atardecer Conditional Conjugation
atardecer — to get dark
The conditional of atardecer is regular: atardecería, atardecerías, atardecería, atardeceríamos, atardeceríais, atardecerían.
atardecer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to describe what would happen in a hypothetical situation or to express 'future-in-the-past'.
Notes on atardecer in the Conditional
The conditional is regular and uses the infinitive 'atardecer' as the base.
Example Sentences
Atardecería más temprano si estuviéramos en el sur.
It would get dark earlier if we were in the south.
él/ella/usted
Dijeron que atardecería pronto.
They said it would get dark soon.
él/ella/usted
Sin nubes, atardecería de forma más espectacular.
Without clouds, the sun would set more spectacularly.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'atardecería' with 'atardecía'.
Correct: atardecería (conditional) vs atardecía (imperfect)
Why: The conditional includes the 'er' of the infinitive before the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: atardezco
The present tense of atardecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (atardezco), but regular otherwise.
Preterite
yo: atardecí
The preterite of atardecer is regular: atardecí, atardeciste, atardeció, atardecimos, atardecisteis, atardecieron.
Imperfect
yo: atardecía
The imperfect of atardecer is regular: atardecía, atardecías, atardecía, atardecíamos, atardecíais, atardecían.
Future
yo: atardeceré
The future of atardecer is regular: atardeceré, atardecerás, atardecerá, atardeceremos, atardeceréis, atardecerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: atardezca
The present subjunctive of atardecer is irregular: atardezca, atardezcas, atardezca, atardezcamos, atardezcáis, atardezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: atardeciera
The imperfect subjunctive of atardecer is regular: atardeciera, atardecieras, atardeciera, atardeciéramos, atardecierais, atardecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: atardece
The imperative of atardecer is rarely used but follows the -zc- change for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no atardezcas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no atardezcas, no atardezca, no atardezcamos, no atardezcáis, no atardezcan.