conferir Conditional Conjugation
conferir — to grant
The conditional of conferir is regular: add the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
conferir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what qualities a change *would* grant if certain conditions were met.
Notes on conferir in the Conditional
Conferir is regular in the conditional. The stem is the full infinitive 'conferir'.
Example Sentences
Ese color le conferiría más luz a la habitación.
That color would give more light to the room.
él/ella/usted
¿Conferirías con el jefe antes de aceptar?
Would you confer with the boss before accepting?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: confiriría
Correct: conferiría
Why: Learners often try to apply stem changes to the conditional, but the infinitive stem remains intact.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: confiero
The present tense of conferir has a stem change (e to ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: conferí
The preterite of conferir is a 'slipper' verb: the stem changes e to i only in the third-person forms.
Imperfect
yo: confería
The imperfect of conferir is completely regular: confería, conferías, confería, conferíamos, conferíais, conferían.
Future
yo: conferiré
The future tense of conferir is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: confiera
The present subjunctive of conferir uses a stem change: e to ie in most forms, and e to i in nosotros/vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: confiriera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'confirier-' stem for all forms (e.g., confiriera, confirieras).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: confiere
The imperative uses 'confiere' (tú) and 'confiera' (usted) to command the granting of something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no confieras
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms (e.g., no confieras, no confiera).