
alzar Conditional Conjugation
alzar — to lift
The conditional of alzar is regular: alzaría, alzarías, alzaría, alzaríamos, alzaríais, alzarían.
alzar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say what someone 'would' lift or raise, or to make polite suggestions about raising a topic or an object.
Notes on alzar in the Conditional
Fully regular. Simply add the conditional endings to the infinitive 'alzar'.
Example Sentences
¿Alzarías este sofá conmigo?
Would you lift this sofa with me?
tú
Yo alzaría la voz si viera una injusticia.
I would raise my voice if I saw an injustice.
yo
Ellos alzarían los precios si la demanda subiera.
They would raise the prices if demand went up.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Thinking the 'z' changes to 'c'.
Correct: alzaría
Why: The 'z' only changes to 'c' when followed by 'e' or 'i' in the conjugation ending, but here it is followed by the 'a' of the infinitive stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: alzo
The present tense of alzar is fully regular: alzo, alzas, alza, alzamos, alzáis, alzan.
Preterite
yo: alcé
The preterite of alzar is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: alcé, alzaste, alzó, alzamos, alzasteis, alzaron.
Imperfect
yo: alzaba
The imperfect of alzar is regular for -ar verbs: alzaba, alzabas, alzaba, alzábamos, alzabais, alzaban.
Future
yo: alzaré
The future tense of alzar is regular, using the infinitive as the stem: alzaré, alzarás, alzará, alzaremos, alzaréis, alzarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: alce
The present subjunctive of alzar features a Z to C spelling change: alce, alces, alce, alcemos, alcéis, alcen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: alzara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: alzara, alzaras, alzara, alzáramos, alzarais, alzaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: alza
The imperative uses 'alza' for tú and 'alce' for usted, including the Z to C change for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no alces
Negative commands for alzar always use the present subjunctive forms: no alces, no alce, no alcemos, no alcéis, no alcen.