atacar Conditional Conjugation
atacar — to attack
The conditional of atacar is regular: atacaría, atacarías, atacaría, atacaríamos, atacaríais, atacarían.
atacar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to talk about what 'would' happen in a hypothetical situation or to express future-in-the-past.
Notes on atacar in the Conditional
This verb is fully regular in the conditional tense.
Example Sentences
Yo no atacaría sin un plan mejor.
I wouldn't attack without a better plan.
yo
¿Atacarías a tu propio aliado?
Would you attack your own ally?
tú
Dijeron que no atacarían la ciudad.
They said they wouldn't attack the city.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: atacara
Correct: atacaría
Why: Atacara is the subjunctive. For 'would attack', you need the conditional ending -ía.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ataco
Atacar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: ataco, atacas, ataca, atacamos, atacáis, atacan.
Preterite
yo: ataqué
The preterite of atacar features a spelling change in the 'yo' form (ataqué) to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: atacaba
The imperfect of atacar is regular: atacaba, atacabas, atacaba, atacábamos, atacabais, atacaban.
Future
yo: atacaré
The future of atacar is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive (atacaré, atacarás, etc.).
Present Subjunctive
yo: ataque
The present subjunctive of atacar uses 'qu' in all forms: ataque, ataques, ataque, ataquemos, ataquéis, ataquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: atacara
The imperfect subjunctive of atacar is regular: atacara, atacaras, atacara, atacáramos, atacarais, atacaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ataca
The imperative of atacar gives direct orders: ataca (tú), atacad (vosotros), or ataque (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no ataques
Negative commands for atacar always use the 'qu' spelling: no ataques, no ataque, no ataquemos, no ataquéis, no ataquen.