compadecer Conditional Conjugation
compadecer — to pity
Compadecer is regular in the conditional: compadecería, compadecerías.
compadecer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would' pity someone under certain circumstances or to make a polite observation.
Notes on compadecer in the Conditional
The conditional is formed by adding the -ía endings to the infinitive. No 'zc' changes occur here.
Example Sentences
Yo te compadecería si fueras honesto.
I would pity you if you were honest.
yo
¿Compadecerías a tu enemigo?
Would you pity your enemy?
tú
Cualquiera compadecería a esa familia.
Anyone would pity that family.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Compadeciera (used as would).
Correct: Compadecería.
Why: The -ra form is the imperfect subjunctive; the -ría form is the conditional 'would'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: compadezco
Compadecer is irregular in the first person (compadezco), but regular for all other forms.
Preterite
yo: compadecí
Compadecer is completely regular in the preterite: compadecí, compadeció.
Imperfect
yo: compadecía
Compadecer is regular in the imperfect: compadecía, compadecías.
Future
yo: compadeceré
Compadecer is regular in the future: compadeceré, compadecerás.
Present Subjunctive
yo: compadezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'compadezc-' stem for all persons.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: compadeciera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person preterite stem: compadeciera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: compadece
The imperative uses 'compadece' for tú and 'compadezca' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no compadezcas
Negative commands always use the 'zc' stem: no compadezcas.