condicionar — Spanish conjugation

to condition

Frequency#229Regular

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
yocondicionoI condition
condicionasyou condition
voscondicionásyou condition
él/ella/Ud.condicionahe/she/it conditions
nosotroscondicionamoswe condition
vosotroscondicionáisyou (pl.) condition
ellos/ellas/Uds.condicionanthey 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
yocondicionéI conditioned
condicionasteyou conditioned
voscondicionasteyou conditioned
él/ella/Ud.condicionóhe/she/it conditioned
nosotroscondicionamoswe conditioned
vosotroscondicionasteisyou (pl.) conditioned
ellos/ellas/Uds.condicionaronthey 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
yocondicionaba
condicionabas
voscondicionabas
él/ella/Ud.condicionaba
nosotroscondicionábamos
vosotroscondicionabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.condicionaban

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
yocondicionaríaI would condition
condicionaríasyou would condition
voscondicionaríasyou would condition
él/ella/Ud.condicionaríahe/she/it would condition
nosotroscondicionaríamoswe would condition
vosotroscondicionaríaisyou (pl.) would condition
ellos/ellas/Uds.condicionaríanthey 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
yocondicionaréI will condition
condicionarásyou will condition
voscondicionarásyou will condition
él/ella/Ud.condicionaráhe/she/it will condition
nosotroscondicionaremoswe will condition
vosotroscondicionaréisyou (pl.) will condition
ellos/ellas/Uds.condicionaránthey 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 condicionadoI have conditioned
has condicionadoyou have conditioned
voshas condicionadoyou have conditioned
él/ella/Ud.ha condicionadohe/she/it has conditioned
nosotroshemos condicionadowe have conditioned
vosotroshabéis condicionadoyou (pl.) have conditioned
ellos/ellas/Uds.han condicionadothey 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 condicionadoI had conditioned
habías condicionadoyou had conditioned
voshabías condicionadoyou had conditioned
él/ella/Ud.había condicionadohe/she/it had conditioned
nosotroshabíamos condicionadowe had conditioned
vosotroshabíais condicionadoyou (pl.) had conditioned
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían condicionadothey 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 condicionado
habrías condicionado
voshabrías condicionado
él/ella/Ud.habría condicionado
nosotroshabríamos condicionado
vosotroshabríais condicionado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían condicionado

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 condicionadoI will have conditioned
habrás condicionadoyou will have conditioned
voshabrás condicionadoyou will have conditioned
él/ella/Ud.habrá condicionadohe/she/it will have conditioned
nosotroshabremos condicionadowe will have conditioned
vosotroshabréis condicionadoyou (pl.) will have conditioned
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán condicionadothey 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
yocondicione
condiciones
voscondiciones
él/ella/Ud.condicione
nosotroscondicionemos
vosotroscondicionéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.condicionen

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
yocondicionara
condicionaras
voscondicionaras
él/ella/Ud.condicionara
nosotroscondicionáramos
vosotroscondicionarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.condicionaran

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
yocondicionase
condicionases
voscondicionases
él/ella/Ud.condicionase
nosotroscondicionásemos
vosotroscondicionaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.condicionasen

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 condicionado
hayas condicionado
voshayas condicionado
él/ella/Ud.haya condicionado
nosotroshayamos condicionado
vosotroshayáis condicionado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan condicionado

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 condicionado
hubieras condicionado
voshubieras condicionado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera condicionado
nosotroshubiéramos condicionado
vosotroshubierais condicionado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran condicionado

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
condiciona
voscondicioná
él/ella/Ud.condicione
nosotroscondicionemos
vosotroscondicionad
ustedescondicionen

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 condiciones
vosno condiciones
él/ella/Ud.no condicione
nosotrosno condicionemos
vosotrosno condicionéis
ustedesno condicionen

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 condicionando
estás condicionando
vosestás condicionando
él/ella/Ud.está condicionando
nosotrosestamos condicionando
vosotrosestáis condicionando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están condicionando

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 condicionando
estuviste condicionando
vosestuviste condicionando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo condicionando
nosotrosestuvimos condicionando
vosotrosestuvisteis condicionando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron condicionando

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 condicionando
estabas condicionando
vosestabas condicionando
él/ella/Ud.estaba condicionando
nosotrosestábamos condicionando
vosotrosestabais condicionando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban condicionando

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 condicionando
estarías condicionando
vosestarías condicionando
él/ella/Ud.estaría condicionando
nosotrosestaríamos condicionando
vosotrosestaríais condicionando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían condicionando

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 condicionando
estarás condicionando
vosestarás condicionando
él/ella/Ud.estará condicionando
nosotrosestaremos condicionando
vosotrosestaréis condicionando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán condicionando