aterrorizar Conditional Conjugation
aterrorizar — to terrify
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
aterrorizar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would' scenarios, like saying a mask would terrify people if you wore it.
Notes on aterrorizar in the Conditional
This verb is completely regular in the conditional tense.
Example Sentences
Ese disfraz aterrorizaría a cualquiera.
That costume would terrify anyone.
él/ella/usted
¿Aterrorizarías a tus amigos por una broma?
Would you terrify your friends for a joke?
tú
Dijeron que la noticia nos aterrorizaría.
They said the news would terrify us.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive 'aterrorizara' when you mean 'would terrify'.
Correct: aterrorizaría
Why: The conditional (ía) is for 'would', while the imperfect subjunctive (ra) is for the 'if' part of the sentence.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aterrorizo
The present tense is fully regular: aterrorizo, aterrorizas, aterroriza, aterrorizamos, aterrorizáis, aterrorizan.
Preterite
yo: aterroricé
Aterrorizar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'z' to 'c': aterroricé.
Imperfect
yo: aterrorizaba
The imperfect is regular: aterrorizaba, aterrorizabas, aterrorizaba, aterrorizábamos, aterrorizabais, aterrorizaban.
Future
yo: aterrorizaré
The future tense is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aterrorice
Aterrorizar undergoes a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all forms: aterrorice, aterrorices, aterrorice, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aterrorizara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: aterrorizara, aterrorizaras, aterrorizara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aterroriza
The imperative uses 'aterroriza' (tú) and 'aterroricen' (ustedes), with a spelling change in formal forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no aterrorices
All negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no aterrorices, no aterrorice, no aterroricen.