An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section configured to form an image on a sheet; a pair of registration rollers configured to convey the sheet to the image forming section; a displacement detection section configured to detect a lateral position of the sheet; a displacement correction section configured to reset the lateral position of the sheet to a reference position; a translation amount determination section configured to determine a translation amount of the sheet during a displacement correction; and a control section configured to refer to a translation control table, operate the displacement correction section in accordance with a translation command value corresponding to a detection result obtained by the displacement detection section, obtain at a predetermined timing a relationship between the translation command value and a translation amount of the sheet, and update the translation control table on the basis of the relationship.