alabar Conditional Conjugation
alabar — to praise
The conditional of 'alabar' is regular: alabaría, alabarías, alabaría, alabaríamos, alabaríais, alabarían.
alabar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional of 'alabar' for polite requests ('Would you praise my work?'), hypothetical situations ('I would praise you if you asked'), or to express future actions from a past perspective ('He said he would praise them').
Notes on alabar in the Conditional
Alabar is regular in the conditional tense. The infinitive 'alabar' is used as the stem, and the standard conditional endings are added.
Example Sentences
Yo alabaría tu esfuerzo si fuera posible.
I would praise your effort if it were possible.
yo
¿Tú alabarías su decisión?
Would you praise his decision?
tú
Ella alabaría el gesto, pero no puede.
She would praise the gesture, but she can't.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros alabaríamos su trabajo si fuera mejor.
We would praise their work if it were better.
nosotros
Ellos alabarian la iniciativa si tuviera más apoyo.
They would praise the initiative if it had more support.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using conditional for a simple future action.
Correct: Use future for certainty: 'Alabaré' (I will praise). Use conditional for hypothetical/polite: 'Alabaría' (I would praise).
Why: The conditional expresses unreality, politeness, or future-in-the-past, not simple future fact.
Mistake: Incorrect 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The correct form is 'alabaríais', not 'alabaría' or 'alabarían'.
Why: The 'vosotros' ending for the conditional tense is '-íais'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: alabo
The present tense of 'alabar' is regular: alabo, alabas, alaba, alabamos, alabáis, alaban.
Preterite
yo: alabé
The preterite of 'alabar' is regular: alabé, alabaste, alabó, alabamos, alabasteis, alabaron.
Imperfect
yo: alababa
The imperfect of 'alabar' is regular: alababa, alababas, alababa, alabábamos, alababais, alababan.
Future
yo: alabaré
The future tense of 'alabar' is regular: alabaré, alabarás, alabará, alabaremos, alabaréis, alabarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: alabe
Use 'alabar' in the present subjunctive ('alabe', 'alaben') after doubt, wishes, emotions, or impersonal expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: alabara
Use the imperfect subjunctive ('alabara'/'alabarais') for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: alaba
Use 'alabar' for direct commands like '¡Alaba tú!' or '¡Alabemos nosotros!'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no alabes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: 'no alabes' (you), 'no alaben' (they/you all).