colar Conditional Conjugation
colar — to strain
The conditional of colar is regular: colaría, colarías, colaría, colaríamos, colaríais, colarían.
colar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express what you 'would strain' if you had a sieve, or to politely suggest someone should strain a liquid.
Notes on colar in the Conditional
Colar is regular in the conditional. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo colaría el café, pero no encuentro el filtro.
I would strain the coffee, but I can't find the filter.
yo
¿Colarías esto por mí, por favor?
Would you strain this for me, please?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'colaría' with 'colaba'.
Correct: colaría (would strain) vs colaba (used to strain)
Why: Learners often mix up the conditional and imperfect endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cuelo
Colar changes its stem from 'o' to 'ue' in the present tense, except for nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: colé
Colar is completely regular in the preterite: colé, colaste, coló, colamos, colasteis, colaron.
Imperfect
yo: colaba
Colar is regular in the imperfect: colaba, colabas, colaba, colábamos, colabais, colaban.
Future
yo: colaré
The future of colar is regular: colaré, colarás, colará, colaremos, colaréis, colarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cuele
The present subjunctive of colar follows the o > ue stem change: cuele, cueles, cuele, colemos, coléis, cuelen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: colara
The imperfect subjunctive of colar is regular: colara, colaras, colara, coláramos, colarais, colaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cuela
The imperative uses 'cuela' (tú) and 'cuele' (usted), following the stem change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cueles
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no cueles, no cuele, no colemos, no coléis, no cuelen.