empezar conditional conjugation
Empezar (to begin, start) in the conditional: empezaría, empezarías, empezaría, empezaríamos, empezaríais, empezarían.
Condicional simple Conditional
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the conditional
The conditional (condicional simple) says what would happen, makes polite requests (“¿Podría ayudarme?”) and, with the imperfect subjunctive, builds “if” sentences: “Si tuviera tiempo, viajaría.”
How it is formed
Add ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían to the infinitive. The irregular stems are exactly the same as in the future (tendr-, har-, dir-, podr-…).
Empezar is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Empezar in a sentence
- Empiezo a trabajar a las nueve.I start working at nine.
- La clase empezó tarde ayer.The class started late yesterday.
e→ie stem change; z→c before e (empecé); followed by 'a' + infinitive.
FAQ
What is the conditional of empezar?
Empezar in the Spanish conditional: yo empezaría, tú empezarías, él/ella/usted empezaría, nosotros empezaríamos, vosotros empezaríais, ellos/ellas/ustedes empezarían.
Is empezar irregular in the conditional?
No. In the conditional empezar takes the regular endings for its verb class, so empezaría follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish conditional?
The conditional (condicional simple) says what would happen, makes polite requests (“¿Podría ayudarme?”) and, with the imperfect subjunctive, builds “if” sentences: “Si tuviera tiempo, viajaría.”
How is the conditional formed?
Add ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían to the infinitive. The irregular stems are exactly the same as in the future (tendr-, har-, dir-, podr-…).
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