olvidar Present Conjugation
olvidar — to forget
Olvidar is regular in the present: olvido, olvidas, olvida, olvidamos, olvidáis, olvidan.
olvidar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about things you habitually forget, like names or keys, or to state general facts about memory. It is also used to describe a state of forgetting something right now.
Notes on olvidar in the Present
Olvidar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense. It follows the standard pattern without any stem changes or spelling shifts.
Example Sentences
Siempre olvido dónde puse las llaves.
I always forget where I put the keys.
yo
Ella nunca olvida un cumpleaños.
She never forgets a birthday.
él/ella/usted
A veces nosotros olvidamos los nombres de los nuevos estudiantes.
Sometimes we forget the names of the new students.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'olvido' for the past tense.
Correct: olvidé
Why: Learners often use the present 'olvido' when they mean 'I forgot' (past), which requires the preterite.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.