alimentar Conditional Conjugation
alimentar — to feed
The conditional of alimentar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: alimentaría, alimentarías, alimentaría...
alimentar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to talk about hypothetical situations, like how you would feed a specific animal if you had one, or for polite suggestions.
Notes on alimentar in the Conditional
Alimentar is regular in the conditional. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo alimentaría a más perros si tuviera más espacio.
I would feed more dogs if I had more space.
yo
¿Alimentarías tú a un león?
Would you feed a lion?
tú
Dijeron que ellos alimentarían a los caballos.
They said they would feed the horses.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: alimentaria
Correct: alimentaría
Why: Without the accent on the 'í', the word could be confused with the adjective 'alimentaria' (relating to food).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: alimento
Alimentar is regular in the present: alimento, alimentas, alimenta, alimentamos, alimentáis, alimentan.
Preterite
yo: alimenté
Alimentar is regular in the preterite: alimenté, alimentaste, alimentó, alimentamos, alimentasteis, alimentaron.
Imperfect
yo: alimentaba
The imperfect of alimentar follows the regular -aba pattern: alimentaba, alimentabas, alimentaba...
Future
yo: alimentaré
The future of alimentar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: alimentaré, alimentarás, alimentará...
Present Subjunctive
yo: alimente
The present subjunctive of alimentar uses -e endings: alimente, alimentes, alimente, alimentemos, alimentéis, alimenten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: alimentara
The imperfect subjunctive of alimentar uses -ara endings: alimentara, alimentaras, alimentara, alimentáramos...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: alimenta
The imperative of alimentar gives direct orders: alimenta (tú), alimentad (vosotros), alimente (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no alimentes
The negative imperative of alimentar uses 'no' + present subjunctive forms: no alimentes, no alimente, etc.