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How to conjugate Ignorar in Spanish

ignorar to be unaware of, to not know, to ignore Regular AR Verb

At a glance: Ignorar (to be unaware of, to not know, to ignore) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: ignoro, ignoras, ignora, ignoramos, ignoráis, ignoran. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.

Past participle: ignorado been unaware of
Gerund: ignorando being unaware of
Similar: desconocer, desoír

Indicative tenses of Ignorar
Subjunctive tenses of Ignorar
Imperative tenses of Ignorar
- Ignorar in the Imperative Affirmative
- Ignorar in the Imperative Negative
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Indicative tenses of Ignorar

Ignorar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of ignorar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “ignoro”, meaning “I am unaware of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ignoro	I am unaware of
Tú	ignoras	you are unaware of
Ella / Él / Usted	ignora	s/he is unaware of
Nosotras / Nosotros	ignoramos	we are unaware of
Vosotras / Vosotros	ignoráis	you (plural) are unaware of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ignoran	they are unaware of

How it’s built: Regular: stem ignor- plus the -ar endings.

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Ignorar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of ignorar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “ignoré”, meaning “I was unaware of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ignoré	I was unaware of
Tú	ignoraste	you were unaware of
Ella / Él / Usted	ignoró	s/he was unaware of
Nosotras / Nosotros	ignoramos	we were unaware of
Vosotras / Vosotros	ignorasteis	you (plural) were unaware of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ignoraron	they were unaware of

How it’s built: Regular: stem ignor- plus the -ar endings.

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Ignorar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of ignorar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “ignoraba”, meaning “I used to be unaware of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ignoraba	I used to be unaware of
Tú	ignorabas	you used to be unaware of
Ella / Él / Usted	ignoraba	s/he used to be unaware of
Nosotras / Nosotros	ignorábamos	we used to be unaware of
Vosotras / Vosotros	ignorabais	you (plural) used to be unaware of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ignoraban	they used to be unaware of

How it’s built: Regular: stem ignor- plus the -ar endings.

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Ignorar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of ignorar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy ignorando”, meaning “I am being unaware of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy ignorando	I am being unaware of
Tú	estás ignorando	you are being unaware of
Ella / Él / Usted	está ignorando	s/he is being unaware of
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos ignorando	we are being unaware of
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis ignorando	you (plural) are being unaware of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están ignorando	they are being unaware of

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund ignorando.

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Ignorar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of ignorar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a ignorar”, meaning “I am going to be unaware of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a ignorar	I am going to be unaware of
Tú	vas a ignorar	you are going to be unaware of
Ella / Él / Usted	va a ignorar	s/he is going to be unaware of
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a ignorar	we are going to be unaware of
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a ignorar	you (plural) are going to be unaware of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a ignorar	they are going to be unaware of

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive ignorar.

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Ignorar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of ignorar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “ignoraré”, meaning “I will be unaware of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ignoraré	I will be unaware of
Tú	ignorarás	you will be unaware of
Ella / Él / Usted	ignorará	s/he will be unaware of
Nosotras / Nosotros	ignoraremos	we will be unaware of
Vosotras / Vosotros	ignoraréis	you (plural) will be unaware of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ignorarán	they will be unaware of

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive ignorar plus the future endings.

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Ignorar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of ignorar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “ignoraría”, meaning “I would be unaware of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ignoraría	I would be unaware of
Tú	ignorarías	you would be unaware of
Ella / Él / Usted	ignoraría	s/he would be unaware of
Nosotras / Nosotros	ignoraríamos	we would be unaware of
Vosotras / Vosotros	ignoraríais	you (plural) would be unaware of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ignorarían	they would be unaware of

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive ignorar plus the conditional endings.

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Ignorar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of ignorar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he ignorado”, meaning “I have been unaware of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he ignorado	I have been unaware of
Tú	has ignorado	you have been unaware of
Ella / Él / Usted	ha ignorado	s/he has been unaware of
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos ignorado	we have been unaware of
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis ignorado	you (plural) have been unaware of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han ignorado	they have been unaware of

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle ignorado.

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Ignorar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of ignorar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había ignorado”, meaning “I had been unaware of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había ignorado	I had been unaware of
Tú	habías ignorado	you had been unaware of
Ella / Él / Usted	había ignorado	s/he had been unaware of
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos ignorado	we had been unaware of
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais ignorado	you (plural) had been unaware of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían ignorado	they had been unaware of

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle ignorado.

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Ignorar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of ignorar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré ignorado”, meaning “I will have been unaware of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré ignorado	I will have been unaware of
Tú	habrás ignorado	you will have been unaware of
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá ignorado	s/he will have been unaware of
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos ignorado	we will have been unaware of
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis ignorado	you (plural) will have been unaware of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán ignorado	they will have been unaware of

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle ignorado.

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Ignorar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of ignorar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría ignorado”, meaning “I would have been unaware of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría ignorado	I would have been unaware of
Tú	habrías ignorado	you would have been unaware of
Ella / Él / Usted	habría ignorado	s/he would have been unaware of
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos ignorado	we would have been unaware of
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais ignorado	you (plural) would have been unaware of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían ignorado	they would have been unaware of

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle ignorado.

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Subjunctive tenses of Ignorar

Ignorar in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “ignore”, meaning “I am unaware of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ignore	I am unaware of
Tú	ignores	you are unaware of
Ella / Él / Usted	ignore	s/he is unaware of
Nosotras / Nosotros	ignoremos	we are unaware of
Vosotras / Vosotros	ignoréis	you (plural) are unaware of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ignoren	they are unaware of

How it’s built: Regular: stem ignor- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.

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Ignorar in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “ignorara”, meaning “I were unaware of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ignorara	I were unaware of
Tú	ignoraras	you were unaware of
Ella / Él / Usted	ignorara	s/he were unaware of
Nosotras / Nosotros	ignoráramos	we were unaware of
Vosotras / Vosotros	ignorarais	you (plural) were unaware of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ignoraran	they were unaware of

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, ignoraron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (ignoráramos).

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Ignorar in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “ignorare”, meaning “I will be unaware of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ignorare	I will be unaware of
Tú	ignorares	you will be unaware of
Ella / Él / Usted	ignorare	s/he will be unaware of
Nosotras / Nosotros	ignoráremos	we will be unaware of
Vosotras / Vosotros	ignorareis	you (plural) will be unaware of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ignoraren	they will be unaware of

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, ignoraron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (ignoráremos).

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Ignorar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya ignorado”, meaning “I have been unaware of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya ignorado	I have been unaware of
Tú	hayas ignorado	you have been unaware of
Ella / Él / Usted	haya ignorado	s/he has been unaware of
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos ignorado	we have been unaware of
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis ignorado	you (plural) have been unaware of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan ignorado	they have been unaware of

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle ignorado.

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Ignorar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera ignorado”, meaning “I had been unaware of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera ignorado	I had been unaware of
Tú	hubieras ignorado	you had been unaware of
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera ignorado	s/he had been unaware of
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos ignorado	we had been unaware of
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais ignorado	you (plural) had been unaware of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran ignorado	they had been unaware of

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle ignorado.

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Ignorar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere ignorado”, meaning “I will have been unaware of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere ignorado	I will have been unaware of
Tú	hubieres ignorado	you will have been unaware of
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere ignorado	s/he will have been unaware of
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos ignorado	we will have been unaware of
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis ignorado	you (plural) will have been unaware of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren ignorado	they will have been unaware of

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle ignorado.

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Imperative tenses of Ignorar

Ignorar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “ignore”, meaning “(to you formal) be unaware of!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	ignora	(to you) be unaware of!
Ella / Él / Usted	ignore	(to you formal) be unaware of!
Nosotras / Nosotros	ignoremos	let's be unaware of!
Vosotras / Vosotros	ignorad	(to you plural) be unaware of!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ignoren	(to you plural formal) be unaware of!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (ignora); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (ignore, ignoremos, ignoren); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (ignorad).

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Ignorar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no ignore”, meaning “(to you formal) don't be unaware of!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no ignores	(to you) don't be unaware of!
Ella / Él / Usted	no ignore	(to you formal) don't be unaware of!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no ignoremos	let's not be unaware of!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no ignoréis	(to you plural) don't be unaware of!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no ignoren	(to you plural formal) don't be unaware of!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no ignores, no ignore, no ignoremos, no ignoréis, no ignoren.

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Frequently asked questions about Ignorar

Is ignorar a regular or irregular verb?

Ignorar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.

How do you conjugate ignorar in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), ignorar is conjugated as: yo ignoro, tú ignoras, él/ella/usted ignora, nosotros ignoramos, vosotros ignoráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ignoran. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.

How do you conjugate ignorar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), ignorar is conjugated as: yo ignoré, tú ignoraste, él/ella/usted ignoró, nosotros ignoramos, vosotros ignorasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ignoraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate ignorar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), ignorar is conjugated as: yo ignoraba, tú ignorabas, él/ella/usted ignoraba, nosotros ignorábamos, vosotros ignorabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes ignoraban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate ignorar in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), ignorar is conjugated as: yo ignoraré, tú ignorarás, él/ella/usted ignorará, nosotros ignoraremos, vosotros ignoraréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ignorarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate ignorar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), ignorar is conjugated as: yo ignore, tú ignores, él/ella/usted ignore, nosotros ignoremos, vosotros ignoréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ignoren. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.

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