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Indicative

Present

yoperdono
perdonas
él/ella/ustedperdona
nosotrosperdonamos
vosotrosperdonáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesperdonan

Perdonar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: perdono, perdonas, perdona, perdonamos, perdonáis, perdonan.

Future

yoperdonaré
perdonarás
él/ella/ustedperdonará
nosotrosperdonaremos
vosotrosperdonaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesperdonarán

For the future of perdonar, add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.

Imperfect

yoperdonaba
perdonabas
él/ella/ustedperdonaba
nosotrosperdonábamos
vosotrosperdonabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesperdonaban

Perdonar is regular in the imperfect: perdonaba, perdonabas, perdonaba, perdonábamos, perdonabais, perdonaban.

Conditional

yoperdonaría
perdonarías
él/ella/ustedperdonaría
nosotrosperdonaríamos
vosotrosperdonaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesperdonarían

The conditional of perdonar uses the infinitive plus -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.

Preterite

yoperdoné
perdonaste
él/ella/ustedperdonó
nosotrosperdonamos
vosotrosperdonasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesperdonaron

The preterite of perdonar is regular: perdoné, perdonaste, perdonó, perdonamos, perdonasteis, perdonaron.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no perdones
ustedno perdone
nosotrosno perdonemos
vosotrosno perdonéis
ustedesno perdonen

The negative imperative of perdonar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms.

Imperative

perdona
ustedperdone
nosotrosperdonemos
vosotrosperdonad
ustedesperdonen

The affirmative imperative of perdonar uses perdona (tú) and perdonad (vosotros).

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yoperdone
perdones
él/ella/ustedperdone
nosotrosperdonemos
vosotrosperdonéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesperdonen

To form the present subjunctive of perdonar, change the -ar ending to -e: perdone, perdones, perdone, etc.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yoperdonara
perdonaras
él/ella/ustedperdonara
nosotrosperdonáramos
vosotrosperdonarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesperdonaran

The imperfect subjunctive of perdonar is built from the 'ellos' preterite stem: perdonara, perdonaras, perdonara, etc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does perdonar mean in Spanish?

perdonar means "to forgive".

Is perdonar a regular or irregular verb?

perdonar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate perdonar in the present tense?

The present tense of perdonar is: yo perdono, tú perdonas, él/ella/usted perdona, nosotros perdonamos, vosotros perdonáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes perdonan.

How do you conjugate perdonar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of perdonar is: yo perdoné, tú perdonaste, él/ella/usted perdonó, nosotros perdonamos, vosotros perdonasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes perdonaron.

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