cerrar Conditional Conjugation
cerrar — to close
Cerrar is regular in the conditional: cerraría, cerrarías, cerraría, cerraríamos, cerraríais, cerrarían.
cerrar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would' close something, or to ask politely if someone could close a window.
Notes on cerrar in the Conditional
Cerrar is regular in the conditional. Add the endings (-ía, -ías, -ía, etc.) to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
¿Cerrarías la ventana, por favor?
Would you close the window, please?
tú
Yo cerraría el trato si tuviera el dinero.
I would close the deal if I had the money.
yo
Nosotros cerraríamos la tienda más tarde si fuera necesario.
We would close the store later if it were necessary.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'cierraría' instead of 'cerraría'.
Correct: The correct form is cerraría.
Why: Just like the future, the conditional uses the full infinitive 'cerrar' without any stem changes.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cierro
Cerrar is a stem-changing verb (e > ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: cerré
Cerrar is regular in the preterite: cerré, cerraste, cerró, cerramos, cerrasteis, cerraron.
Imperfect
yo: cerraba
Cerrar is regular in the imperfect: cerraba, cerrabas, cerraba, cerrábamos, cerrabais, cerraban.
Future
yo: cerraré
Cerrar is regular in the future: cerraré, cerrarás, cerrará, cerraremos, cerraréis, cerrarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cierre
The present subjunctive of cerrar mirrors the present indicative stem change: cierre, cierres, cierre, cerremos, cerréis, cierren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cerrara
Cerrar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive (based on the preterite stem): cerrara, cerraras, cerrara, cerráramos, cerrarais, cerraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ¡Cierra!
Use 'cierra' (tú) or 'cierre' (usted) for commands; remember the stem change in most forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: ¡No cierres!
The negative imperative uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no cierres, no cierre, no cerremos, no cerréis, no cierren.