colocar Conditional Conjugation
colocar — to place
The conditional of colocar is regular: colocaría, colocarías, colocaría, colocaríamos, colocaríais, colocarían.
colocar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say where you 'would' place something if you could, or to make a polite suggestion.
Notes on colocar in the Conditional
Colocar is regular in the conditional; simply add the -ía endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo colocaría el sofá cerca de la ventana.
I would place the sofa near the window.
yo
¿Dónde colocarías tú esta lámpara?
Where would you put this lamp?
tú
Colocaríamos el anuncio si tuviéramos dinero.
We would place the ad if we had money.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: colocaria
Correct: colocaría
Why: The 'i' in the conditional ending always needs an accent mark.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: coloco
The present tense of colocar is completely regular: coloco, colocas, coloca, colocamos, colocáis, colocan.
Preterite
yo: coloqué
The preterite of colocar features a spelling change in the first person: coloqué, colocaste, colocó, colocamos, colocasteis, colocaron.
Imperfect
yo: colocaba
The imperfect of colocar is regular: colocaba, colocabas, colocaba, colocábamos, colocabais, colocaban.
Future
yo: colocaré
The future tense of colocar is regular: colocaré, colocarás, colocará, colocaremos, colocaréis, colocarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: coloque
The present subjunctive of colocar uses 'qu' in all forms: coloque, coloques, coloque, coloquemos, coloquéis, coloquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: colocara
The imperfect subjunctive of colocar is regular: colocara, colocaras, colocara, colocáramos, colocarais, colocaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: coloca
The imperative of colocar gives commands: coloca (tú), coloque (usted), coloquemos (nosotros), colocad (vosotros), coloquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no coloques
The negative imperative of colocar uses 'qu' throughout: no coloques, no coloque, no coloquemos, no coloquéis, no coloquen.