olvidar y olvidarse

Question 1

olividar is transitive, so it always needs one of these…

Answer 1

a direct object–you can’t just “forget” you need to “forget something”

Question 2

I forgot the keys.

Answer 2

Olvidé las llaves

Question 3

Forget it!

Answer 3

¡Olvídalo!

Question 4

I will never forget you.

Answer 4

Jamás te olvidaré

Question 5

Don’t forget your change.

Answer 5

No olvide su vuelto

Question 6

We’ll never forget our great friend Paul.

Answer 6

Nunca olvidaremos a nuestro gran amigo Pablo.

Question 7

I’m never going to forget my trip (visit) to Ecuador.

Answer 7

No voy a olvidar nunca mi visita a Ecuador.

Question 8

Olvidarse (like most pronominal verbs) is intransitive, so it doesn’t need one of these….

Answer 8

a direct object

Question 9

I forgot

Answer 9

Me olvidé.

Question 10

Olvidarse is especially good for describing something you forgot to do, but because it is intransitive it should be followed by ______

Answer 10

the preposition ‘de’

Question 11

I forgot to put the alarm on.

Answer 11

Me olvidé de poner la alarma.

Question 12

You forgot me.

Answer 12

Te olvidaste de mí.

Question 13

He forgot to lock the door.

Answer 13

(Él) Se olvidó de cerrar la puerta.

Question 14

Why do we forget important dates?

Answer 14

¿Por qué nos olvidamos de fechas importantes?

Question 15

To say something was forgotten by accident use ________’

Answer 15

olvidársele algo o alguien’

Question 16

I forgot the icecream

Answer 16

Se me olvidó el helado.

Question 17

Before I forget.

Answer 17

Antes de que se me olvide.

Question 18

He forgot the book. (or rather, the book was forgotten to him)

Answer 18

Se le olvidó el libro (a él)

Question 19

She forgot the telephone number (or rather, the telephone number was forgotten to her)

Answer 19

Se le olvidó el número de teléfono (a ella)

Question 20

I forgot to buy flowers. (or rather the buying of the flowers was forgotten to me)

Answer 20

Se me olvidó comprar flores (a mí). (Note: Is singular because “comprar” the action is singular)

Question 21

I forgot the keys. (or rather, the keys were forgotten to me).

Answer 21

Se me olvidaron las llaves (a mí). (Note keys is plural so we use olvidaron.)

Question 22

He forgot his briefcase.

Answer 22

Se le olvidó el maletín.

Question 23

I’m sorry, I’d completely forgotten!

Answer 23

¡Lo siento, se me había olvidado por completo!

Question 24

¿Te has olvidado de lo que me prometiste?

Answer 24

Have you fogotten what you promised me?

Question 25

We asked for a Spanish omlette but the cook forgot the potatoes.

Answer 25

Pedimos una tortilla española pero a la cocinera se le olvidaron las patatas.

Question 26

Let’s forget about it! (in annoyance)

Answer 26

¡Olvidémoslo!

Question 27

“It’s better we forget it” or “Let’s forget it.” (not in annoyance, kindly manner)

Answer 27

Más vale olvidarlo.

Question 28

Maria forgot the money. (As in didn’t bring it)

Answer 28

María olvidó el dinero.

Question 29

Maria forgot about the money. (As in let it go, moved on, or kissed it goodbye.)

Answer 29

María se olvidó del dinero.

Question 30

I forgot the tickets
I’ve forgotten the tickets
I forgot about the tickets
The tickets were forgotten (from me)

Answer 30

Olvidé las entradas
He olvidado las entradas.
Me olvidé de las entradas.
Se me olvidaron las entradas.

Question 31

Have you for forgotten about going to the market?

Answer 31

¿Te has olvidado de ir al mercado?

Question 32

My Spanish is a little forgotten

Answer 32

Mi español está un poco olvidado.

Question 33

1) olividar
2a) olvidarse de {acción}
2b) olvidarse de {objeto físico}
3) olvidarse (terciopersonal)

Answer 33

1) straight up forgot | olividé las llaves
2a) forgot to do something | Se olvidó de cerrar la puerta
2b) I forgot about some thing | me olvidé de las llaves
3) thing forgotten to me | Se me olvidaron las llaves (a mí)

Question 34

Olvidé las llaves.

Me olvidé de las llaves.

Se me olvidaron las llaves.

Answer 34

I forgot the keys

I forgot about the keys

The keys were forgotten