The Spanish verb olvidarse means "to forget about". It is the reflexive form of olvidar ("to forget"), so every form carries a pronoun that agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos or os. Below are its 8 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of olvidarse is yo me olvido, tú te olvidas, él/ella/usted se olvida, nosotros nos olvidamos, vosotros os olvidáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se olvidan. It is a regular -ar verb, so every tense takes the standard -ar endings. Its pronoun (me, te, se, nos or os) comes before each conjugated form and is attached to an affirmative command: olvídate.
| yo | me olvido | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te olvidas | |
| él/ | se olvida | |
| nosotros | nos olvidamos | |
| vosotros | os olvidáis | |
| ellos/ | se olvidan |
| yo | me olvidé |
|---|---|
| tú | te olvidaste |
| él/ | se olvidó |
| nosotros | nos olvidamos |
| vosotros | os olvidasteis |
| ellos/ | se olvidaron |
| yo | me olvidaba |
|---|---|
| tú | te olvidabas |
| él/ | se olvidaba |
| nosotros | nos olvidábamos |
| vosotros | os olvidabais |
| ellos/ | se olvidaban |
| yo | me olvidaré |
|---|---|
| tú | te olvidarás |
| él/ | se olvidará |
| nosotros | nos olvidaremos |
| vosotros | os olvidaréis |
| ellos/ | se olvidarán |
| yo | me olvidaría |
|---|---|
| tú | te olvidarías |
| él/ | se olvidaría |
| nosotros | nos olvidaríamos |
| vosotros | os olvidaríais |
| ellos/ | se olvidarían |
| yo | me olvide |
|---|---|
| tú | te olvides |
| él/ | se olvide |
| nosotros | nos olvidemos |
| vosotros | os olvidéis |
| ellos/ | se olviden |
| tú | olvídate |
|---|---|
| usted | olvídese |
| nosotros | olvidémonos |
| vosotros | olvidaos |
| ustedes | olvídense |
| yo | me he olvidado |
|---|---|
| tú | te has olvidado |
| él/ | se ha olvidado |
| nosotros | nos hemos olvidado |
| vosotros | os habéis olvidado |
| ellos/ | se han olvidado |
Olvidarse is regular: every form follows the regular -ar model, as in me olvido and me olvidaré. The reflexive pronoun comes before conjugated forms, but attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund: olvídate and olvidándose.
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Yes, olvidarse is regular. Every form follows the regular -ar model.
Olvidarse means to forget about something or someone. Olvidar means to forget something or someone.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me he olvidado, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in olvídate and olvidándose. The gerund is olvidándose and the past participle is olvidado.