advertir Conditional Conjugation
advertir — to warn
The conditional of advertir is regular, formed by adding -ía endings to the full infinitive.
advertir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would' scenarios—to say you would warn someone if you could, or to express polite advice or future-in-the-past.
Notes on advertir in the Conditional
No irregularities here. The stem remains 'advertir' for all persons.
Example Sentences
Yo te advertiría si supiera la verdad.
I would warn you if I knew the truth.
yo
¿Nos advertirías si hubiera un problema?
Would you warn us if there were a problem?
tú
Ellos nos advertirían antes de tomar una decisión.
They would warn us before making a decision.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'advertiría' with the imperfect 'advertía'.
Correct: advertiría
Why: The conditional keeps the 'r' from the infinitive; the imperfect drops it.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: advierto
In the present, advertir has an e→ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: advertí
The preterite of advertir features a stem change (e→i) only in the third-person forms: advirtió and advirtieron.
Imperfect
yo: advertía
The imperfect of advertir is regular: advertía, advertías, advertía, advertíamos, advertíais, advertían.
Future
yo: advertiré
The future tense of advertir is entirely regular, using the full infinitive as the stem.
Present Subjunctive
yo: advierta
The present subjunctive of advertir changes e→ie in the boot and e→i in the nosotros/vosotros forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: advirtiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'advirt-' stem for all forms: advirtiera, advirtieras, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: advierte
The imperative uses 'advierte' for informal commands and 'advierta/n' for formal ones.
Negative Imperative
yo: no adviertas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no adviertas, no advierta, etc.