Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I forget
- tú you forget
- usted, él, ella he/she forgets
- nosotros we forget
- vosotros Spain you all forget
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they forget
SPANISH VERB
olvidarse
to forget
- #264 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: olvidándose
- Past participle: olvidado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I forgot
- tú you forgot
- usted, él, ella he/she forgot
- nosotros we forgot
- vosotros Spain you all forgot
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they forgot
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to forget
- tú you used to forget
- usted, él, ella he/she used to forget
- nosotros we used to forget
- vosotros Spain you all used to forget
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to forget
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will forget
- tú you will forget
- usted, él, ella he/she will forget
- nosotros we will forget
- vosotros Spain you all will forget
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will forget
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would forget
- tú you would forget
- usted, él, ella he/she would forget
- nosotros we would forget
- vosotros Spain you all would forget
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would forget
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I forget
- tú (that) you forget
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she forget
- nosotros (that) we forget
- vosotros Spain (that) you all forget
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they forget
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I forgot
- tú (if) you forgot
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she forgot
- nosotros (if) we forgot
- vosotros Spain (if) you all forgot
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they forgot
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú forget!
- usted forget! (formal)
- nosotros forget! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain forget! (all of you)
- ustedes forget! (all of you)
How to use olvidarse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Siempre se me olvidan las llaves en la puerta.
I always forget my keys in the door.
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Past
Se me olvidó felicitar a mi suegra por su cumpleaños.
I forgot to wish my mother-in-law a happy birthday.
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Imperfect
Mi abuelo se olvidaba de todo, menos del futbol.
My grandpa forgot everything except soccer.
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Future
¿Te olvidarás de nosotros cuando vivas en Boston?
Will you forget about us when you live in Boston?
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Conditional
Yo nunca me olvidaría de un sabor así.
I'd never forget a taste like that.
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Present subjunctive
No quiero que se te olvide la cita del martes.
I don't want you to forget Tuesday's appointment.
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Past subjunctive
Si me olvidara de tu cumpleaños, me lo recordarías, ¿verdad?
If I forgot your birthday, you'd remind me, right?
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Imperative
¡Olvídate del trabajo este fin de semana!
Forget about work this weekend!
Good to know
- "Olvidarse de algo": me olvidé de la cita; Mexicans more often say "se me olvidó".
Where you hear olvidarse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 2
- Siempre me olvido de mi paraguas. I always forget my umbrella.
- Me olvidé de las llaves otra vez. I forgot the keys again.
- No me voy a olvidar de esta noche. I'm not going to forget tonight.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- A mí nunca se me olvida un cumpleaños. I never forget a birthday.
- Se me olvidó el pasaporte en casa. I left my passport at home.
- No se te va a olvidar, te lo apunto. You're not going to forget, I'll write it down for you.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.