olvidar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
olvidar — to forget
The imperfect subjunctive of olvidar is regular: olvidara, olvidaras, olvidara, olvidáramos, olvidarais, olvidaran.
olvidar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical past situations or after verbs of influence/emotion in the past (e.g., 'I was afraid you would forget').
Notes on olvidar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Olvidar is regular. It is derived from the 'ellos' form of the preterite (olvidaron) by removing -on and adding the subjunctive endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo olvidara tu nombre, me sentiría muy mal.
If I were to forget your name, I would feel very bad.
yo
Me pidió que no olvidara el pan.
He asked me not to forget the bread.
yo
Si nosotros olvidáramos el pasado, no aprenderíamos nada.
If we forgot the past, we wouldn't learn anything.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: olvidara (without accent on nosotros).
Correct: olvidáramos
Why: The nosotros form in the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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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.
Conditional
yo: olvidaría
The conditional of olvidar is regular: olvidaría, olvidarías, olvidaría, olvidaríamos, olvidaríais, olvidarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: olvide
The present subjunctive of olvidar is regular: olvide, olvides, olvide, olvidemos, olvidéis, olviden.
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.