agradar Conditional Conjugation
agradar — to please
The conditional of agradar (agradaría, agradarías, etc.) is used for hypotheticals ('would please'), polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
agradar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to talk about what *would* please someone, to make polite requests ('Would you please...?'), or to describe what was going to happen in the past.
Notes on agradar in the Conditional
Agradar is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the infinitive 'agradar'.
Example Sentences
Agradaría mucho a mi abuela si la visitara.
It would please my grandmother a lot if I visited her.
yo
¿Te agradaría acompañarnos al concierto?
Would you like to accompany us to the concert? (Literally: Would it please you...)
tú
En aquel entonces, pensábamos que el plan agradaría a todos.
Back then, we thought the plan would please everyone.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect subjunctive for hypotheticals.
Correct: The conditional ('agradaría') often follows the imperfect subjunctive ('si agradara') in 'if' clauses. 'Si me agradara, lo haría.' (If it pleased me, I would do it.) vs. 'Me agradaría.' (It would please me.)
Why: Both deal with non-real situations, but the conditional typically expresses the outcome ('would'), while the imperfect subjunctive sets up the condition ('if it were to').
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: agrado
The present tense of agradar (agrado, agradas, agrada, etc.) means 'to please' or 'to be pleasing' right now or habitually.
Preterite
yo: agradé
The preterite of agradar is regular: agradé, agradaste, agradó, agradamos, agradasteis, agradaron.
Imperfect
yo: agradaba
The imperfect of agradar (agradaba, agradabas, etc.) describes past actions or states that were ongoing or habitual.
Future
yo: agradaré
The future tense of agradar (agradaré, agradarás, etc.) indicates actions that will happen or expresses probability.
Present Subjunctive
yo: agrade
The present subjunctive of agradar (agrade, agrades, etc.) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: agradara
The imperfect subjunctive of agradar (agradara/agradase forms) is for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: agrada
Use the imperative of agradar for direct commands: agrada, agrade, agrademos, agradad, agraden.
Negative Imperative
yo: no agrades
Negative commands for agradar use the present subjunctive: no agrades, no agrade, no agrademos, no agradéis, no agraden.