forget

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olvidar

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forget
(pt forgot [fəˈgɒt], pp forgotten [fəˈgɒtən])
[fəˈget]
verbo transitivo
1olvidar
  • to forget to do something -> olvidarse de hacer algo
  • to forget how to do something -> olvidar cómo se hace algo
  • to be forgotten (by) -> caer en el olvido (de)
  • forget it! (familiar) -> olvídalo; (in reply to apology) no hay de qué; (in reply to thanks) dejémoslo (stop talking about it)
  • you can forget the holiday (familiar) -> ya puedes decir adiós a las vacaciones
verbo intransitivo
2olvidarse (about de)
  • before I forget -> antes de que se me olvide
  • let's forget about it -> olvidémoslo

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forget [fo-guet]
participio pasivo
1FORGOTTEN).
2Olvidar.
  • Forget it -> no piense más en ello, no se preocupe
3Descuidar, dejar de atender.
  • Don’t you forget it! -> ¡que no se te olvide
  • I forgot all about it -> se me olividó por completo
va. (pret. FORGOT,

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forget [fəˈɡet] forgot (past)forgotten (participle:past)
verb:transitive
olvidar; olvidarse de
to forget to do sth olvidarse de hacer algo; I forgot to close the window me olvidé de se me olvidó cerrar la ventana;or
don't forget to pay the gas bill
I forgot to tell you why se me olvidó decirte por qué; we shouldn't forget that ... no debemos olvidar que ...; never to be forgotten inolvidable; forget it! (informal) (don't worry) ¡no te preocupes!; ¡no importa!; (you're welcome) de nada; no hay de qué; (no way) ¡ni hablar!; ¡ni se te ocurra!
can I borrow your car, mum? - forget it!
and don't you forget it! ¡y que no se te olvide esto!; to forget o.s. (lose self-control) pasarse; propasarse
verb:intransitive
(gen) olvidar; (have a bad memory) tener mala memoria
I forget no recuerdo; me he olvidado; but I forgot pero se me olvidó; I'm sorry, I'd completely forgotten! ¡lo siento, se me había olvidado por completo!; I forgot all about it se me olvidó por completo
I've forgotten all about it
if there's no money, you can forget (all) about the new car si no hay dinero, puedes olvidarte del nuevo coche; let's forget about it! (in annoyance) ¡olvidémoslo!; ¡basta!; (in forgiveness) más vale olvidarlo
You can use olvidar in 3 ways when translating to forget: olvidar, olvidarse de or the impersonal olvidársele algo a alguien.
olvidarto forgetolvidarolvidarse deolvidársele algo a alguien
When forgetting is accidental, the impersonal construction with se me, se le etc is the commonest option - it emphasizes the involuntary aspect. Here, the object of forget becomes the subject of olvidar:
forgettingaccidentalse mese leetcforgetolvidar
I forgot Se me olvidó;Se me olvidó
I've forgotten what you said this morning Se me ha olvidado lo que dijiste esta mañana;Se me ha olvidado lo que dijiste esta mañana
He forgot his briefcase Se le olvidó el maletín;Se le olvidó el maletín
Olvidarse de and olvidar would be more formal alternatives.
Olvidarse deolvidar
In other contexts, use either olvidarse de or olvidar:
olvidarse deolvidar
Have you forgotten what you promised me? ¿Te has olvidado de Has olvidado lo que me prometiste?;¿Te has olvidado deorHas olvidado lo que me prometiste?
In the end he managed to forget her Al final consiguió olvidarse de ella consiguió olvidarla;Al final consiguió olvidarse de ellaorconsiguió olvidarla
Don't forget me No te olvides de mí, No me olvides;No te olvides de míNo me olvides
forget

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Verb Conjugation for "forget"

Imperative
  • forget
  • you forget
  • he/she forgets
  • we forget
  • you forget
  • they forget
Preterite
  • I forgot
  • you forgot
  • he/she forgot
  • we forgot
  • you forgot
  • they forgot
Present Continuous
  • I am forgetting
  • you are forgetting
  • he/she is forgetting
  • we are forgetting
  • you are forgetting
  • they are forgetting
Present Perfect
  • I have forgot
  • you have forgot
  • he/she has forgot
  • we have forgot
  • you have forgot
  • they have forgot
Past Continuous
  • I was forgetting
  • you were forgetting
  • he/she was forgetting
  • we were forgetting
  • you were forgetting
  • they were forgetting
Past Perfect
  • I had forgot
  • you had forgot
  • he/she had forgot
  • we had forgot
  • you had forgot
  • they had forgot
Future
  • I will forget
  • you will forget
  • he/she will forget
  • we will forget
  • you will forget
  • they will forget
Future Perfect
  • I will have forgot
  • you will have forgot
  • he/she will have forgot
  • we will have forgot
  • you will have forgot
  • they will have forgot
Future Continuous
  • I will be forgetting
  • you will be forgetting
  • he/she will be forgetting
  • we will be forgetting
  • you will be forgetting
  • they will be forgetting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been forgetting
  • you have been forgetting
  • he/she has been forgetting
  • we have been forgetting
  • you have been forgetting
  • they have been forgetting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been forgetting
  • you will have been forgetting
  • he/she will have been forgetting
  • we will have been forgetting
  • you will have been forgetting
  • they will have been forgetting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been forgetting
  • you had been forgetting
  • he/she had been forgetting
  • we had been forgetting
  • you had been forgetting
  • they had been forgetting
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