acelerar Conditional Conjugation
acelerar — to speed up
Conditional 'aceleraría', 'acelerarías', etc., means 'would' speed up.
acelerar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional tense of 'acelerar' for hypothetical situations ('I would speed up if...'), polite requests ('Would you speed up?'), or to express future actions from a past perspective ('He said he would speed up').
Notes on acelerar in the Conditional
Acelerar is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the full infinitive ('acelerar-') and you add the standard conditional endings.
Example Sentences
Yo aceleraría si no hubiera tanto tráfico.
I would speed up if there weren't so much traffic.
yo
¿Acelerarías si te lo pidiera?
Would you speed up if I asked you to?
tú
Él dijo que aceleraría al llegar a la meta.
He said he would speed up upon reaching the finish line.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros aceleraríamos si tuviéramos más tiempo.
We would speed up if we had more time.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the conditional for a simple future action.
Correct: For 'I will speed up tomorrow', use the future 'aceleraré'. Use 'aceleraría' for 'I would speed up if...'.
Why: The conditional expresses hypothetical or polite situations, not definite future events.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on conditional forms.
Correct: All conditional forms, like 'aceleraría', 'acelerarías', 'acelerarían', need an accent on the 'i'.
Why: The accent marks the stressed syllable and distinguishes the conditional from other verb forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: acelero
Present tense 'acelero', 'aceleras', etc., describes current or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: aceleré
Preterite 'aceleré', 'aceleraste', etc., marks completed past actions like 'I sped up'.
Imperfect
yo: aceleraba
Imperfect 'aceleraba' describes past ongoing actions or descriptions.
Future
yo: aceleraré
Future tense 'aceleraré', 'acelerarás', etc., predicts or expresses probability.
Present Subjunctive
yo: acelere
Present subjunctive like 'acelere' follows wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: acelerara
Use imperfect subjunctive like 'acelerara' for past hypotheticals or wishes, often with 'si' (if).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: acelera
Use imperative forms like 'acelera' (tú) for direct commands, e.g., '¡Acelera!'
Negative Imperative
yo: no aceleres
Negative commands use 'no' plus present subjunctive, like 'no aceleres' (tú).