aplazar Conditional Conjugation
aplazar — to postpone
The conditional is regular: add the -ía endings to the infinitive 'aplazar'.
aplazar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would' scenarios or to politely suggest a delay (e.g., '¿Aplazaría usted la clase?').
Notes on aplazar in the Conditional
This tense is fully regular. No spelling changes occur here.
Example Sentences
Yo no aplazaría la operación si fuera tú.
I wouldn't postpone the surgery if I were you.
yo
¿Aplazarías tu viaje por mí?
Would you postpone your trip for me?
tú
Aplazaríamos el evento si no hubiera comida.
We would postpone the event if there were no food.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Applying the 'z' to 'c' change unnecessarily.
Correct: aplazaría
Why: Spelling changes only happen when the vowel following the stem changes (like 'z' to 'c' before 'e'). Here, the 'a' of the infinitive remains.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aplazo
Aplazar is completely regular in the present indicative (aplazo, aplazas).
Preterite
yo: aplacé
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'aplacé'.
Imperfect
yo: aplazaba
The imperfect of aplazar is regular, using the -aba endings (aplazaba, aplazabas).
Future
yo: aplazaré
The future tense of aplazar is regular: add the endings to the full infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aplace
Aplazar undergoes a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' before the letter 'e' (aplace, aplaces).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aplazara
The imperfect subjunctive of aplazar is regular, following the 'ra' pattern (aplazara, aplazaras).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aplaza
Direct commands for aplazar involve the 'z' to 'c' change in all forms except 'tú' and 'vosotros'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no aplaces
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms and change 'z' to 'c'.