clamar Conditional Conjugation
clamar — to cry out
Clamar is regular in the conditional: clamaría, clamarías, clamaría, clamaríamos, clamaríais, clamarían.
clamar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to talk about what you *would* do (or what *would* happen) if a certain situation occurred. It's also used for polite requests or to express future actions from a past perspective.
Notes on clamar in the Conditional
Clamar is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'clamar', and the endings are added directly.
Example Sentences
Yo clamaría si sintiera ese dolor.
I would cry out if I felt that pain.
yo
¿Tú clamarías si vieras un fantasma?
Would you cry out if you saw a ghost?
tú
Él clamaría por ayuda, pero nadie lo oiría.
He would cry out for help, but nobody would hear him.
él/ella/usted
Ellos clamarían su inocencia si tuvieran pruebas.
They would cry out their innocence if they had proof.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing conditional with future.
Correct: Use 'clamaría' for hypotheticals ('would cry out'), not 'clamará' ('will cry out').
Why: The conditional expresses hypothetical or conditional actions, while the future expresses certainty or probability about future events.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: clamo
Clamar is regular in the present: clamo, clamas, clama, clamamos, clamáis, claman.
Preterite
yo: clamé
Clamar is regular in the preterite: clamé, clamaste, clamó, clamamos, clamasteis, clamaron.
Imperfect
yo: clamaba
Clamar is regular in the imperfect: clamaba, clamabas, clamaba, clamábamos, clamabais, clamaban.
Future
yo: clamaré
Clamar is regular in the future: clamaré, clamarás, clamará, clamaremos, clamaréis, clamarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: clame
Use 'clame' (yo/él/ella/Ud.) and 'clamen' (ellos/ellas/Uds.) after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: clamara
Use 'clamara' or 'clamase' for past hypothetical or uncertain situations.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: clama
Use 'clama' (tú) and 'clamen' (ustedes) for affirmative commands, and 'clama' (vosotros) for vosotros.
Negative Imperative
yo: no clames
Use 'no clames' (tú) and 'no clamen' (ustedes) for negative commands.