Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | obviar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | obviando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar obviando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Obviar conjugation
obviar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning skip. In the present tense: yo obvio, tú obvias, él/ella obvia, nosotros obviamos, vosotros obviáis, ellos obvian. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1945-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- obviar
- Gerundio
- obviando
- Meaning
- skip
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Obviar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obvio | Yo obvio el último paso por ir deprisa.I skip the last step because I am in a hurry. |
| tú | obvias | Normalmente, tú obvias la pregunta difícil en la reunión.You usually skip the hard question in the meeting. |
| él | obvia | Hoy, la secretaria cansada obvia dos páginas del informe.Today, the tired secretary skips two pages of the report. |
| nosotros | obviamos | A veces, nosotros obviamos la pausa del café para acabar antes.At times, we skip the coffee break to finish earlier. |
| vosotros | obviáis | Ahora, vosotros obviáis las normas pequeñas del concurso.Right now, you all skip the small rules of the contest. |
| ellos | obvian | Casi siempre, los alumnos del fondo obvian medio tema del examen.Most of the time, the students in the back skip half the topic on the test. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he obviado | Este año, yo he obviado el último paso por ir deprisa.This year, I have skipped the last step because I am in a hurry. |
| tú | has obviado | Últimamente, tú has obviado la pregunta difícil en la reunión.Lately, you have skipped the hard question in the meeting. |
| él | ha obviado | En estos meses, la secretaria cansada ha obviado dos páginas del informe.In these months, the tired secretary has skipped two pages of the report. |
| nosotros | hemos obviado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos obviado la pausa del café para acabar antes.So far, we have skipped the coffee break to finish earlier. |
| vosotros | habéis obviado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis obviado las normas pequeñas del concurso.This term, you all have skipped the small rules of the contest. |
| ellos | han obviado | En este tiempo, los alumnos del fondo han obviado medio tema del examen.During this time, the students in the back have skipped half the topic on the test. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obvié | Ayer, yo obvié el último paso por ir deprisa.Yesterday, I skipped the last step because I am in a hurry. |
| tú | obviaste | Hace un rato, tú obviaste la pregunta difícil en la reunión.A little while ago, you skipped the hard question in the meeting. |
| él | obvió | Esta mañana, la secretaria cansada obvió dos páginas del informe.This morning, the tired secretary skipped two pages of the report. |
| nosotros | obviamos | Anoche, nosotros obviamos la pausa del café para acabar antes.Last night, we skipped the coffee break to finish earlier. |
| vosotros | obviasteis | El sábado, vosotros obviasteis las normas pequeñas del concurso.On Saturday, you all skipped the small rules of the contest. |
| ellos | obviaron | Hace poco, los alumnos del fondo obviaron medio tema del examen.Not long ago, the students in the back skipped half the topic on the test. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obviaba | Antes, yo obviaba el último paso por ir deprisa.Before, I used to skip the last step because I am in a hurry. |
| tú | obviabas | Por entonces, tú obviabas la pregunta difícil en la reunión.Back then, you used to skip the hard question in the meeting. |
| él | obviaba | En esa época, la secretaria cansada obviaba dos páginas del informe.At that time, the tired secretary used to skip two pages of the report. |
| nosotros | obviábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros obviábamos la pausa del café para acabar antes.When that was normal, we used to skip the coffee break to finish earlier. |
| vosotros | obviabais | Hace años, vosotros obviabais las normas pequeñas del concurso.Years ago, you all used to skip the small rules of the contest. |
| ellos | obviaban | En aquellos días, los alumnos del fondo obviaban medio tema del examen.In those days, the students in the back used to skip half the topic on the test. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había obviado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había obviado el último paso por ir deprisa.When you arrived, I had already skipped the last step because I am in a hurry. |
| tú | habías obviado | Para entonces, tú ya habías obviado la pregunta difícil en la reunión.By then, you had already skipped the hard question in the meeting. |
| él | había obviado | Al volver, la secretaria cansada ya había obviado dos páginas del informe.When we came back, the tired secretary had already skipped two pages of the report. |
| nosotros | habíamos obviado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos obviado la pausa del café para acabar antes.Before talking it through, we had already skipped the coffee break to finish earlier. |
| vosotros | habíais obviado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais obviado las normas pequeñas del concurso.When you looked again, you all had already skipped the small rules of the contest. |
| ellos | habían obviado | Para ese momento, los alumnos del fondo ya habían obviado medio tema del examen.By that moment, the students in the back had already skipped half the topic on the test. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube obviado | Apenas yo hube obviado el último paso por ir deprisa, todo cambió.As soon as I had skipped the last step because I am in a hurry, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste obviado | En cuanto tú hubiste obviado la pregunta difícil en la reunión, se notó.The moment you had skipped the hard question in the meeting, it showed. |
| él | hubo obviado | No bien la secretaria cansada hubo obviado dos páginas del informe, hubo ruido.As soon as the tired secretary had skipped two pages of the report, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos obviado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos obviado la pausa del café para acabar antes, seguimos adelante.Once we had skipped the coffee break to finish earlier, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis obviado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis obviado las normas pequeñas del concurso, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had skipped the small rules of the contest, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron obviado | En cuanto los alumnos del fondo hubieron obviado medio tema del examen, el ambiente cambió.The moment the students in the back had skipped half the topic on the test, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obviaré | Mañana, yo obviaré el último paso por ir deprisa.Tomorrow, I will skip the last step because I am in a hurry. |
| tú | obviarás | Dentro de poco, tú obviarás la pregunta difícil en la reunión.Soon, you will skip the hard question in the meeting. |
| él | obviará | Esta tarde, la secretaria cansada obviará dos páginas del informe.This afternoon, the tired secretary will skip two pages of the report. |
| nosotros | obviaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros obviaremos la pausa del café para acabar antes.Next week, we will skip the coffee break to finish earlier. |
| vosotros | obviaréis | Pronto, vosotros obviaréis las normas pequeñas del concurso.Before long, you all will skip the small rules of the contest. |
| ellos | obviarán | Más adelante, los alumnos del fondo obviarán medio tema del examen.Later on, the students in the back will skip half the topic on the test. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré obviado | Para entonces, yo ya habré obviado el último paso por ir deprisa.By then, I will already have skipped the last step because I am in a hurry. |
| tú | habrás obviado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás obviado la pregunta difícil en la reunión.Before closing time, you will already have skipped the hard question in the meeting. |
| él | habrá obviado | Al final del día, la secretaria cansada ya habrá obviado dos páginas del informe.By the end of the day, the tired secretary will already have skipped two pages of the report. |
| nosotros | habremos obviado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos obviado la pausa del café para acabar antes.By tomorrow, we will already have skipped the coffee break to finish earlier. |
| vosotros | habréis obviado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis obviado las normas pequeñas del concurso.Before leaving, you all will already have skipped the small rules of the contest. |
| ellos | habrán obviado | Para esa hora, los alumnos del fondo ya habrán obviado medio tema del examen.By that hour, the students in the back will already have skipped half the topic on the test. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obviaría | En un caso así, yo obviaría el último paso por ir deprisa.In a case like that, I would skip the last step because I am in a hurry. |
| tú | obviarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú obviarías la pregunta difícil en la reunión.With a little more time, you would skip the hard question in the meeting. |
| él | obviaría | En esa situación, la secretaria cansada obviaría dos páginas del informe.In that situation, the tired secretary would skip two pages of the report. |
| nosotros | obviaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros obviaríamos la pausa del café para acabar antes.With that outlook, we would skip the coffee break to finish earlier. |
| vosotros | obviaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros obviaríais las normas pequeñas del concurso.If it came to that, you all would skip the small rules of the contest. |
| ellos | obviarían | En un día así, los alumnos del fondo obviarían medio tema del examen.On a day like that, the students in the back would skip half the topic on the test. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría obviado | En otro momento, yo habría obviado el último paso por ir deprisa.At another moment, I would have skipped the last step because I am in a hurry. |
| tú | habrías obviado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías obviado la pregunta difícil en la reunión.With a little more margin, you would have skipped the hard question in the meeting. |
| él | habría obviado | A esas alturas, la secretaria cansada habría obviado dos páginas del informe.By then, the tired secretary would have skipped two pages of the report. |
| nosotros | habríamos obviado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos obviado la pausa del café para acabar antes.With that turn, we would have skipped the coffee break to finish earlier. |
| vosotros | habríais obviado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais obviado las normas pequeñas del concurso.At that point, you all would have skipped the small rules of the contest. |
| ellos | habrían obviado | En ese punto, los alumnos del fondo habrían obviado medio tema del examen.From there, the students in the back would have skipped half the topic on the test. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obvie | Es mejor que yo obvie el último paso por ir deprisa.It is better that I skip the last step because I am in a hurry. |
| tú | obvies | Hace falta que tú obvies la pregunta difícil en la reunión.It is necessary that you skip the hard question in the meeting. |
| él | obvie | Conviene que la secretaria cansada obvie dos páginas del informe.It is wise that the tired secretary skip two pages of the report. |
| nosotros | obviemos | Importa que nosotros obviemos la pausa del café para acabar antes.It matters that we skip the coffee break to finish earlier. |
| vosotros | obviéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros obviéis las normas pequeñas del concurso.It may help if you all skip the small rules of the contest. |
| ellos | obvien | Es posible que los alumnos del fondo obvien medio tema del examen.It is possible that the students in the back skip half the topic on the test. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya obviado | Ojalá yo haya obviado el último paso por ir deprisa.Hopefully I have skipped the last step because I am in a hurry. |
| tú | hayas obviado | Puede que tú ya hayas obviado la pregunta difícil en la reunión.Maybe you already have skipped the hard question in the meeting. |
| él | haya obviado | Tal vez la secretaria cansada haya obviado dos páginas del informe.Perhaps the tired secretary has skipped two pages of the report. |
| nosotros | hayamos obviado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos obviado la pausa del café para acabar antes.Maybe we already have skipped the coffee break to finish earlier. |
| vosotros | hayáis obviado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis obviado las normas pequeñas del concurso.It is likely that you all have skipped the small rules of the contest. |
| ellos | hayan obviado | Puede ser que los alumnos del fondo ya hayan obviado medio tema del examen.It may be that the students in the back already have skipped half the topic on the test. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obviara | Si yo obviara el último paso por ir deprisa, se notaría enseguida.If I skipped the last step because I am in a hurry, it would show right away. |
| tú | obviaras | Si tú obviaras la pregunta difícil en la reunión, costaría ocultarlo.If you skipped the hard question in the meeting, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | obviara | Si la secretaria cansada obviara dos páginas del informe, daría mucho que hablar.If the tired secretary skipped two pages of the report, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | obviáramos | Si nosotros obviáramos la pausa del café para acabar antes, todo iría por otro lado.If we skipped the coffee break to finish earlier, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | obviarais | Si vosotros obviarais las normas pequeñas del concurso, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all skipped the small rules of the contest, the mood would change. |
| ellos | obviaran | Si los alumnos del fondo obviaran medio tema del examen, la escena sería otra.If the students in the back skipped half the topic on the test, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera obviado | Si yo hubiera obviado el último paso por ir deprisa, aún se recordaría.If I had skipped the last step because I am in a hurry, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras obviado | Si tú hubieras obviado la pregunta difícil en la reunión, eso habría dejado marca.If you had skipped the hard question in the meeting, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera obviado | Si la secretaria cansada hubiera obviado dos páginas del informe, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the tired secretary had skipped two pages of the report, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos obviado | Si nosotros hubiéramos obviado la pausa del café para acabar antes, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had skipped the coffee break to finish earlier, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais obviado | Si vosotros hubierais obviado las normas pequeñas del concurso, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had skipped the small rules of the contest, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran obviado | Si los alumnos del fondo hubieran obviado medio tema del examen, nada habría quedado igual.If the students in the back had skipped half the topic on the test, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obviare | Si yo obviare el último paso por ir deprisa, se notará enseguida.If I skip the last step because I am in a hurry, it will show right away. |
| tú | obviares | Si tú obviares la pregunta difícil en la reunión, costará ignorarlo.If you skip the hard question in the meeting, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | obviare | Si la secretaria cansada obviare dos páginas del informe, dará mucho que hablar.If the tired secretary skips two pages of the report, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | obviáremos | Si nosotros obviáremos la pausa del café para acabar antes, todo irá por otro camino.If we skip the coffee break to finish earlier, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | obviareis | Si vosotros obviareis las normas pequeñas del concurso, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all skip the small rules of the contest, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | obviaren | Si los alumnos del fondo obviaren medio tema del examen, la escena será distinta.If the students in the back skip half the topic on the test, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere obviado | Cuando yo hubiere obviado el último paso por ir deprisa, ya se notará.When I have skipped the last step because I am in a hurry, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres obviado | En cuanto tú hubieres obviado la pregunta difícil en la reunión, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have skipped the hard question in the meeting, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere obviado | Cuando la secretaria cansada hubiere obviado dos páginas del informe, se verá de inmediato.When the tired secretary has skipped two pages of the report, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos obviado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos obviado la pausa del café para acabar antes, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have skipped the coffee break to finish earlier, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis obviado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis obviado las normas pequeñas del concurso, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have skipped the small rules of the contest, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren obviado | En cuanto los alumnos del fondo hubieren obviado medio tema del examen, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the students in the back have skipped half the topic on the test, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | obvia | obvia la pregunta difícil en la reunión.Skip the hard question in the meeting. |
| él | obvie | Que la secretaria cansada obvie dos páginas del informe.Let the tired secretary skip two pages of the report. |
| nosotros | obviemos | obviemos la pausa del café para acabar antes.Skip the coffee break to finish earlier. |
| vosotros | obviad | obviad las normas pequeñas del concurso.Skip the small rules of the contest. |
| ellos | obvien | Que los alumnos del fondo obvien medio tema del examen.Let the students in the back skip half the topic on the test. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no obvies | No no obvies la pregunta difícil en la reunión.Do not skip the hard question in the meeting. |
| él | no obvie | Que la secretaria cansada no no obvie dos páginas del informe.Let the tired secretary not skip two pages of the report. |
| nosotros | no obviemos | No no obviemos la pausa del café para acabar antes.Let us not skip the coffee break to finish earlier. |
| vosotros | no obviéis | No no obviéis las normas pequeñas del concurso.Do not skip the small rules of the contest. |
| ellos | no obvien | Que los alumnos del fondo no no obvien medio tema del examen.Let the students in the back not skip half the topic on the test. |
Free web drill
Practice obviar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ el último paso por ir deprisa.
I skip the last step because I am in a hurry.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'obviar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'obviar' means to skip. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is obviar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Obviar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate obviar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of obviar: yo obvio, tú obvias, él/ella/usted obvia, nosotros obviamos, vosotros obviáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes obvian.
- How do you conjugate obviar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of obviar: yo obvié, tú obviaste, él/ella/usted obvió, nosotros obviamos, vosotros obviasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes obviaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of obviar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of obviar: yo obviaba, tú obviabas, él/ella/usted obviaba, nosotros obviábamos, vosotros obviabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes obviaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of obviar?
- The past participle of obviar is 'obviado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he obviado' (I have skiped), 'has obviado', 'ha obviado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of obviar?
- The gerundio of obviar is 'obviando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy obviando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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