coger Conditional Conjugation
coger — to take
The conditional of coger is regular: cogería, cogerías, cogería, cogeríamos, cogeríais, cogerían.
coger Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would' scenarios—things you would take if you could, or to make polite requests/suggestions.
Notes on coger in the Conditional
Coger is regular in the conditional. The endings are added directly to the infinitive 'coger'.
Example Sentences
Yo cogería ese camino, es más rápido.
I would take that path; it's faster.
yo
¿Cogerías tú la maleta por mí?
Would you take the suitcase for me?
tú
Cogeríamos un taxi si tuviéramos dinero.
We would take a taxi if we had money.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing conditional 'cogería' with imperfect 'cogía'.
Correct: Conditional uses the full infinitive as the stem (coger-), imperfect does not (cog-).
Why: The conditional always includes the 'r' from the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cojo
Coger is irregular in the 'yo' form (cojo) but regular for all other persons.
Preterite
yo: cogí
The preterite of coger is regular: cogí, cogiste, cogió, cogimos, cogisteis, cogieron.
Imperfect
yo: cogía
The imperfect of coger is regular: cogía, cogías, cogía, cogíamos, cogíais, cogían.
Future
yo: cogeré
The future tense of coger is regular: cogeré, cogerás, cogerá, cogeremos, cogeréis, cogerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: coja
The present subjunctive of coger uses 'j' in all forms: coja, cojas, coja, cojamos, cojáis, cojan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cogiera
The imperfect subjunctive of coger is regular based on the preterite: cogiera, cogieras, cogiera, cogiéramos, cogierais, cogieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: coge
The imperative of coger uses 'g' for 'tú' (coge) and 'j' for 'usted' (coja).
Negative Imperative
yo: no cojas
The negative imperative of coger always uses 'j': no cojas, no coja, no cojamos, no cojáis, no cojan.