condicionar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
condicionar — to influence
Use 'condicione', 'condiciones', 'condicionemos', 'condicionen', 'condicionéis' after wishes, doubts, emotions, or impersonal expressions with 'condicionar'.
condicionar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
This tense pops up when you express doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty about someone influencing something or setting conditions. It's the go-to for hypothetical or subjective situations in the present or future.
Notes on condicionar in the Present Subjunctive
Condicionar is regular in the present subjunctive, following the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Espero que condiciones tu respuesta honestamente.
I hope you condition your answer honestly.
tú
Dudo que él condicione su felicidad a algo material.
I doubt he bases his happiness on something material.
él/ella/usted
Queremos que condicionemos nuestras acciones a la ética.
We want to condition our actions on ethics.
nosotros
Es importante que ustedes no condicionen su voto.
It's important that you all don't condition your vote.
No creo que vosotros condicionéis el resultado.
I don't think you all will influence the outcome.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative ('condicionas', 'condiciona') instead of the subjunctive.
Correct: Use 'condiciones' (tú), 'condicione' (usted), etc.
Why: Subjunctive triggers like 'espero que', 'dudo que', 'es importante que' require the subjunctive mood, not the indicative.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' form: 'condicionen'.
Correct: The 'vosotros' present subjunctive is 'condicionéis'.
Why: This is the standard '-éis' ending for -ar verbs in the vosotros present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: condiciono
Use 'condiciono', 'condicionas', 'condiciona', 'condicionamos', 'condicionáis', 'condicionan' for current or habitual influencing/setting conditions.
Preterite
yo: condicioné
Use 'condicioné', 'condicionaste', 'condicionó', 'condicionamos', 'condicionasteis', 'condicionaron' for completed past actions of influencing or setting conditions.
Imperfect
yo: condicionaba
Use 'condicionaba', 'condicionabas', 'condicionaba', 'condicionábamos', 'condicionabais', 'condicionaban' for ongoing or habitual past influencing/setting conditions.
Future
yo: condicionaré
Use 'condicionaré', 'condicionarás', 'condicionará', 'condicionaremos', 'condicionaréis', 'condicionarán' for future influencing or setting conditions.
Conditional
yo: condicionaría
Use 'condicionaría', 'condicionarías', 'condicionaría', 'condicionaríamos', 'condicionaríais', 'condicionarían' for hypothetical or polite influencing/setting conditions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: condicionara
Use 'condicionara' or 'condicionase' (and variations) for past hypothetical or uncertain situations with 'condicionar'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: condiciona
Use 'condiciona', 'condicione', 'condicionemos', 'condicionen', 'condicionad' for direct commands with 'condicionar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no condiciones
Use 'no condiciones', 'no condicione', 'no condicionemos', 'no condicionen', 'no condicionéis' for negative commands with 'condicionar'.