autorizar Conditional Conjugation
autorizar — to authorize
The conditional is regular: autorizaría, autorizarías, autorizaría, autorizaríamos, autorizaríais, autorizarían.
autorizar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express what someone 'would' authorize under certain conditions or for making polite requests.
Notes on autorizar in the Conditional
Autorizar is regular in the conditional; add the endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
¿Autorizaría usted este cambio en el diseño?
Would you authorize this change in the design?
él/ella/usted
Dijeron que autorizarían el préstamo pronto.
They said they would authorize the loan soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo autorizaría el viaje si tuviéramos dinero.
I would authorize the trip if we had money.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: autorizaría
Why: All conditional endings require an accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: autorizo
The present tense is fully regular: autorizo, autorizas, autoriza, autorizamos, autorizáis, autorizan.
Preterite
yo: autoricé
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: autoricé, autorizaste, autorizó, autorizamos, autorizasteis, autorizaron.
Imperfect
yo: autorizaba
The imperfect is regular: autorizaba, autorizabas, autorizaba, autorizábamos, autorizabais, autorizaban.
Future
yo: autorizaré
The future tense is regular: autorizaré, autorizarás, autorizará, autorizaremos, autorizaréis, autorizarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: autorice
The present subjunctive of autorizar features a Z to C spelling change: autorice, autorices, autorice, autoricemos, autoricéis, autoricen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: autorizara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: autorizara, autorizaras, autorizara, autorizáramos, autorizarais, autorizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: autoriza
The imperative uses 'autoriza' (tú) and 'autorice' (usted) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no autorices
The negative imperative always uses the 'c' spelling: no autorices, no autorice, no autoricemos, no autoricéis, no autoricen.