What does perdonar mean?
perdonar means to pardon, excuse, forgive in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Perdonar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn perdonar, meaning to pardon, excuse, forgive, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: perdonandoparticiple: perdonado
Principal forms of perdonar
- Infinitive
- perdonar
- Gerund
- perdonando
- Past participle
- perdonado
Perdonar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | perdono | perdoné | perdonaba | perdonaré |
| tú | perdonas | perdonaste | perdonabas | perdonarás |
| él / ella / usted | perdona | perdonó | perdonaba | perdonará |
| nosotros/as | perdonamos | perdonamos | perdonábamos | perdonaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | perdonan | perdonaron | perdonaban | perdonarán |
Pattern notes
- Perdonar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with perdonar
Os ruego que me perdonéis.I beg you to forgive me.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
A vosotros ya os perdonamos.We have already forgiven you.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La próxima vez no lo perdonaré.I won't forgive you if you do it again.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate perdonar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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