concebir Conditional Conjugation
concebir — to conceive
The conditional of concebir is regular: concebiría, concebirías, concebiría...
concebir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express what someone 'would conceive' or understand under certain conditions.
Notes on concebir in the Conditional
This tense is regular. It uses the infinitive 'concebir' followed by the standard -ía endings.
Example Sentences
Yo no concebiría un mundo sin libros.
I wouldn't conceive of a world without books.
yo
¿Concebirías tú una solución tan arriesgada?
Would you conceive such a risky solution?
tú
Ellos concebirían el éxito de otra manera.
They would conceive of success in another way.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: concibiría
Correct: concebiría
Why: Do not use the 'i' stem change; the conditional always builds on the infinitive 'concebir'.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'concebir' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
Related Tenses
Present
yo: concibo
Concebir follows an e-i stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: concebí
Concebir has a third-person stem change (e-i) in the preterite: concibió and concibieron.
Imperfect
yo: concebía
The imperfect of concebir is completely regular: concebía, concebías, concebía...
Future
yo: concebiré
Concebir is regular in the future; just add endings to the infinitive (concebiré).
Present Subjunctive
yo: conciba
Concebir changes the stem to 'concib-' for all subjects in the present subjunctive.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: concibiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'concib-' stem: concibiera, concibieras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: concibe
Use 'concibe' (tú) or 'conciban' (ustedes) to tell someone to form an idea.
Negative Imperative
yo: no concibas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.