ignorar Preterite Conjugation
ignorar — to ignore
The preterite of ignorar is regular: ignoré, ignoraste, ignoró, ignoramos, ignorasteis, ignoraron.
ignorar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific, completed instance of ignoring something in the past. For example, 'Ayer ignoré su llamada.' (Yesterday I ignored his/her call).
Notes on ignorar in the Preterite
Ignorar is fully regular in the preterite tense. All the endings are standard for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Ignoré las advertencias y seguí adelante.
I ignored the warnings and went ahead.
yo
¿Ignoraste mi mensaje?
Did you ignore my message?
tú
Él ignoró las reglas del juego.
He ignored the rules of the game.
él/ella/usted
Los estudiantes ignoraron al profesor.
The students ignored the teacher.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of preterite: 'Yo ignoraba sus consejos'.
Correct: Use the preterite for a specific instance: 'Yo ignoré sus consejos'.
Why: The preterite is for completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'ignoró'.
Correct: The él/ella/usted form is 'ignoró' with an accent on the 'ó'.
Why: The accent marks the stressed syllable and distinguishes this form from other verb forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ignoro
The present of ignorar is regular: ignoro, ignoras, ignora, ignoramos, ignoráis, ignoran.
Imperfect
yo: ignoraba
The imperfect of ignorar is regular: ignoraba, ignorabas, ignoraba, ignorábamos, ignorabais, ignoraban.
Future
yo: ignorarė
The future of ignorar is regular: ignoraré, ignorarás, ignorará, ignoraremos, ignoraréis, ignorarán.
Conditional
yo: ignoraría
The conditional of ignorar is regular: ignoraría, ignorarías, ignoraría, ignoraríamos, ignoraríais, ignorarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ignore
The present subjunctive of ignorar is: ignore (yo, él, ella, usted), ignores (tú), ignoremos (nosotros), ignoréis (vosotros), ignoren (ellos, ellas, ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ignorara
The imperfect subjunctive of ignorar has two forms: ignorara/ignorase (yo, él, ella, usted), ignoraras/ignorases (tú), ignoráramos/ignorásemos (nosotros), ignorarais/ignoraseis (vosotros), ignoraran/ignorasen (ellos, ellas, ustedes).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ignora
The imperative of ignorar is: ignora (tú), ignore (usted), ignoremos (nosotros), ignorad (vosotros), ignoren (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no ignores
The negative imperative of ignorar uses the present subjunctive: no ignores (tú), no ignore (usted), no ignoremos (nosotros), no ignoréis (vosotros), no ignoren (ustedes).