What does olvidar mean in English?

Olvidar means "to forget" in English.

How do you conjugate olvidar in Spanish?

Olvidar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with olvidar?

Common idiomatic expressions using olvidar include: "olvidársele algo a alguien" (to forget something (unintentionally)). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

How do you use olvidar in a sentence?

Example: "Olvidé mi paraguas." which means "I forgot my umbrella." in English.

Olvidar

to forget

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

olvidar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

olvidando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

olvidado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	olvido I forget	I forget
tú	olvidas you forget	you forget
él/ella/usted	olvida he/she/you forgets	he/she/you forgets
nosotros	olvidamos we forget	we forget
vosotros	olvidáis you all forget	you all forget
ellos/ustedes	olvidan they/you all forget	they/you all forget

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	olvidaba I used to forget	I used to forget
tú	olvidabas you used to forget	you used to forget
él/ella/usted	olvidaba he/she/you used to forget	he/she/you used to forget
nosotros	olvidábamos we used to forget	we used to forget
vosotros	olvidabais you all used to forget	you all used to forget
ellos/ustedes	olvidaban they/you all used to forget	they/you all used to forget

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	olvidé I forgotten	I forgotten
tú	olvidaste you forgotten	you forgotten
él/ella/usted	olvidó he/she/you forgotten	he/she/you forgotten
nosotros	olvidamos we forgotten	we forgotten
vosotros	olvidasteis you all forgotten	you all forgotten
ellos/ustedes	olvidaron they/you all forgotten	they/you all forgotten

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	olvidaré I will forget	I will forget
tú	olvidarás you will forget	you will forget
él/ella/usted	olvidará he/she/you will forget	he/she/you will forget
nosotros	olvidaremos we will forget	we will forget
vosotros	olvidaréis you all will forget	you all will forget
ellos/ustedes	olvidarán they/you all will forget	they/you all will forget

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	olvidaría I would forget	I would forget
tú	olvidarías you would forget	you would forget
él/ella/usted	olvidaría he/she/you would forget	he/she/you would forget
nosotros	olvidaríamos we would forget	we would forget
vosotros	olvidaríais you all would forget	you all would forget
ellos/ustedes	olvidarían they/you all would forget	they/you all would forget

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	olvide that I forget	that I forget
tú	olvides that you forget	that you forget
él/ella/usted	olvide that he/she/you forget	that he/she/you forget
nosotros	olvidemos that we forget	that we forget
vosotros	olvidéis that you all forget	that you all forget
ellos/ustedes	olviden that they/you all forget	that they/you all forget

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	olvidara or olvidase that I forgotten	that I forgotten
tú	olvidaras or olvidases that you forgotten	that you forgotten
él/ella/usted	olvidara or olvidase that he/she/you forgotten	that he/she/you forgotten
nosotros	olvidáramos or olvidásemos that we forgotten	that we forgotten
vosotros	olvidarais or olvidaseis that you all forgotten	that you all forgotten
ellos/ustedes	olvidaran or olvidasen that they/you all forgotten	that they/you all forgotten

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he olvidado I have forgotten	I have forgotten
tú	has olvidado you have forgotten	you have forgotten
él/ella/usted	ha olvidado he/she/you have forgotten	he/she/you have forgotten
nosotros	hemos olvidado we have forgotten	we have forgotten
vosotros	habéis olvidado you all have forgotten	you all have forgotten
ellos/ustedes	han olvidado they/you all have forgotten	they/you all have forgotten

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había olvidado I had forgotten	I had forgotten
tú	habías olvidado you had forgotten	you had forgotten
él/ella/usted	había olvidado he/she/you had forgotten	he/she/you had forgotten
nosotros	habíamos olvidado we had forgotten	we had forgotten
vosotros	habíais olvidado you all had forgotten	you all had forgotten
ellos/ustedes	habían olvidado they/you all had forgotten	they/you all had forgotten

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube olvidado I had forgotten	I had forgotten
tú	hubiste olvidado you had forgotten	you had forgotten
él/ella/usted	hubo olvidado he/she/you had forgotten	he/she/you had forgotten
nosotros	hubimos olvidado we had forgotten	we had forgotten
vosotros	hubisteis olvidado you all had forgotten	you all had forgotten
ellos/ustedes	hubieron olvidado they/you all had forgotten	they/you all had forgotten

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré olvidado I will have forgotten	I will have forgotten
tú	habrás olvidado you will have forgotten	you will have forgotten
él/ella/usted	habrá olvidado he/she/you will have forgotten	he/she/you will have forgotten
nosotros	habremos olvidado we will have forgotten	we will have forgotten
vosotros	habréis olvidado you all will have forgotten	you all will have forgotten
ellos/ustedes	habrán olvidado they/you all will have forgotten	they/you all will have forgotten

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría olvidado I would have forgotten	I would have forgotten
tú	habrías olvidado you would have forgotten	you would have forgotten
él/ella/usted	habría olvidado he/she/you would have forgotten	he/she/you would have forgotten
nosotros	habríamos olvidado we would have forgotten	we would have forgotten
vosotros	habríais olvidado you all would have forgotten	you all would have forgotten
ellos/ustedes	habrían olvidado they/you all would have forgotten	they/you all would have forgotten

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya olvidado that I have forgotten	that I have forgotten
tú	hayas olvidado that you have forgotten	that you have forgotten
él/ella/usted	haya olvidado that he/she/you have forgotten	that he/she/you have forgotten
nosotros	hayamos olvidado that we have forgotten	that we have forgotten
vosotros	hayáis olvidado that you all have forgotten	that you all have forgotten
ellos/ustedes	hayan olvidado that they/you all have forgotten	that they/you all have forgotten

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera olvidado that I had forgotten	that I had forgotten
tú	hubieras olvidado that you had forgotten	that you had forgotten
él/ella/usted	hubiera olvidado that he/she/you had forgotten	that he/she/you had forgotten
nosotros	hubiéramos olvidado that we had forgotten	that we had forgotten
vosotros	hubierais olvidado that you all had forgotten	that you all had forgotten
ellos/ustedes	hubieran olvidado that they/you all had forgotten	that they/you all had forgotten

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	olvida	forget! (you)
usted	olvide	forget! (you formal)
nosotros	olvidemos	let's forget!
vosotros	olvidad	forget! (you all)
ustedes	olviden	forget! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no olvides	don't forget! (you)
usted	no olvide	don't forget! (you formal)
nosotros	no olvidemos	let's not forget!
vosotros	no olvidéis	don't forget! (you all)
ustedes	no olviden	don't forget! (you all)

More About "olvidar"

Idiomatic Expressions

olvidársele algo a alguien

to forget something (unintentionally)

💡 Accidental forgetting

Examples in Context

Olvidé mi paraguas.

I forgot my umbrella.

Preterite

Siempre olvido las contraseñas.

I always forget passwords.

Present

He olvidado su nombre.

I have forgotten his name.

Present Perfect

No olvidaré este momento.

I will not forget this moment.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms:

recordar(to remember)

Usage Notes

•Olvidar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meaning: to forget
•Reflexive "olvidarse (de)" emphasizes the forgetting
•Construction "se me olvidó" (I forgot) is very common

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