cocinar Conditional Conjugation
cocinar — to cook
The conditional of cocinar is regular: cocinaría, cocinarías, cocinaría, cocinaríamos, cocinaríais, cocinarían.
cocinar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would' scenarios—like what you would cook if you had the ingredients, or to politely offer to cook.
Notes on cocinar in the Conditional
Cocinar is regular. Like the future, you add the endings (-ía, -ías, etc.) to the infinitive 'cocinar'.
Example Sentences
Yo cocinaría más si tuviera tiempo.
I would cook more if I had time.
yo
¿Cocinarías para cien personas?
Would you cook for a hundred people?
tú
Nosotros cocinaríamos, pero no hay gas.
We would cook, but there is no gas.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: cocinaria
Correct: cocinaría
Why: The conditional tense always requires an accent on the 'í' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cocino
The present of cocinar is regular: cocino, cocinas, cocina, cocinamos, cocináis, cocinan.
Preterite
yo: cociné
The preterite of cocinar is regular: cociné, cocinaste, cocinó, cocinamos, cocinasteis, cocinaron.
Imperfect
yo: cocinaba
The imperfect of cocinar is regular: cocinaba, cocinabas, cocinaba, cocinábamos, cocinabais, cocinaban.
Future
yo: cocinaré
The future of cocinar is regular: cocinaré, cocinarás, cocinará, cocinaremos, cocinaréis, cocinarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cocine
The present subjunctive of cocinar is regular: cocine, cocines, cocine, cocinemos, cocinéis, cocinen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cocinara
The imperfect subjunctive of cocinar is regular: cocinara, cocinaras, cocinara, cocináramos, cocinarais, cocinaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cocina
The affirmative imperative of cocinar is: cocina (tú), cocine (usted), cocinemos (nosotros), cocinad (vosotros), cocinen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no cocines
The negative imperative of cocinar uses present subjunctive forms: no cocines, no cocine, no cocinemos, no cocinéis, no cocinen.