alegrar Conditional Conjugation
alegrar — to cheer up
The conditional of alegrar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: alegraría, alegrarías, alegraría, alegraríamos, alegraríais, alegrarían.
alegrar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what 'would' cheer someone up under certain circumstances or to make polite suggestions.
Notes on alegrar in the Conditional
Alegrar is regular. All forms in the conditional have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Un poco de sol me alegraría mucho.
A bit of sun would cheer me up a lot.
él/ella/usted
¿Alegrarías a tu hermano si pudieras?
Would you cheer up your brother if you could?
tú
Nosotros alegraríamos el ambiente con globos.
We would brighten up the atmosphere with balloons.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect.
Correct: alegraría vs alegraba
Why: Conditional 'alegraría' includes the 'r' from the infinitive; imperfect 'alegraba' does not.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: alegro
Alegrar is regular in the present: alegro, alegras, alegra, alegramos, alegráis, alegran.
Preterite
yo: alegré
The preterite of alegrar follows the standard -ar pattern: alegré, alegraste, alegró, alegramos, alegrasteis, alegraron.
Imperfect
yo: alegraba
Alegrar in the imperfect uses the -aba endings: alegraba, alegrabas, alegraba, alegrábamos, alegrabais, alegraban.
Future
yo: alegraré
The future of alegrar adds endings to the infinitive: alegraré, alegrarás, alegrará, alegraremos, alegraréis, alegrarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: alegre
The present subjunctive of alegrar uses 'e' endings: alegre, alegres, alegre, alegremos, alegréis, alegren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: alegrara
The imperfect subjunctive of alegrar uses the -ra endings: alegrara, alegraras, alegrara, alegráramos, alegrarais, alegraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: alegra
The imperative of alegrar provides commands: alegra (tú), alegrad (vosotros), alegre (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no alegres
The negative imperative of alegrar uses the present subjunctive: no alegres, no alegre, no alegremos, no alegréis, no alegren.