How to conjugate Olvidarse in Spanish
To forget Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Olvidarse
- Olvidarse in the Indicative Present
- Olvidarse in the Indicative Preterite
- Olvidarse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Olvidarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Olvidarse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Olvidarse in the Indicative Future
- Olvidarse in the Indicative Conditional
- Olvidarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Olvidarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Olvidarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Olvidarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Olvidarse
- Imperative tenses of Olvidarse
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Olvidarse conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Olvidarse is the Spanish verb for "to forget". It is a regular AR reflexive verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to olvidarse include: borrarse, olvidar.
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | olvidarse | to forget |
Past participle | olvidado | forgotten |
Gerund | olvidando | forgetting |
Indicative Tenses of Olvidarse
Olvidarse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of olvidarse 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, "me olvido", meaning "I forget".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me olvido | I forget |
Tú | te olvidas | you forget |
Ella / Él / Usted | se olvida | s/he forgets, you (formal) forget |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos olvidamos | we forget |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os olvidáis | you (plural) forget |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se olvidan | they forget, you (plural formal) forget |
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Olvidarse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of olvidarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "me olvidé", meaning "I forgot".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me olvidé | I forgot |
Tú | te olvidaste | you forgot |
Ella / Él / Usted | se olvidó | s/he forgot, you (formal) forgot |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos olvidamos | we forgot |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os olvidasteis | you (plural) forgot |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se olvidaron | they forgot, you (plural formal) forgot |
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Olvidarse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of olvidarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "me olvidaba", meaning "I used to forget".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me olvidaba | I used to forget |
Tú | te olvidabas | you used to forget |
Ella / Él / Usted | se olvidaba | s/he used to forget, you (formal) used to forget |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos olvidábamos | we used to forget |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os olvidabais | you (plural) used to forget |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se olvidaban | they used to forget, you (plural formal) used to forget |
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Olvidarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of olvidarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "me estoy olvidando", meaning "I am forgetting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me estoy olvidando | I am forgetting |
Tú | te estás olvidando | you are forgetting |
Ella / Él / Usted | se está olvidando | s/he is forgetting, you (formal) are forgetting |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos olvidando | we are forgetting |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis olvidando | you (plural) are forgetting |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están olvidando | they are forgetting, you (plural formal) are forgetting |
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Olvidarse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of olvidarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "me voy a olvidar", meaning "I am going to forget".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me voy a olvidar | I am going to forget |
Tú | te vas a olvidar | you are going to forget |
Ella / Él / Usted | se va a olvidar | s/he is going to forget, you (formal) are going to forget |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a olvidar | we are going to forget |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a olvidar | you (plural) are going to forget |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a olvidar | they are going to forget, you (plural formal) are going to forget |
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Olvidarse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of olvidarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "me olvidaré", meaning "I will forget".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me olvidaré | I will forget |
Tú | te olvidarás | you will forget |
Ella / Él / Usted | se olvidará | s/he will forget, you (formal) will forget |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos olvidaremos | we will forget |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os olvidaréis | you (plural) will forget |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se olvidarán | they will forget, you (plural formal) will forget |
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Olvidarse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of olvidarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "me olvidaría", meaning "I would forget".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me olvidaría | I would forget |
Tú | te olvidarías | you would forget |
Ella / Él / Usted | se olvidaría | s/he would forget, you (formal) would forget |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos olvidaríamos | we would forget |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os olvidaríais | you (plural) would forget |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se olvidarían | they would forget, you (plural formal) would forget |
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Olvidarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of olvidarse 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, "me he olvidado", meaning "I have forgotten".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me he olvidado | I have forgotten |
Tú | te has olvidado | you have forgotten |
Ella / Él / Usted | se ha olvidado | s/he has forgotten, you (formal) have forgotten |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos olvidado | we have forgotten |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis olvidado | you (plural) have forgotten |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han olvidado | they have forgotten, you (plural formal) have forgotten |
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Olvidarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of olvidarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "me había olvidado", meaning "I had forgotten".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me había olvidado | I had forgotten |
Tú | te habías olvidado | you had forgotten |
Ella / Él / Usted | se había olvidado | s/he had forgotten, you (formal) had forgotten |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos olvidado | we had forgotten |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais olvidado | you (plural) had forgotten |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían olvidado | they had forgotten, you (plural formal) had forgotten |
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Olvidarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of olvidarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "me habré olvidado", meaning "I will have forgotten".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me habré olvidado | I will have forgotten |
Tú | te habrás olvidado | you will have forgotten |
Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá olvidado | s/he will have forgotten, you (formal) will have forgotten |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos olvidado | we will have forgotten |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis olvidado | you (plural) will have forgotten |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán olvidado | they will have forgotten, you (plural formal) will have forgotten |
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Olvidarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of olvidarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "me habría olvidado", meaning "I would have forgotten".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me habría olvidado | I would have forgotten |
Tú | te habrías olvidado | you would have forgotten |
Ella / Él / Usted | se habría olvidado | s/he would have forgotten, you (formal) would have forgotten |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos olvidado | we would have forgotten |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais olvidado | you (plural) would have forgotten |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían olvidado | they would have forgotten, you (plural formal) would have forgotten |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Olvidarse
Olvidarse 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, "me olvide", meaning "I forget".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me olvide | I forget |
Tú | te olvides | you forget |
Ella / Él / Usted | se olvide | s/he forgets, you (formal) forget |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos olvidemos | we forget |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os olvidéis | you (plural) forget |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se olviden | they forget, you (plural formal) forget |
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Olvidarse 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, "me olvidara", meaning "I forgot".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me olvidara | I forgot |
Tú | te olvidaras | you forgot |
Ella / Él / Usted | se olvidara | s/he forgot, you (formal) forgot |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos olvidáramos | we forgot |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os olvidarais | you (plural) forgot |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se olvidaran | they forgot, you (plural formal) forgot |
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Olvidarse 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, "me olvidare", meaning "I will forget".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me olvidare | I will forget |
Tú | te olvidares | you will forget |
Ella / Él / Usted | se olvidare | s/he will forget, you (formal) will forget |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos olvidáremos | we will forget |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os olvidareis | you (plural) will forget |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se olvidaren | they will forget, you (plural formal) will forget |
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Olvidarse 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, "me haya olvidado", meaning "I have forgotten".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me haya olvidado | I have forgotten |
Tú | te hayas olvidado | you have forgotten |
Ella / Él / Usted | se haya olvidado | s/he has forgotten, you (formal) have forgotten |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos olvidado | we have forgotten |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis olvidado | you (plural) have forgotten |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan olvidado | they have forgotten, you (plural formal) have forgotten |
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Olvidarse 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, "me hubiera olvidado", meaning "I had forgotten".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me hubiera olvidado | I had forgotten |
Tú | te hubieras olvidado | you had forgotten |
Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera olvidado | s/he had forgotten, you (formal) had forgotten |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos olvidado | we had forgotten |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais olvidado | you (plural) had forgotten |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran olvidado | they had forgotten, you (plural formal) had forgotten |
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Olvidarse 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, "me hubiere olvidado", meaning "I will have forgotten".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me hubiere olvidado | I will have forgotten |
Tú | te hubieres olvidado | you will have forgotten |
Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere olvidado | s/he will have forgotten, you (formal) will have forgotten |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos olvidado | we will have forgotten |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis olvidado | you (plural) will have forgotten |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren olvidado | they will have forgotten, you (plural formal) will have forgotten |
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Imperative Tenses of Olvidarse
Olvidarse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "olvídese", meaning "(to you formal) forget!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | olvídate | (to you) forget! |
Ella / Él / Usted | olvídese | (to you formal) forget! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | olvidémonos | let's forget! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | olvidaos | (to you plural) forget! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | olvídense | (to you plural formal) forget! |
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Olvidarse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no se olvide", meaning "(to you formal) don't forget!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no te olvides | (to you) don't forget! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no se olvide | (to you formal) don't forget! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos olvidemos | let's not forget! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no os olvidéis | (to you plural) don't forget! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se olviden | (to you plural formal) don't forget! |
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