apretar Conditional Conjugation
apretar — to press
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: apretaría, apretarías, apretaría...
apretar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use for hypotheticals (I would tighten it if I had a tool) or polite suggestions.
Notes on apretar in the Conditional
Apretar is regular in the conditional. No stem changes occur.
Example Sentences
Yo apretaría el botón, pero tengo miedo.
I would press the button, but I'm afraid.
yo
¿Apretarías más la cuerda?
Would you tighten the rope more?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: aprietaría
Correct: apretaría
Why: Stem changes from the present tense do not apply to the conditional.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aprieto
Apretar is a stem-changing verb where the 'e' becomes 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: apreté
Apretar is completely regular in the preterite: apreté, apretaste, apretó, apretamos, apretasteis, apretaron.
Imperfect
yo: apretaba
The imperfect of apretar is regular and uses the -aba endings: apretaba, apretabas, apretaba...
Future
yo: apretaré
The future is regular: add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive 'apretar'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: apriete
The present subjunctive follows the e-ie stem change: apriete, aprietes, apriete, apretemos, apretéis, aprieten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: apretara
Formed from the preterite 'ellos' form: apretara, apretaras, apretara, apretáramos, apretarais, apretaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aprieta
Direct commands: aprieta (tú), apriete (usted), apretemos (nosotros), apretad (vosotros), aprieten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no aprietes
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no aprietes, no apriete, no apretemos, no apretéis, no aprieten.