Omitir Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb omitir means to omit, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Omitir means to omit or to leave out, and it is used for leaving out a word, a detail, a name or a step: omitir un detalle, omitir el nombre. It is a regular -ir verb. Like every Spanish verb, omitir changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say omito un detalle importante, and in the preterite you say omití una palabra en la frase. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: omitir
- English: to omit
- Verb type: regular -ir verb
- Ending: -ir
- Gerund: omitiendo
- Past participle: omitido
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + omitido)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for omitir, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Omitir is regular: omití, omitía, omitiré. Omitir is deliberate; olvidar is accidental.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for omitir. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | omito |
| tú | omites |
| él/ella/Ud. | omite |
| nosotros/as | omitimos |
| vosotros/as | omitís |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | omiten |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | omití |
| tú | omitiste |
| él/ella/Ud. | omitió |
| nosotros/as | omitimos |
| vosotros/as | omitisteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | omitieron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | omitía |
| tú | omitías |
| él/ella/Ud. | omitía |
| nosotros/as | omitíamos |
| vosotros/as | omitíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | omitían |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | omitiré |
| tú | omitirás |
| él/ella/Ud. | omitirá |
| nosotros/as | omitiremos |
| vosotros/as | omitiréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | omitirán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | omitiría |
| tú | omitirías |
| él/ella/Ud. | omitiría |
| nosotros/as | omitiríamos |
| vosotros/as | omitiríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | omitirían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he omitido |
| tú | has omitido |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha omitido |
| nosotros/as | hemos omitido |
| vosotros/as | habéis omitido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han omitido |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había omitido |
| tú | habías omitido |
| él/ella/Ud. | había omitido |
| nosotros/as | habíamos omitido |
| vosotros/as | habíais omitido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían omitido |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré omitido |
| tú | habrás omitido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá omitido |
| nosotros/as | habremos omitido |
| vosotros/as | habréis omitido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán omitido |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría omitido |
| tú | habrías omitido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría omitido |
| nosotros/as | habríamos omitido |
| vosotros/as | habríais omitido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían omitido |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | omita |
| tú | omitas |
| él/ella/Ud. | omita |
| nosotros/as | omitamos |
| vosotros/as | omitáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | omitan |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | omitiera |
| tú | omitieras |
| él/ella/Ud. | omitiera |
| nosotros/as | omitiéramos |
| vosotros/as | omitierais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | omitieran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | omite |
| él/ella/Ud. | omita |
| nosotros/as | omitamos |
| vosotros/as | omitid |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | omitan |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | omitas |
| él/ella/Ud. | omita |
| nosotros/as | omitamos |
| vosotros/as | omitáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | omitan |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | omitiendo | with estar for the progressive: estoy omitiendo |
| Past participle | omitido | with haber for the perfect tenses: he omitido |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For omitir, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Omito un detalle importante. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For omitir, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, omití el nombre en la lista. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For omitir, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, omitía una palabra en la frase. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For omitir, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, omitiré un paso de la receta. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For omitir, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Omitiría un detalle importante si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For omitir, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he omitido el nombre en la lista. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For omitir, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había omitido una palabra en la frase antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For omitir, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré omitido un paso de la receta. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For omitir, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría omitido un detalle importante con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For omitir, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él omita el nombre en la lista. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For omitir, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él omitiera una palabra en la frase, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For omitir, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Omite un paso de la receta! Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For omitir, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No omitas un detalle importante. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with omitir, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Omito un detalle importante. — I omit an important detail.
- Omite el nombre en la lista. — He/she omits the name on the list.
- Ayer, omití una palabra en la frase. — Yesterday, I omitted a word in the sentence.
- Antes, nosotros omitíamos un paso de la receta. — Before, we used to omit a step in the recipe.
- Mañana, tú omitirás un detalle importante. — Tomorrow, you will omit an important detail.
- Yo omitiría el nombre en la lista si tuviera más tiempo. — I would omit the name on the list if I had more time.
- Él ha omitido una palabra en la frase. — He has omitted a word in the sentence.
- Espero que él omita un paso de la receta. — I hope he omits a step in the recipe.
- Yo ya había omitido un detalle importante antes de salir. — I had already omitted an important detail before leaving.
- Ellos omitían el nombre en la lista cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to omit the name on the list when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo omite un detalle importante. — Right: Yo omito un detalle importante. — The person matters: omite is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is omito. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Ayer yo omito el nombre en la lista. — Right: Ayer yo omití el nombre en la lista. — The present and the preterite are different tenses: omito is happening now, while omití is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
- Wrong: Treating omitir and olvidar as identical in every context. — Right: Omitir means to omit, while olvidar means to forget. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: omitir fits sentences such as Omito un detalle importante, while olvidar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy omitido el nombre en la lista. — Right: Yo he omitido el nombre en la lista. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he omitido, has omitido, ha omitido. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo omití una palabra en la frase todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo omitía una palabra en la frase todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (omitía), not the preterite. The preterite (omití) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on omitir. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ un detalle importante. (present tense) A. omito B. omites C. omite D. omitimos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ el nombre en la lista. (preterite) A. omití B. omitiste C. omitimos D. omitió
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ una palabra en la frase. (imperfect) A. omitías B. omito C. omitíamos D. omitía
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ un paso de la receta. (future) A. omitiremos B. omitirás C. omitiré D. omitirá
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ un detalle importante si pudiera. (conditional) A. omitiría B. omitirías C. omitiríamos D. omito
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ el nombre en la lista. (present subjunctive) A. omitas B. omitamos C. omito D. omita
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ una palabra en la frase, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. omitiéramos B. omito C. omitiera D. omitieras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ un paso de la receta. (present perfect) A. ha omitido B. hemos omitido C. he omitido D. has omitido
Complete the command: ¡___ un detalle importante! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. omite B. omita C. omitamos D. omitid
Which is the gerund of omitir, used with estar for the progressive? A. omitido B. omito C. omití D. omitiendo
Answer key
- omito — The yo present tense of omitir is omito.
- omitió — The él/ella/Ud. preterite of omitir is omitió.
- omitíamos — The nosotros/as imperfect of omitir is omitíamos.
- omitirás — The tú future of omitir is omitirás.
- omitiría — The yo conditional of omitir is omitiría.
- omita — The él/ella/Ud. present subjunctive of omitir is omita.
- omitiera — The yo imperfect subjunctive, -ra form of omitir is omitiera.
- hemos omitido — The nosotros/as present perfect of omitir is hemos omitido.
- omite — The affirmative tú imperative of omitir is omite.
- omitiendo — The gerund of omitir is omitiendo: estoy omitiendo. The participle omitido is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does omitir mean in English?
Omitir means to omit. It is used in everyday situations such as Omito un detalle importante. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is omitir regular or irregular?
Omitir is a fully regular -ir verb, so every tense follows the standard endings for its class. Once you know the regular pattern, you can produce every form on this page, including omito in the present and omití in the preterite.
What is the difference between omitir and olvidar?
Omitir means to omit, while olvidar means to forget. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use omitir when you mean to omit, as in Omito un detalle importante, and use olvidar for to forget. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I omit” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo omití el nombre en la lista. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo omitía una palabra en la frase. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he omitido el nombre en la lista.
How do I practise omitir?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the omitir examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Omitir in the present tense — the full present-tense table for omitir.
- Omitir examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for omitir.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Obstruir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with omitir.
- Oprimir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with omitir.
- Malvivir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with omitir.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.