport, I wouldn’t have been able to travel.)
3. Si hubieras olvidado mi cumpleaños, habría estado muy triste. (If you had forgotten my birthday, I would have been very sad.)

Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto

The future perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the future with a connection to a future event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that future event.

Yo	Hubiere olvidado
Tú	Hubieres olvidado
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiere olvidado
Nosotros	Hubiéremos olvidado
Vosotros	Hubiereis olvidado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hubieren olvidado

Examples:

1. Si llegamos tarde, él no habrán sabido que hubiere olvidado la reunión. (If we arrive late, he won’t have known that I would have forgotten the meeting.)
2. Si hubieres olvidado mi regalo, habrías quedado muy mal. (If you had forgotten my gift, you would have looked really bad.)
3. Ojalá que no hubieren olvidado las instrucciones para la tarea. (I hope that they will have forgotten the instructions for the homework.)

“Olvidar” Conjugation in Spanish Imperative / Imperativo

The imperative tense (el modo imperativo) is one of the verb moods used to express commands, orders, or requests. It is used to tell someone what to do or what not to do.

Affirmative / Afirmativos

Spanish affirmative refers to the use of positive statements or expressions that indicate agreement, confirmation, or positive response to a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	Olvida
Él/Ella/Usted	Olvide
Nosotros	Olvidemos
Vosotros	Olvidad
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Olviden

Examples:

1. Olvida lo que dije, no era importante. (Forget what I said, it wasn’t important.)
2. Olvidad los problemas y disfrutad el momento. (Forget the problems and enjoy the moment.)
3. Olvidemos todo y comencemos de nuevo. (Let’s forget everything and start over.)

Negative / Negativos

Spanish negative refers to the use of negative statements or expressions that indicate negation, denial, or disagreement with a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	No olvides
Él/Ella/Usted	No olvide
Nosotros	No olvidemos
Vosotros	No olvidéis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	No olviden

Examples:

1. 1. No olviden enviar el correo antes de las 5 p.m. (Don’t forget to send the email before 5 p.m.)
   2. No olvide traer su identificación. (Don’t forget to bring your ID.)
   3. No olvides llamar a tu madre. (Don’t forget to call your mom.)

Don’t Forget Your Spanish Lessons!

In conclusion, understanding the conjugation of the verb “Olvidar” in Spanish is a fundamental step in mastering the language. 

Learning the conjugation of “Olvidar” not only improves our ability to communicate effectively, but also allows us to immerse ourselves more deeply in the rich and diverse Spanish-speaking cultures. 

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