arrestar Conditional Conjugation
arrestar — to arrest
The conditional of arrestar is regular: arrestaría, arrestarías, arrestaría, arrestaríamos, arrestaríais, arrestarían.
arrestar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for hypothetical situations ('I would arrest him if...') or to report what someone said would happen in the future from a past perspective.
Notes on arrestar in the Conditional
Arrestar is regular. All forms in the conditional have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo lo arrestaría si tuviera una orden judicial.
I would arrest him if I had a warrant.
yo
¿Arrestarías a tu mejor amigo?
Would you arrest your best friend?
tú
Dijeron que arrestarían a los manifestantes.
They said they would arrest the protesters.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: arrestaria
Correct: arrestaría
Why: All conditional endings must have an accent on the 'i' to be grammatically correct.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: arresto
The present of arrestar is regular: arresto, arrestas, arresta, arrestamos, arrestáis, arrestan.
Preterite
yo: arresté
The preterite of arrestar is regular: arresté, arrestaste, arrestó, arrestamos, arrestasteis, arrestaron.
Imperfect
yo: arrestaba
The imperfect of arrestar is regular: arrestaba, arrestabas, arrestaba, arrestábamos, arrestabais, arrestaban.
Future
yo: arrestaré
The future of arrestar is regular: arrestaré, arrestarás, arrestará, arrestaremos, arrestaréis, arrestarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: arreste
The present subjunctive of arrestar is regular: arreste, arrestes, arreste, arrestemos, arrestéis, arresten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: arrestara
The imperfect subjunctive of arrestar is regular: arrestara, arrestaras, arrestara, arrestáramos, arrestarais, arrestaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: arresta
The affirmative imperative of arrestar is: arresta (tú), arreste (usted), arrestad (vosotros), arresten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no arrestes
The negative imperative of arrestar uses the present subjunctive: no arrestes, no arreste, no arrestemos, no arrestéis, no arresten.