The Conditional Mood of olvidarse is used to express what you would forget or fail to remember in a hypothetical situation, for example: Te olvidarías de tu aniversario si no te lo recordara. (You would forget your anniversary if I didn’t remind you of it.)

Olvidarse is a regular verb in Spanish, meaning its conjugations follow the typical pattern for -ar verbs in the Conditional Mood.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Olvidarse (to forget) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

The conditional mood of olvidarse is used to express what would happen or what someone would do in a hypothetical situation.

To forget or fail to remember: For example, Me olvidaría de tu cumpleaños si no me lo recordaras. (I would forget your birthday if you didn’t remind me.)

To neglect or fail to do something: For example, No me olvidaría de llamarte si estuviera en la ciudad. (I wouldn’t forget to call you if I were in town.)

To leave something behind unintentionally: For example, Me olvidaría las llaves si no las pusiera en mi bolsillo. (I would leave the keys behind if I didn’t put them in my pocket.)

To forget about or stop thinking about something: For example, Me olvidaría de mis problemas si pudiera ir de vacaciones. (I would forget about my problems if I could go on vacation.)

To forget one’s manners or proper behavior (colloquial): For example, No te olvidarías de tus modales si tu madre estuviera aquí. (You wouldn’t forget your manners if your mother were here.)

Examples

Examples of Olvidarse in the Conditional Mood

¡Me olvidaría de llevar mi pasaporte si no me lo recordaras! (I would forget to bring my passport if you didn’t remind me!)

Aunque te olvidarías de tus problemas por un rato, no recomiendo beber demasiado. (Even though you would forget your problems for a while, I don’t recommend drinking too much.)

Nos olvidaríamos de las tradiciones familiares si no las celebráramos cada año. (We would forget family traditions if we didn’t celebrate them every year.)

Aunque os olvidaríais de vuestras responsabilidades por un día, al final tendríais que afrontarlas. (Even though you all would forget your responsibilities for a day, in the end you would have to face them.)

¡Me olvidaría de mi propia cabeza si no estuviera pegada a mi cuello! (I would forget my own head if it wasn’t attached to my neck!)

Aunque te olvidarías de tus problemas por un rato en la playa, al final tendrías que enfrentarlos. (Even though you would forget your problems for a while at the beach, in the end you would have to face them.)

Nos olvidaríamos de nuestros valores si no los practicáramos constantemente. (We would forget our values if we didn’t practice them constantly.)

Aunque os olvidaríais de vuestras preocupaciones durante las vacaciones, al regresar os esperarían. (Even though you all would forget your worries during vacation, they would be waiting for you when you returned.)

¡Me olvidaría de mi propio nombre si no lo usara tanto! (I would forget my own name if I didn’t use it so much!)

Aunque te olvidarías de tus penas por un rato con tus amigos, eventualmente tendrías que lidiar con ellas. (Even though you would forget your troubles for a while with your friends, eventually you would have to deal with them.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Olvidarse (to forget) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.