clasificar Conditional Conjugation
clasificar — to classify
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive clasificar.
clasificar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say what you 'would' classify if you had more time, or to make a polite suggestion about organization.
Notes on clasificar in the Conditional
Clasificar is regular in the conditional. The stem is the complete infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo clasificaría estas piezas por color.
I would classify these pieces by color.
yo
¿Clasificarías tú estos libros por género?
Would you classify these books by genre?
tú
Nosotros clasificaríamos más rápido con ayuda.
We would sort (things) faster with help.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í' in any conditional form.
Correct: clasificaría
Why: All conditional endings in Spanish have a mandatory accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: clasifico
Clasificar is completely regular in the present indicative: clasifico, clasificas, clasifica, clasificamos, clasificáis, clasifican.
Preterite
yo: clasifiqué
The preterite of clasificar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'clasifiqué'.
Imperfect
yo: clasificaba
The imperfect of clasificar is regular: clasificaba, clasificabas, clasificaba, clasificábamos, clasificabais, clasificaban.
Future
yo: clasificaré
The future tense is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive clasificar.
Present Subjunctive
yo: clasifique
The present subjunctive of clasificar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: clasifique, clasifiques, clasifique, clasifiquemos, clasifiquéis, clasifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: clasificara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: clasificara, clasificaras, clasificara, clasificáramos, clasificarais, clasificaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: clasifica
The imperative uses 'clasifica' (tú) and 'clasificad' (vosotros), while formal commands use 'clasifique/n'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no clasifiques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no clasifiques, no clasifique, no clasifiquemos, no clasifiquéis, no clasifiquen.