ahorcar Conditional Conjugation
ahorcar — to hang
The conditional of ahorcar is regular: ahorcaría, ahorcarías, ahorcaría, ahorcaríamos, ahorcaríais, ahorcarían.
ahorcar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would' scenarios, such as 'I would hang the painting here' (if using metaphorically) or 'He would strangle him if he could.'
Notes on ahorcar in the Conditional
Fully regular. Add the -ía endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo no lo ahorcaría por un error tan pequeño.
I wouldn't 'hang' (punish) him for such a small mistake.
yo
¿Ahorcarías a alguien por dinero?
Would you strangle someone for money?
tú
Nos ahorcaríamos con esta deuda.
We would choke (ourselves) with this debt.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ahorcaria
Correct: ahorcaría
Why: Missing the accent on the 'í'. All conditional endings require an accent.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ahorco
The present tense of ahorcar is completely regular: ahorco, ahorcas, ahorca, ahorcamos, ahorcáis, ahorcan.
Preterite
yo: ahorqué
The preterite of ahorcar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: ahorqué, ahorcaste, ahorcó, ahorcamos, ahorcasteis, ahorcaron.
Imperfect
yo: ahorcaba
The imperfect of ahorcar is regular: ahorcaba, ahorcabas, ahorcaba, ahorcábamos, ahorcabais, ahorcaban.
Future
yo: ahorcaré
The future tense of ahorcar is regular: ahorcaré, ahorcarás, ahorcará, ahorcaremos, ahorcaréis, ahorcarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ahorque
The present subjunctive of ahorcar features a spelling change (c to qu) in all persons: ahorque, ahorques, ahorque, ahorquemos, ahorquéis, ahorquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ahorcara
The imperfect subjunctive of ahorcar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: ahorcara, ahorcaras, ahorcara, ahorcáramos, ahorcarais, ahorcaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ahorca
The imperative of ahorcar uses the regular 'tú' form (ahorca) but switches to 'qu' for others: ahorque, ahorquemos, ahorcad, ahorquen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ahorques
The negative imperative of ahorcar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no ahorques, no ahorque, no ahorquemos, no ahorquéis, no ahorquen.