centrar Conditional Conjugation
centrar — to center
The conditional of centrar is regular: centraría, centrarías, centraría, centraríamos, centraríais, centrarían.
centrar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what you 'would' focus on if you had the chance, or to make a polite suggestion about centering an object.
Notes on centrar in the Conditional
Centrar is regular in the conditional. Every form has an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo centraría el sofá un poco más a la derecha.
I would center the sofa a bit more to the right.
yo
¿Centrarías tú el texto si tuvieras tiempo?
Would you center the text if you had time?
tú
Ellos centrarían la charla en la salud mental.
They would center the talk on mental health.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect 'centraba'.
Correct: centraría
Why: The conditional uses the infinitive as a base, while the imperfect uses the stem 'centr-'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: centro
The present of centrar is regular: centro, centras, centra, centramos, centráis, centran.
Preterite
yo: centré
The preterite of centrar is regular: centré, centraste, centró, centramos, centrasteis, centraron.
Imperfect
yo: centraba
The imperfect of centrar uses the standard -aba endings: centraba, centrabas, centraba, centrábamos, centrabais, centraban.
Future
yo: centraré
The future of centrar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: centraré, centrarás, centrará, centraremos, centraréis, centrarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: centre
The present subjunctive of centrar changes the 'a' to 'e': centre, centres, centre, centremos, centréis, centren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: centrara
The imperfect subjunctive of centrar is centrara, centraras, centrara, centráramos, centrarais, centraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: centra
The affirmative imperative of centrar gives direct commands: centra, centre, centremos, centrad, centren.
Negative Imperative
yo: no centres
The negative imperative of centrar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no centres, no centre, no centremos, no centréis, no centren.