Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | olvido | |
| tú | olvidas | |
| él / ella / usted | olvida | |
| nosotros / nosotras | olvidamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | olvidáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | olvidan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | olvidé | |
| tú | olvidaste | |
| él / ella / usted | olvidó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | olvidamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | olvidasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | olvidaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | olvidaba | |
| tú | olvidabas | |
| él / ella / usted | olvidaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | olvidábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | olvidabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | olvidaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | olvidaré | |
| tú | olvidarás | |
| él / ella / usted | olvidará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | olvidaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | olvidaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | olvidarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | olvidaría | |
| tú | olvidarías | |
| él / ella / usted | olvidaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | olvidaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | olvidaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | olvidarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | olvide | |
| tú | olvides | |
| él / ella / usted | olvide | |
| nosotros / nosotras | olvidemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | olvidéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | olviden |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to forget
- to leave behind, to forget
- [with le] to elude, to escape, to slip someone's mind (be forgotten by)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations