cambiar Conditional Conjugation
cambiar — to change
The conditional of cambiar is regular: cambiaría, cambiarías, cambiaría, cambiaríamos, cambiaríais, cambiarían.
cambiar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to talk about what you 'would change' if you could, or to make polite suggestions about changing a plan.
Notes on cambiar in the Conditional
Cambiar is regular in the conditional. All forms have an accent on the first 'i' of the ending.
Example Sentences
Yo cambiaría el color de las paredes.
I would change the color of the walls.
yo
¿Tú cambiarías algo de tu pasado?
Would you change anything about your past?
tú
Nosotros cambiaríamos el horario si fuera posible.
We would change the schedule if it were possible.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Omitting the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: cambiaría
Why: The conditional endings always require an accent on the 'i' to distinguish them from other tenses.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cambio
Cambiar is regular in the present: cambio, cambias, cambia, cambiamos, cambiáis, cambian.
Preterite
yo: cambié
The preterite of cambiar is regular: cambié, cambiaste, cambió, cambiamos, cambiasteis, cambiaron.
Imperfect
yo: cambiaba
Cambiar is regular in the imperfect: cambiaba, cambiabas, cambiaba, cambiábamos, cambiabais, cambiaban.
Future
yo: cambiaré
The future of cambiar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: cambiaré, cambiarás, cambiará, cambiaremos, cambiaréis, cambiarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cambie
The present subjunctive of cambiar uses -e endings: cambie, cambies, cambie, cambiemos, cambiéis, cambien.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cambiara
The imperfect subjunctive of cambiar is based on the preterite stem: cambiara, cambiaras, cambiara, cambiáramos, cambiarais, cambiaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cambia
The imperative of cambiar provides direct commands: cambia, cambie, cambiemos, cambiad, cambien.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cambies
The negative imperative of cambiar uses the present subjunctive: no cambies, no cambie, no cambiemos, no cambiéis, no cambien.