caminar Conditional Conjugation
caminar — to walk
Caminar is regular in the conditional: caminaría, caminarías, caminaría, caminaríamos, caminaríais, caminarían.
caminar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would walk' if you had time, or to make polite suggestions about taking a walk.
Notes on caminar in the Conditional
Caminar is regular. Like the future, you add the endings to the full infinitive 'caminar'. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Caminaría contigo, pero me duele el pie.
I would walk with you, but my foot hurts.
yo
¿Caminarías hasta la cima de la montaña?
Would you walk to the top of the mountain?
tú
Caminaríamos más si no hiciera tanto calor.
We would walk more if it weren't so hot.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'caminaría' with the imperfect 'caminaba'.
Correct: caminaría (conditional) / caminaba (imperfect)
Why: The conditional implies a 'would' or a condition, while the imperfect is for past habits.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: camino
Caminar is a standard -ar verb in the present: camino, caminas, camina, caminamos, camináis, caminan.
Preterite
yo: caminé
Caminar is regular in the preterite: caminé, caminaste, caminó, caminamos, caminasteis, caminaron.
Imperfect
yo: caminaba
Caminar is regular in the imperfect: caminaba, caminabas, caminaba, caminábamos, caminabais, caminaban.
Future
yo: caminaré
Caminar is regular in the future: caminaré, caminarás, caminará, caminaremos, caminaréis, caminarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: camine
Caminar in the present subjunctive changes the 'a' to 'e': camine, camines, camine, caminemos, caminéis, caminen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: caminara
The imperfect subjunctive of caminar uses the -ra endings: caminara, caminaras, caminara, camináramos, caminarais, caminaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: camina
The affirmative imperative of caminar is: camina (tú), camine (usted), caminemos (nosotros), caminad (vosotros), caminen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no camines
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no camines, no camine, no caminemos, no caminéis, no caminen.