Ignorar Conjugation in Spanish

ignorar means «to ignore, to not know». It is a regular -ar verb verb, so the tables below show you exactly how it behaves in every tense. On this page you will find the full conjugation of ignorar in all thirteen tenses, notes on when to use each one, example sentences, the mistakes learners make most often, a ten-question quiz and answers to the questions students ask about this verb. For example: «Yo ignoro todos los días» — I ignore every day.

Quick facts

  • Infinitive: ignorar
  • English: to ignore, to not know
  • Verb type: regular -ar verb
  • Ending: -ar
  • Gerund: ignorando
  • Past participle: ignorado
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + ignorado)

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for ignorar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

Full conjugation tables

Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for ignorar. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem.

Gerund: ignorando · Past participle: ignorado

Present Indicative

Person Form
yo ignoro
tú ignoras
él/ella/Ud. ignora
nosotros/as ignoramos
vosotros/as ignoráis
ellos/ellas/Uds. ignoran

The present is the tense you will use most with ignorar. It covers daily routines, permanent facts and actions in progress. Learn the yo form ignoro first, then the tú and él forms, which are the ones that change the stem in stem-changing verbs.

Preterite

Person Form
yo ignoré
tú ignoraste
él/ella/Ud. ignoró
nosotros/as ignoramos
vosotros/as ignorasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. ignoraron

The preterite of ignorar reports what happened. «Ayer yo ignoré por la tarde» places the action firmly in finished time. It is the tense of stories and reports, not of background description.

Imperfect

Person Form
yo ignoraba
tú ignorabas
él/ella/Ud. ignoraba
nosotros/as ignorábamos
vosotros/as ignorabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. ignoraban

The imperfect of ignorar paints the background of a past scene: repeated actions, states and descriptions. «Antes, yo ignoraba todos los días» is the pattern. Pair it with the preterite when one event interrupts another.

Future

Person Form
yo ignoraré
tú ignorarás
él/ella/Ud. ignorará
nosotros/as ignoraremos
vosotros/as ignoraréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. ignorarán

The future of ignorar looks forward: what will happen tomorrow, next week or next year. «Mañana yo ignoraré sin falta» is the pattern. Remember that the future can also express probability about the present in Spanish.

Conditional

Person Form
yo ignoraría
tú ignorarías
él/ella/Ud. ignoraría
nosotros/as ignoraríamos
vosotros/as ignoraríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. ignorarían

The conditional of ignorar is the tense of «would»: what you would do, what would happen, what you would like. «Si pudiera, yo ignoraría sin dudarlo» shows the pattern. It is built on the infinitive, just like the future.

Present Perfect

Person Form
yo he ignorado
tú has ignorado
él/ella/Ud. ha ignorado
nosotros/as hemos ignorado
vosotros/as habéis ignorado
ellos/ellas/Uds. han ignorado

The present perfect of ignorar says «have done»: the action is finished but its result still matters now. «Hoy yo he ignorado dos veces» is the pattern. Learn the participle ignorado well — every perfect tense depends on it.

Pluperfect

Person Form
yo había ignorado
tú habías ignorado
él/ella/Ud. había ignorado
nosotros/as habíamos ignorado
vosotros/as habíais ignorado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habían ignorado

The pluperfect of ignorar steps one event further back than the preterite. «Antes de salir, yo había ignorado» is the pattern: first this happened, then the story moved on. It is haber in the imperfect plus ignorado.

Future Perfect

Person Form
yo habré ignorado
tú habrás ignorado
él/ella/Ud. habrá ignorado
nosotros/as habremos ignorado
vosotros/as habréis ignorado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habrán ignorado

The future perfect of ignorar combines the future of haber with ignorado. «Para el viernes, yo habré ignorado ya» is the pattern. Use it when the completion matters more than the action itself.

Conditional Perfect

Person Form
yo habría ignorado
tú habrías ignorado
él/ella/Ud. habría ignorado
nosotros/as habríamos ignorado
vosotros/as habríais ignorado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habrían ignorado

The conditional perfect of ignorar is the tense of «would have done». «Yo habría ignorado si hubiera podido» is the pattern. It is built from haber in the conditional plus ignorado.

Present Subjunctive

Person Form
yo ignore
tú ignores
él/ella/Ud. ignore
nosotros/as ignoremos
vosotros/as ignoréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. ignoren

The present subjunctive of ignorar is the mood of what is wished, doubted or demanded rather than stated as fact. «Espero que tú ignores» is the pattern. If the trigger is in the past, switch to the imperfect subjunctive instead.

Imperfect Subjunctive (-ra forms)

Person Form
yo ignorara
tú ignoraras
él/ella/Ud. ignorara
nosotros/as ignoráramos
vosotros/as ignorarais
ellos/ellas/Uds. ignoraran

The imperfect subjunctive of ignorar handles the hypothetical past and the polite conditional. «Ojalá yo ignorara más a menudo» is the pattern. The -ra forms in the table are the standard ones; the -se forms use the same stem with -se endings.

Imperative — Affirmative

Person Form
tú ignora
él/ella/Ud. ignore
nosotros/as ignoremos
vosotros/as ignorad
ellos/ellas/Uds. ignoren

There is no yo form in the imperative — you cannot command yourself.

The affirmative imperative of ignorar is for orders and instructions. «¡ignora, por favor!» is the pattern. Remember there is no yo form in the imperative, and the nosotros form doubles as a suggestion: «¡ignoremos!» means «let's do it».

Imperative — Negative

Person Form
tú ignores
él/ella/Ud. ignore
nosotros/as ignoremos
vosotros/as ignoréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. ignoren

There is no yo form in the imperative — you cannot command yourself.

The negative imperative of ignorar is built on the present subjunctive: «¡No ignores!». Learn it as a set with the subjunctive table above, and never follow no with the affirmative command form.

Example sentences

  1. Yo ignoro todos los días. — I ignore every day.
  2. Ayer yo ignoré por la tarde. — Yesterday I ignored in the afternoon.
  3. Antes, yo ignoraba todos los días. — In the past, I used to ignore every day.
  4. Mañana yo ignoraré sin falta. — Tomorrow I will ignore without fail.
  5. Si tuviera más tiempo, yo ignoraría ahora mismo. — If I had more time, I would ignore right now.
  6. Hoy yo he ignorado dos veces. — Today I have ignored twice.
  7. Espero que tú ignores pronto. — I hope You ignore soon.
  8. Si yo ignorara, todo sería distinto. — If I ignored, everything would be different.
  9. Ahora mismo yo estoy ignorando. — Right now I am ignoring.
  10. ¡ignora, por favor! — Ignore, please!

Common mistakes

1. Using the imperfect for a finished event

Wrong: Ayer yo ignoraba.

Right: Ayer yo ignoré.

Yesterday's finished action needs the preterite, ignoré. The imperfect ignoraba describes what used to happen or what was going on, not a single completed event.

2. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger

Wrong: Espero que tú ignoras.

Right: Espero que tú ignores.

After espero que, Spanish requires the subjunctive: ignores, not the indicative ignoras. Wishes, hopes and doubts all trigger this change.

3. Using the affirmative imperative after no

Wrong: No ignora.

Right: No ignores.

Negative commands use the subjunctive-based forms: no ignores. The affirmative ignora can never follow no.

4. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

Wrong: Yo ignorar todos los días.

Right: Yo ignoro todos los días.

The infinitive ignorar names the action; it never works as the main verb of a sentence. Conjugate it for the person: yo ignoro.

5. Confusing the gerund with the past participle

Wrong: He ignorando.

Right: He ignorado.

The perfect tenses use haber plus the past participle: he ignorado. The gerund ignorando goes with estar for actions in progress («Estoy ignorando»), never with haber.

Quiz

Test yourself on the forms above. Choose the correct answer, then check the key below.

1. What is the él/ella/Ud. form of ignorar in the present indicative?

- (a) ignoro
- (b) ignora
- (c) ignoras
- (d) ignoramos

2. What is the nosotros/as form of ignorar in the preterite?

- (a) ignoré
- (b) ignoraste
- (c) ignoró
- (d) ignoramos

3. What is the vosotros/as form of ignorar in the imperfect?

- (a) ignoraba
- (b) ignorabais
- (c) ignoraba
- (d) ignorabas

4. What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of ignorar in the future?

- (a) ignorarás
- (b) ignorará
- (c) ignorarán
- (d) ignoraré

5. What is the yo form of ignorar in the conditional?

- (a) ignorarías
- (b) ignoraríamos
- (c) ignoraría
- (d) ignoraría

6. What is the tú form of ignorar in the present perfect?

- (a) he ignorado
- (b) ha ignorado
- (c) hemos ignorado
- (d) has ignorado

7. What is the él/ella/Ud. form of ignorar in the present subjunctive?

- (a) ignore
- (b) ignores
- (c) ignore
- (d) ignoremos

8. What is the nosotros/as form of ignorar in the imperfect subjunctive (-ra forms)?

- (a) ignorara
- (b) ignorara
- (c) ignoraras
- (d) ignoráramos

9. What is the gerund of ignorar?

- (a) ignorado
- (b) ignoro
- (c) ignorar
- (d) ignorando

10. What is the past participle of ignorar?

- (a) ignorado
- (b) ignoré
- (c) ignorar
- (d) ignorando

Answer key

1. (b) — In the present indicative, the él/ella/Ud. form of ignorar is ignora. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 2. (d) — In the preterite, the nosotros/as form of ignorar is ignoramos. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 3. (b) — In the imperfect, the vosotros/as form of ignorar is ignorabais. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 4. (c) — In the future, the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of ignorar is ignorarán. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 5. (c) — In the conditional, the yo form of ignorar is ignoraría. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 6. (d) — In the present perfect, the tú form of ignorar is has ignorado. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 7. (a) — In the present subjunctive, the él/ella/Ud. form of ignorar is ignore. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 8. (d) — In the imperfect subjunctive (-ra forms), the nosotros/as form of ignorar is ignoráramos. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 9. (d) — The gerund of ignorar is ignorando. It is used with estar for the progressive: «Estoy ignorando». 10. (a) — The past participle of ignorar is ignorado. It follows haber in all the perfect tenses: «he ignorado».

Frequently asked questions

Is ignorar regular or irregular?

Yes — ignorar is a regular -ar verb. Learn the endings once and they work in every tense, with the stem ignor unchanged throughout.

What are the gerund and past participle of ignorar?

The gerund is ignorando and the past participle is ignorado. Use the gerund with estar for actions in progress («Estoy ignorando») and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses («he ignorado»).

How do I say «I ignore» in Spanish?

Say «Yo ignoro todos los días». That is the yo form of the present tense, the form you need for talking about yourself right now.

What is the difference between the preterite and the imperfect of ignorar?

Use the preterite (ignoré) for a single finished event and the imperfect (ignoraba) for habits and background. «Ayer yo ignoré» reports something that happened and ended; «Antes, yo ignoraba» describes what used to happen.

When do I use the subjunctive with ignorar?

Use the subjunctive after wishes, doubts, emotions and impersonal expressions — for example «Espero que tú ignores». The trigger sits in the main clause; once it is there, the subjunctive form is required, not a stylistic choice.

How do I use ignorar in the present perfect?

Put haber in the present before the past participle: «Hoy yo he ignorado». The participle ignorado never changes for person — only haber changes — so once you know the participle, the whole perfect tense follows.

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