
olvidar Conditional Conjugation
olvidar — to forget
The conditional of olvidar is regular: olvidaría, olvidarías, olvidaría, olvidaríamos, olvidaríais, olvidarían.
olvidar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would forget' something under certain circumstances, or to express politeness and hypothetical situations.
Notes on olvidar in the Conditional
Olvidar is regular in the conditional tense. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo nunca olvidaría tu cumpleaños.
I would never forget your birthday.
yo
¿Olvidarías tus problemas si fueras a la playa?
Would you forget your problems if you went to the beach?
tú
Ellos olvidarían todo sin su agenda.
They would forget everything without their planner.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: olvidaria (without accent).
Correct: olvidaría
Why: All conditional endings for all verbs must have an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: olvido
Olvidar is regular in the present: olvido, olvidas, olvida, olvidamos, olvidáis, olvidan.
Preterite
yo: olvidé
The preterite of olvidar is regular: olvidé, olvidaste, olvidó, olvidamos, olvidasteis, olvidaron.
Imperfect
yo: olvidaba
Olvidar in the imperfect is regular: olvidaba, olvidabas, olvidaba, olvidábamos, olvidabais, olvidaban.
Future
yo: olvidaré
The future of olvidar uses the infinitive plus endings: olvidaré, olvidarás, olvidará, olvidaremos, olvidaréis, olvidarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: olvide
The present subjunctive of olvidar is regular: olvide, olvides, olvide, olvidemos, olvidéis, olviden.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: olvidara
The imperfect subjunctive of olvidar is regular: olvidara, olvidaras, olvidara, olvidáramos, olvidarais, olvidaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: olvida
The imperative of olvidar is: olvida (tú), olvide (usted), olvidemos (nosotros), olvidad (vosotros), olviden (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no olvides
The negative imperative of olvidar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no olvides, no olvide, no olvidemos, no olvidéis, no olviden.