anochecer Conditional Conjugation
anochecer — to get dark
The conditional of anochecer is regular: anochecería, anochecerías, anochecería, anocheceríamos, anocheceríais, anochecerían.
anochecer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say it 'would get dark' under certain conditions or to express future-in-the-past (e.g., 'he said it would get dark').
Notes on anochecer in the Conditional
Anochecer is regular in the conditional tense.
Example Sentences
Anochecería más tarde si estuviéramos en el norte.
It would get dark later if we were in the north.
él/ella/usted
Dijeron que anochecería a las seis.
They said it would get dark at six.
él/ella/usted
Sin esas nubes, no anochecería tan rápido.
Without those clouds, it wouldn't get dark so fast.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing conditional 'anochecería' with imperfect 'anochecía'.
Correct: Conditional uses the full infinitive 'anochecer' + 'ía'.
Why: Learners often drop the 'er' of the infinitive stem by accident.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: anochezco
The present tense of anochecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (anochezco), but otherwise follows regular -er patterns.
Preterite
yo: anochecí
The preterite of anochecer is regular: anochecí, anocheciste, anocheció, anochecimos, anochecisteis, anochecieron.
Imperfect
yo: anochecía
The imperfect of anochecer is regular: anochecía, anochecías, anochecía, anochecíamos, anochecíais, anochecían.
Future
yo: anocheceré
The future of anochecer is regular: anocheceré, anochecerás, anochecerá, anocheceremos, anocheceréis, anochecerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: anochezca
The present subjunctive of anochecer uses the irregular 'zc' stem: anochezca, anochezcas, anochezca, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: anocheciera
The imperfect subjunctive of anochecer uses the stem 'anochecie-': anocheciera, anochecieras, anocheciera, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: anochece
The imperative of anochecer is rarely used personally, but forms include: anochece (tú), anochezca (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no anochezcas
The negative imperative of anochecer uses the present subjunctive forms: no anochezca, no anochezcas.