arruinar Conditional Conjugation
arruinar — to ruin
The conditional of arruinar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
arruinar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say that something 'would ruin' a situation, often in hypothetical 'if' scenarios.
Notes on arruinar in the Conditional
Arruinar is regular in the conditional. Every form has an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo no arruinaría tu secreto por nada.
I wouldn't ruin your secret for anything.
yo
¿Arruinarías la boda si fueras?
Would you ruin the wedding if you went?
tú
Eso arruinaría nuestra amistad.
That would ruin our friendship.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: arruinaria
Correct: arruinaría
Why: The accent on the 'í' is mandatory for all conditional forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: arruino
Arruinar is regular in the present tense: arruino, arruinas, arruina, arruinamos, arruináis, arruinan.
Preterite
yo: arruiné
The preterite of arruinar is regular: arruiné, arruinaste, arruinó, arruinamos, arruinasteis, arruinaron.
Imperfect
yo: arruinaba
In the imperfect, arruinar uses the regular -aba endings: arruinaba, arruinabas, arruinaba, arruinábamos, arruinabais, arruinaban.
Future
yo: arruinaré
The future of arruinar is formed by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: arruine
The present subjunctive of arruinar uses -e endings: arruine, arruines, arruine, arruinemos, arruinéis, arruinen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: arruinara
The imperfect subjunctive of arruinar is regular: arruinara, arruinaras, arruinara, arruináramos, arruinarais, arruinaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: arruina
The imperative of arruinar uses arruina (tú), arruinad (vosotros), and subjunctive forms for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no arruines
The negative imperative of arruinar always uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.