clivar Conditional Conjugation
clivar — to cleave
Use the conditional (clivaría) for hypothetical 'would' scenarios or polite requests.
clivar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
The conditional tense of 'clivar' is used for hypothetical situations ('what would happen if...'), polite requests ('would you cleave this?'), or to express what someone would do in a specific situation (future-in-the-past).
Notes on clivar in the Conditional
Clivar is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'clivar', and the standard conditional endings are added.
Example Sentences
Yo clivaría la página si tuviera un cuchillo mejor.
I would cleave the page if I had a better knife.
yo
¿Tú clivarías el archivo para mí?
Would you cleave the file for me?
tú
Él clivaría la madera si se lo pidieras.
He would cleave the wood if you asked him.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros clivaríamos la tarea en grupos.
We would cleave the task into groups.
nosotros
Ellos clivarían el presupuesto si fuera necesario.
They would cleave the budget if it were necessary.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing conditional with future.
Correct: Use 'clivaría' for hypothetical 'would' scenarios, not 'clivará' (will).
Why: The future describes what will happen, while the conditional describes what would happen under certain conditions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on conditional endings.
Correct: Forms like 'clivaría' and 'clivarías' need accents.
Why: The accents indicate the correct stress and are crucial for distinguishing the conditional tense.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'clivar' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
Related Tenses
Present
yo: clivo
Use the present tense (clivo, clivas, cliva, clivamos, cliváis, clivan) for 'clivar' happening now or habitually.
Preterite
yo: clivé
Use the preterite (clivé, clivaste, clivó, clivamos, clivasteis, clivaron) for completed actions of 'clivar' in the past.
Imperfect
yo: clivaba
Use the imperfect (clivaba) for ongoing or habitual past actions of 'clivar'.
Future
yo: clivaré
Use the future tense (clivaré, clivarás, clivará...) for actions that will happen.
Present Subjunctive
yo: clive
Use the present subjunctive (clive) after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: clivara
Use the imperfect subjunctive (clivara/clivase) for past hypotheticals, wishes, or uncertainty.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cliva
Use cliva, clive, clivemos, clivad, cliven for direct commands with 'clivar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no clives
Use 'no clives', 'no clive', 'no clivemos', 'no clivéis', 'no cliven' for negative commands.