competir Conditional Conjugation
competir — to compete
Competir is regular in the conditional: competiría, competirías, competiría...
competir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express 'would compete'—ideal for hypothetical scenarios or polite inquiries about participation.
Notes on competir in the Conditional
The conditional uses the infinitive as its stem and is completely regular for this verb.
Example Sentences
Yo competiría si tuviera más tiempo para entrenar.
I would compete if I had more time to train.
yo
¿Competirías en un torneo profesional?
Would you compete in a professional tournament?
tú
Nosotros competiríamos con gusto.
We would gladly compete.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: compitiría
Correct: competiría
Why: The stem change (e > i) does not apply to the conditional tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: compito
Competir is an e > i stem-changer in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: competí
Competir has a third-person stem change (e > i) in the preterite: compitió and compitieron.
Imperfect
yo: competía
Competir is regular in the imperfect: competía, competías, competía, competíamos, competíais, competían.
Future
yo: competiré
Competir is regular in the future tense: competir + endings (é, ás, á, emos, éis, án).
Present Subjunctive
yo: compita
Competir changes e > i in all forms of the present subjunctive (compita, compitamos).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: compitiera
Based on the preterite 'compitieron', the stem is 'compitiera' for all forms.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: compite
Use 'compite' (tú) or 'compita' (usted) to command someone to compete.
Negative Imperative
yo: no compitas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no compitas, no compita.