alegar Conditional Conjugation
alegar — to allege
The conditional of alegar is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive (alegaría, alegarías).
alegar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for hypothetical claims or to politely state what one would argue, e.g., 'Yo alegaría que es demasiado tarde'.
Notes on alegar in the Conditional
Fully regular. Use the infinitive 'alegar' as the stem for all forms.
Example Sentences
Yo alegaría defensa propia en ese caso.
I would allege self-defense in that case.
yo
¿Qué alegarías tú si te atraparan?
What would you claim if you were caught?
tú
Ellos alegarían problemas técnicos.
They would allege technical problems.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: alegaria (without accent)
Correct: alegaría
Why: The conditional tense always requires an accent on the 'í' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: alego
Alegar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present indicative: alego, alegas, alega.
Preterite
yo: alegué
Alegar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'alegué'.
Imperfect
yo: alegaba
The imperfect of alegar is regular: alegaba, alegabas, alegaba, alegábamos.
Future
yo: alegaré
The future of alegar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (alegaré, alegarás, alegará).
Present Subjunctive
yo: alegue
The present subjunctive of alegar requires a spelling change to 'alegue' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: alegara
The imperfect subjunctive of alegar is formed regularly from the third-person plural preterite: alegara, alegaras, alegara.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: alega
The imperative of alegar uses 'alega' for tú and 'alegue' for usted.
Negative Imperative
yo: no alegues
The negative imperative of alegar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no alegues, no alegue.