Perdonar conjugation chart
Perdonar present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I forgive | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you forgive | |
| vos | you forgive | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she forgives | |
| nosotros | we forgive | |
| vosotros | you all forgive | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they forgive |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Perdonar preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I forgave | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you forgave | |
| vos | you forgave | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she forgave | |
| nosotros | we forgave | |
| vosotros | you all forgave | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they forgave |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Perdonar imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to forgive | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to forgive | |
| vos | you used to forgive | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to forgive | |
| nosotros | we used to forgive | |
| vosotros | you all used to forgive | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to forgive |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Perdonar future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will forgive | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will forgive | |
| vos | you will forgive | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will forgive | |
| nosotros | we will forgive | |
| vosotros | you all will forgive | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will forgive |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Perdonar conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would forgive | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would forgive | |
| vos | you would forgive | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would forgive | |
| nosotros | we would forgive | |
| vosotros | you all would forgive | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would forgive |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Perdonar present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I forgive | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you forgive | |
| vos | that you forgive | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she forgive | |
| nosotros | that we forgive | |
| vosotros | that you all forgive | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they forgive |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Perdonar imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I forgave | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you forgave | |
| vos | if you forgave | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she forgave | |
| nosotros | if we forgave | |
| vosotros | if you all forgave | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they forgave |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (perdonase), more common in writing.
Perdonar affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | forgive! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | forgive! | |
| usted | forgive! | |
| nosotros | let's forgive! | |
| vosotros | forgive! | |
| ustedes | forgive! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: perdona. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (perdone, perdonemos, perdonen).
Perdonar negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't forgive! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't forgive! | |
| usted | don't forgive! | |
| nosotros | let's not forgive! | |
| vosotros | don't forgive! | |
| ustedes | don't forgive! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + perdones, perdone…
Always the verb haber + the past participle perdonado, which never changes.
Perdonar present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he perdonado |
|---|---|
| tú | has perdonado |
| vos | has perdonado |
| él, ella, usted | ha perdonado |
| nosotros | hemos perdonado |
| vosotros | habéis perdonado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han perdonado |
Perdonar pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había perdonado |
|---|---|
| tú | habías perdonado |
| vos | habías perdonado |
| él, ella, usted | había perdonado |
| nosotros | habíamos perdonado |
| vosotros | habíais perdonado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían perdonado |
Perdonar future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré perdonado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás perdonado |
| vos | habrás perdonado |
| él, ella, usted | habrá perdonado |
| nosotros | habremos perdonado |
| vosotros | habréis perdonado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán perdonado |
Perdonar conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría perdonado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías perdonado |
| vos | habrías perdonado |
| él, ella, usted | habría perdonado |
| nosotros | habríamos perdonado |
| vosotros | habríais perdonado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían perdonado |
Perdonar present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya perdonado |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas perdonado |
| vos | hayas perdonado |
| él, ella, usted | haya perdonado |
| nosotros | hayamos perdonado |
| vosotros | hayáis perdonado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan perdonado |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
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