acondicionar — Spanish conjugation

to condition

Frequency#594Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoacondicionoI condition
acondicionasyou condition
vosacondicionásyou condition
él/ella/Ud.acondicionahe/she/it conditions
nosotrosacondicionamoswe condition
vosotrosacondicionáisyou (pl.) condition
ellos/ellas/Uds.acondicionanthey condition

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoacondicionéI conditioned
acondicionasteyou conditioned
vosacondicionasteyou conditioned
él/ella/Ud.acondicionóhe/she/it conditioned
nosotrosacondicionamoswe conditioned
vosotrosacondicionasteisyou (pl.) conditioned
ellos/ellas/Uds.acondicionaronthey conditioned

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yoacondicionaba
acondicionabas
vosacondicionabas
él/ella/Ud.acondicionaba
nosotrosacondicionábamos
vosotrosacondicionabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.acondicionaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoacondicionaríaI would condition
acondicionaríasyou would condition
vosacondicionaríasyou would condition
él/ella/Ud.acondicionaríahe/she/it would condition
nosotrosacondicionaríamoswe would condition
vosotrosacondicionaríaisyou (pl.) would condition
ellos/ellas/Uds.acondicionaríanthey would condition

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoacondicionaréI will condition
acondicionarásyou will condition
vosacondicionarásyou will condition
él/ella/Ud.acondicionaráhe/she/it will condition
nosotrosacondicionaremoswe will condition
vosotrosacondicionaréisyou (pl.) will condition
ellos/ellas/Uds.acondicionaránthey will condition

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe acondicionadoI have conditioned
has acondicionadoyou have conditioned
voshas acondicionadoyou have conditioned
él/ella/Ud.ha acondicionadohe/she/it has conditioned
nosotroshemos acondicionadowe have conditioned
vosotroshabéis acondicionadoyou (pl.) have conditioned
ellos/ellas/Uds.han acondicionadothey have conditioned

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía acondicionadoI had conditioned
habías acondicionadoyou had conditioned
voshabías acondicionadoyou had conditioned
él/ella/Ud.había acondicionadohe/she/it had conditioned
nosotroshabíamos acondicionadowe had conditioned
vosotroshabíais acondicionadoyou (pl.) had conditioned
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían acondicionadothey had conditioned

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría acondicionado
habrías acondicionado
voshabrías acondicionado
él/ella/Ud.habría acondicionado
nosotroshabríamos acondicionado
vosotroshabríais acondicionado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían acondicionado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré acondicionadoI will have conditioned
habrás acondicionadoyou will have conditioned
voshabrás acondicionadoyou will have conditioned
él/ella/Ud.habrá acondicionadohe/she/it will have conditioned
nosotroshabremos acondicionadowe will have conditioned
vosotroshabréis acondicionadoyou (pl.) will have conditioned
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán acondicionadothey will have conditioned

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoacondicione
acondiciones
vosacondiciones
él/ella/Ud.acondicione
nosotrosacondicionemos
vosotrosacondicionéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.acondicionen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoacondicionara
acondicionaras
vosacondicionaras
él/ella/Ud.acondicionara
nosotrosacondicionáramos
vosotrosacondicionarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.acondicionaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoacondicionase
acondicionases
vosacondicionases
él/ella/Ud.acondicionase
nosotrosacondicionásemos
vosotrosacondicionaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.acondicionasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya acondicionado
hayas acondicionado
voshayas acondicionado
él/ella/Ud.haya acondicionado
nosotroshayamos acondicionado
vosotroshayáis acondicionado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan acondicionado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera acondicionado
hubieras acondicionado
voshubieras acondicionado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera acondicionado
nosotroshubiéramos acondicionado
vosotroshubierais acondicionado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran acondicionado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
acondiciona
vosacondicioná
él/ella/Ud.acondicione
nosotrosacondicionemos
vosotrosacondicionad
ustedesacondicionen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no acondiciones
vosno acondiciones
él/ella/Ud.no acondicione
nosotrosno acondicionemos
vosotrosno acondicionéis
ustedesno acondicionen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy acondicionando
estás acondicionando
vosestás acondicionando
él/ella/Ud.está acondicionando
nosotrosestamos acondicionando
vosotrosestáis acondicionando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están acondicionando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve acondicionando
estuviste acondicionando
vosestuviste acondicionando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo acondicionando
nosotrosestuvimos acondicionando
vosotrosestuvisteis acondicionando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron acondicionando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba acondicionando
estabas acondicionando
vosestabas acondicionando
él/ella/Ud.estaba acondicionando
nosotrosestábamos acondicionando
vosotrosestabais acondicionando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban acondicionando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría acondicionando
estarías acondicionando
vosestarías acondicionando
él/ella/Ud.estaría acondicionando
nosotrosestaríamos acondicionando
vosotrosestaríais acondicionando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían acondicionando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré acondicionando
estarás acondicionando
vosestarás acondicionando
él/ella/Ud.estará acondicionando
nosotrosestaremos acondicionando
vosotrosestaréis acondicionando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán acondicionando