comprobar Conditional Conjugation
comprobar — to check
The conditional of comprobar is regular: comprobaría, comprobarías, comprobaría, comprobaríamos, comprobaríais, comprobarían.
comprobar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would check' something if you could, or to make a polite suggestion.
Notes on comprobar in the Conditional
Comprobar is regular in the conditional; just add the endings (-ía, -ías, etc.) to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo lo comprobaría, pero no tengo las llaves.
I would check it, but I don't have the keys.
yo
¿Comprobarías los frenos por mí?
Would you check the brakes for me?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'compruebaría'.
Correct: comprobaría
Why: Stem changes do not apply to the conditional tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: compruebo
Comprobar is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: comprobé
The preterite of comprobar is regular: comprobé, comprobaste, comprobó, comprobamos, comprobasteis, comprobaron.
Imperfect
yo: comprobaba
The imperfect of comprobar is regular: comprobaba, comprobabas, comprobaba, comprobábamos, comprobabais, comprobaban.
Future
yo: comprobaré
The future of comprobar is regular: comprobaré, comprobarás, comprobará, comprobaremos, comprobaréis, comprobarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: compruebe
The present subjunctive follows the stem change (o > ue): compruebe, compruebes, compruebe, comprobemos, comprobéis, comprueben.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: comprobara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: comprobara, comprobaras, comprobara, comprobáramos, comprobarais, comprobaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: comprueba
Use 'comprueba' (tú) or 'compruebe' (usted) to tell someone to check something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no compruebes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no compruebes, no compruebe, no comprobemos, no comprobéis, no comprueben.