-ar verb Intermediate

olvidar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to forget

The imperfect conjugation of olvidar (regular -ar verb, ranked #125). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo olvidaba
olvidabas
él/ella/Ud. olvidaba
nosotros olvidábamos
vosotros olvidabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. olvidaban

Example sentence

Antes yo olvidaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to forget often.

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