Olvidarse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Olvidarse in Spanish

Olvidarse means “to forget” or “to forget about.” You will learn its regular pronominal -AR conjugation, clitic placement, the essential olvidarse de pattern, compounds, and commands.

Olvidarse conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Olvidarse is pronominal and uses regular -AR verbal morphology. RAE explicitly records olvidarse de, and Ella Verbs confirms me olvido / me olvidé / me olvide plus the full pronominal command set.

Olvidarse gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The pronominal infinitive keeps se. The gerund can carry an attached clitic, and compound non-finite forms combine the clitic with haber. The participle olvidado remains invariant in compound forms.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	olvidarse	to forget / forget about
Gerund	olvidándose	forgetting / forgetting about
Past participle	olvidado	forgotten
Compound infinitive	haberse olvidado	to have forgotten
Compound gerund	habiéndose olvidado	having forgotten

Olvidarse meaning and essential uses

RAE records pronominal olvidarse for losing something from memory, consideration, or affection: Se olvidó de mi teléfono. The normal complement is introduced by de.

RAE also records the impersonal-like accidental pattern se me olvidó firmar / se le olvidó el paraguas. This construction is distinct from the ordinary person-matched paradigm taught in the tables.

Olvidarse conjugation pattern and pronoun placement

Olvidarse follows regular -AR verbal morphology. Add the matching clitic before finite forms: me olvido, te olvidaste, se olvidará, nos olvidemos.

Affirmative commands attach the clitic: olvídate, olvídese, olvidémonos, olvidaos, olvídense. Negative commands use no + clitic + subjunctive.

Olvidarse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Olvidarse present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me olvido	I forget / forget about
Tú — you, singular informal	te olvidas	you forget / forget about
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se olvida	he / she forgets / forgets about; you forget / forget about (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos olvidamos	we forget / forget about
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os olvidáis	you forget / forget about (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se olvidan	they forget / forget about; you forget / forget about (plural)

• Me olvido de los nombres con facilidad. — I forget names easily.

Olvidarse preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me olvidé	I forgot / forgot about
Tú — you, singular informal	te olvidaste	you forgot / forgot about
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se olvidó	he / she forgot / forgot about; you forgot / forgot about (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos olvidamos	we forgot / forgot about
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os olvidasteis	you forgot / forgot about (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se olvidaron	they forgot / forgot about; you forgot / forgot about (plural)

• Ayer me olvidé de la reunión. — Yesterday I forgot about the meeting.

Olvidarse imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant olvidado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me olvidaba	I used to forget / forget about / was forgetting / forgetting about
Tú — you, singular informal	te olvidabas	you used to forget / forget about / were forgetting / forgetting about
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se olvidaba	he / she used to forget / forget about / was forgetting / forgetting about; you used to forget / forget about / were forgetting / forgetting about (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos olvidábamos	we used to forget / forget about / were forgetting / forgetting about
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os olvidabais	you used to forget / forget about / were forgetting / forgetting about (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se olvidaban	they used to forget / forget about / were forgetting / forgetting about; you used to forget / forget about / were forgetting / forgetting about (plural)

• Antes nos olvidábamos de cerrar las ventanas. — We used to forget to close the windows.

Olvidarse present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. The main table places the clitic before estar. Enclisis is also standard: estoy olvidándome.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me estoy olvidando	I am forgetting / forgetting about
Tú — you, singular informal	te estás olvidando	you are forgetting / forgetting about
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se está olvidando	he / she is forgetting / forgetting about; you are forgetting / forgetting about (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos estamos olvidando	we are forgetting / forgetting about
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os estáis olvidando	you are forgetting / forgetting about (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se están olvidando	they are forgetting / forgetting about; you are forgetting / forgetting about (plural)

• Me estoy olvidando de algunos detalles. — I am forgetting some details.

Olvidarse near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. The main table places the clitic before ir. Attaching it to the infinitive is also standard: voy a olvidarme.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me voy a olvidar	I am going to forget / forget about
Tú — you, singular informal	te vas a olvidar	you are going to forget / forget about
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se va a olvidar	he / she is going to forget / forget about; you are going to forget / forget about (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos vamos a olvidar	we are going to forget / forget about
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os vais a olvidar	you are going to forget / forget about (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se van a olvidar	they are going to forget / forget about; you are going to forget / forget about (plural)

• Me voy a olvidar de esto si no lo anoto. — I am going to forget this if I do not write it down.

Olvidarse future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me olvidaré	I will forget / forget about
Tú — you, singular informal	te olvidarás	you will forget / forget about
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se olvidará	he / she will forget / forget about; you will forget / forget about (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos olvidaremos	we will forget / forget about
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os olvidaréis	you will forget / forget about (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se olvidarán	they will forget / forget about; you will forget / forget about (plural)

• Nos olvidaremos del problema con el tiempo. — We will forget about the problem over time.

Olvidarse conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me olvidaría	I would forget / forget about
Tú — you, singular informal	te olvidarías	you would forget / forget about
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se olvidaría	he / she would forget / forget about; you would forget / forget about (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos olvidaríamos	we would forget / forget about
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os olvidaríais	you would forget / forget about (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se olvidarían	they would forget / forget about; you would forget / forget about (plural)

• Me olvidaría de ese comentario. — I would forget about that comment.

Olvidarse present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant olvidado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me he olvidado	I have forgotten / forgotten about
Tú — you, singular informal	te has olvidado	you have forgotten / forgotten about
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se ha olvidado	he / she has forgotten / forgotten about; you have forgotten / forgotten about (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hemos olvidado	we have forgotten / forgotten about
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habéis olvidado	you have forgotten / forgotten about (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se han olvidado	they have forgotten / forgotten about; you have forgotten / forgotten about (plural)

• Me he olvidado de la contraseña. — I have forgotten the password.

Olvidarse past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant olvidado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me había olvidado	I had forgotten / forgotten about
Tú — you, singular informal	te habías olvidado	you had forgotten / forgotten about
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se había olvidado	he / she had forgotten / forgotten about; you had forgotten / forgotten about (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habíamos olvidado	we had forgotten / forgotten about
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habíais olvidado	you had forgotten / forgotten about (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habían olvidado	they had forgotten / forgotten about; you had forgotten / forgotten about (plural)

• Ya nos habíamos olvidado de la cita. — We had already forgotten about the appointment.

Olvidarse future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant olvidado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me habré olvidado	I will have forgotten / forgotten about
Tú — you, singular informal	te habrás olvidado	you will have forgotten / forgotten about
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se habrá olvidado	he / she will have forgotten / forgotten about; you will have forgotten / forgotten about (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habremos olvidado	we will have forgotten / forgotten about
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habréis olvidado	you will have forgotten / forgotten about (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habrán olvidado	they will have forgotten / forgotten about; you will have forgotten / forgotten about (plural)

• Para entonces se habrán olvidado de muchos detalles. — By then they will have forgotten many details.

Olvidarse conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant olvidado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me habría olvidado	I would have forgotten / forgotten about
Tú — you, singular informal	te habrías olvidado	you would have forgotten / forgotten about
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se habría olvidado	he / she would have forgotten / forgotten about; you would have forgotten / forgotten about (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habríamos olvidado	we would have forgotten / forgotten about
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habríais olvidado	you would have forgotten / forgotten about (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habrían olvidado	they would have forgotten / forgotten about; you would have forgotten / forgotten about (plural)

• Me habría olvidado de llamar sin el recordatorio. — I would have forgotten to call without the reminder.

Olvidarse subjunctive conjugations

Olvidarse present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me olvide	that I forget / forget about
Tú — you, singular informal	te olvides	that you forget / forget about
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se olvide	that he / she forget / forget about; that you forget / forget about (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos olvidemos	that we forget / forget about
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os olvidéis	that you forget / forget about (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se olviden	that they forget / forget about; that you forget / forget about (plural)

• Espero que no te olvides de la cita. — I hope you do not forget the appointment.

Olvidarse imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant olvidado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me olvidara	that I forgot / forgot about
Tú — you, singular informal	te olvidaras	that you forgot / forgot about
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se olvidara	that he / she forgot / forgot about; that you forgot / forgot about (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos olvidáramos	that we forgot / forgot about
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os olvidarais	that you forgot / forgot about (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se olvidaran	that they forgot / forgot about; that you forgot / forgot about (plural)

• Preferían que nos olvidáramos del incidente. — They preferred that we forget about the incident.
• Era posible que te olvidases de cerrar la puerta. — It was possible that you would forget to close the door.

Olvidarse future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me olvidare	if / when I should forget / forget about
Tú — you, singular informal	te olvidares	if / when you should forget / forget about
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se olvidare	if / when he / she should forget / forget about; if / when you should forget / forget about (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos olvidáremos	if / when we should forget / forget about
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os olvidareis	if / when you should forget / forget about (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se olvidaren	if / when they should forget / forget about; if / when you should forget / forget about (plural)

• Quien se olvidare de presentar un documento deberá entregarlo después. — Whoever should forget to submit a document must deliver it later.

Olvidarse present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant olvidado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me haya olvidado	that I have forgotten / forgotten about
Tú — you, singular informal	te hayas olvidado	that you have forgotten / forgotten about
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se haya olvidado	that he / she has forgotten / forgotten about; that you have forgotten / forgotten about (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hayamos olvidado	that we have forgotten / forgotten about
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hayáis olvidado	that you have forgotten / forgotten about (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hayan olvidado	that they have forgotten / forgotten about; that you have forgotten / forgotten about (plural)

• Me alegra que no te hayas olvidado de llamar. — I am glad that you did not forget to call.

Olvidarse past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant olvidado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me hubiera olvidado	that I had forgotten / forgotten about
Tú — you, singular informal	te hubieras olvidado	that you had forgotten / forgotten about
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se hubiera olvidado	that he / she had forgotten / forgotten about; that you had forgotten / forgotten about (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hubiéramos olvidado	that we had forgotten / forgotten about
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hubierais olvidado	that you had forgotten / forgotten about (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hubieran olvidado	that they had forgotten / forgotten about; that you had forgotten / forgotten about (plural)

• Si me hubiera olvidado de la cita, habría llegado tarde. — If I had forgotten the appointment, I would have arrived late.
• Si te hubieses olvidado de cerrar, la puerta habría quedado abierta. — If you had forgotten to close up, the door would have remained open.

Olvidarse future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant olvidado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me hubiere olvidado	if / when I should have forgotten / forgotten about
Tú — you, singular informal	te hubieres olvidado	if / when you should have forgotten / forgotten about
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se hubiere olvidado	if / when he / she should have forgotten / forgotten about; if / when you should have forgotten / forgotten about (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hubiéremos olvidado	if / when we should have forgotten / forgotten about
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hubiereis olvidado	if / when you should have forgotten / forgotten about (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hubieren olvidado	if / when they should have forgotten / forgotten about; if / when you should have forgotten / forgotten about (plural)

• Si se hubieren olvidado de documentos adicionales, deberán entregarlos después. — If they should have forgotten additional documents, they must submit them later.

Olvidarse imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Olvidarse affirmative commands

Affirmative pronominal commands attach the clitic and recompute accentuation: olvídate, olvídese, olvidémonos, olvidaos, olvídense.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	olvídate	forget
Usted — you, singular formal	olvídese	forget (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	olvidémonos	let’s forget
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	olvidaos	forget (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	olvídense	forget (plural)

• Olvídate de ese problema por ahora. — Forget about that problem for now.

Olvidarse negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the person-matched clitic and the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no te olvides	do not forget
Usted — you, singular formal	no se olvide	do not forget (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no nos olvidemos	let’s not forget
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no os olvidéis	do not forget (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no se olviden	do not forget (plural)

• No te olvides de llamar. — Do not forget to call.

Common constructions with Olvidarse

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• olvidarse de + noun / person. — to forget / forget about something or someone.
• olvidarse de + infinitive. — to forget to do something.
• se me / te / le olvidó + noun / infinitive. — accidental-forgetting construction: something slipped someone’s mind.
• olvídate de + noun. — colloquial imperative that can also mean “forget about it / give up on it.”

Example sentences with Olvidarse

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Me olvidé de las llaves. — I forgot the keys.
• No te olvides de escribir. — Do not forget to write.
• Se me olvidó firmar. — I forgot to sign / It slipped my mind to sign.
• Espero que no te olvides de avisar. — I hope you do not forget to let us know.
• Ya se han olvidado del problema. — They have already forgotten about the problem.
• Olvídense de esa opción por ahora. — Forget about that option for now.

Regional and usage notes for Olvidarse

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos te olvidás de las llaves con frecuencia. — You often forget the keys. (voseo)
• Olvidate de ese problema por ahora. — Forget about that problem for now. (affirmative vos command)

Olvidarse is morphologically regular but syntactically distinctive. Keep the pronominal clitic, use de with the ordinary complement, and recognize the accidental pattern se me olvidó....