alcanzar Conditional Conjugation
alcanzar — to reach
The conditional of alcanzar is regular: alcanzaría, alcanzarías, alcanzaría, alcanzaríamos, alcanzaríais, alcanzarían.
alcanzar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would reach' something if conditions were different, or to make polite guesses about whether something could be reached.
Notes on alcanzar in the Conditional
Alcanzar is regular in the conditional. All forms have an accent on the letter 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo alcanzaría la estantería si tuviera una silla.
I would reach the shelf if I had a chair.
yo
¿Alcanzarías a ver el escenario desde aquí?
Would you be able to see (reach with your sight) the stage from here?
tú
Ellos alcanzarían el éxito con un poco más de suerte.
They would reach success with a little more luck.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing alcanzaría with alcanzaba.
Correct: alcanzaría (would reach) vs alcanzaba (used to reach)
Why: Learners often mix up the conditional and the imperfect 'aba' endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: alcanzo
The present tense of alcanzar is regular: alcanzo, alcanzas, alcanza, alcanzamos, alcanzáis, alcanzan.
Preterite
yo: alcancé
Alcanzar has a spelling change in the yo form (alcancé) to maintain the soft 'c' sound.
Imperfect
yo: alcanzaba
The imperfect of alcanzar is regular: alcanzaba, alcanzabas, alcanzaba, alcanzábamos, alcanzabais, alcanzaban.
Future
yo: alcanzaré
The future of alcanzar uses the full infinitive as the base: alcanzaré, alcanzarás, alcanzará, alcanzaremos, alcanzaréis, alcanzarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: alcance
The present subjunctive of alcanzar features a 'z' to 'c' spelling change in every form: alcance, alcances, alcance, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: alcanzara
The imperfect subjunctive of alcanzar is regular based on the preterite stem: alcanzara, alcanzaras, alcanzara, alcanzáramos, alcanzarais, alcanzaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: alcanza
The imperative of alcanzar uses 'alcanza' for tú and 'alcance(n)' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no alcances
The negative imperative of alcanzar uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.