Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I forgive
- tú you forgive
- usted, él, ella he/she forgives
- nosotros we forgive
- vosotros Spain you all forgive
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they forgive
SPANISH VERB
perdonar
to forgive
- #278 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: perdonando
- Past participle: perdonado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I forgave
- tú you forgave
- usted, él, ella he/she forgave
- nosotros we forgave
- vosotros Spain you all forgave
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they forgave
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to forgive
- tú you used to forgive
- usted, él, ella he/she used to forgive
- nosotros we used to forgive
- vosotros Spain you all used to forgive
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to forgive
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will forgive
- tú you will forgive
- usted, él, ella he/she will forgive
- nosotros we will forgive
- vosotros Spain you all will forgive
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will forgive
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would forgive
- tú you would forgive
- usted, él, ella he/she would forgive
- nosotros we would forgive
- vosotros Spain you all would forgive
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would forgive
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I forgive
- tú (that) you forgive
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she forgive
- nosotros (that) we forgive
- vosotros Spain (that) you all forgive
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they forgive
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I forgave
- tú (if) you forgave
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she forgave
- nosotros (if) we forgave
- vosotros Spain (if) you all forgave
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they forgave
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú forgive!
- usted forgive! (formal)
- nosotros forgive! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain forgive! (all of you)
- ustedes forgive! (all of you)
How to use perdonar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Te perdono, pero no lo vuelvas a hacer.
I forgive you, but don't do it again.
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Past
Mi mamá me perdonó por romper el florero.
My mom forgave me for breaking the vase.
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Imperfect
Mi abuelo perdonaba todo menos las mentiras.
My grandfather forgave everything except lies.
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Future
¿Me perdonarás algún día por olvidar tu cumpleaños?
Will you ever forgive me for forgetting your birthday?
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Conditional
Yo le perdonaría la deuda a mi hermano.
I would forgive my brother's debt.
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Present subjunctive
Espero que me perdones por llegar tan tarde.
I hope you forgive me for arriving so late.
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Past subjunctive
Si me perdonaras, sería la persona más feliz.
If you forgave me, I'd be the happiest person.
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Imperative
Perdone, señora, ¿dónde queda el baño?
Excuse me, ma'am, where's the bathroom?
Good to know
- "Perdón" and "perdone" are everyday ways to say sorry or excuse me.
Where you hear perdonar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Siempre perdono a mi hijo. I always forgive my son.
- Ya te perdoné. I've already forgiven you.
- Te va a perdonar. She's going to forgive you.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Elena siempre me perdona. Elena always forgives me.
- Mi mamá ya me perdonó. My mom has forgiven me now.
- La doctora no me va a perdonar. The doctor isn't going to forgive me.
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Friends?
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Beginner Level 3 · Perdóname. · perdóneme
Elena's Plan
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Intermediate Level 1 · perdone
The Neighbours
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Intermediate Level 1 · perdone la molestia
It's Not That I Didn't Want To
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Intermediate Level 3 · Perdóname.
Let Us Look After You
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Advanced Level 2 · Perdonadme.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.