conservar Conditional Conjugation
conservar — to preserve
Use 'conservaría', 'conservarías', 'conservaría', etc. for hypotheticals ('would keep') and polite requests with 'conservar'.
conservar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
The conditional tense is used for hypothetical situations ('what would happen'), polite requests, or expressing future actions from a past perspective. For 'conservar', it's 'I would keep', 'would you preserve', etc.
Notes on conservar in the Conditional
Conservar is regular in the conditional tense. The entire infinitive 'conservar-' is used as the stem, followed by the standard conditional endings.
Example Sentences
Yo conservaría ese vestido si fuera tú.
I would keep that dress if I were you.
yo
¿Tú conservarías la calma en esa situación?
Would you keep calm in that situation?
tú
Él conservaría el dinero para una emergencia.
He would save the money for an emergency.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros conservaríamos las tradiciones si tuviéramos tiempo.
We would preserve the traditions if we had time.
nosotros
Ellos conservarían el secreto bajo cualquier circunstancia.
They would keep the secret under any circumstances.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the future tense ('conservará') instead of conditional ('conservaría') for hypotheticals.
Correct: Use 'conservaría' for 'would keep' scenarios.
Why: The conditional specifically expresses hypothetical or unreal situations.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the conditional endings.
Correct: Forms like 'conservaría', 'conservarías', 'conservaría' all require an accent on the final 'i'.
Why: This accent indicates the stressed syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: conservo
Use 'conservo', 'conservas', 'conserva', 'conservamos', 'conserváis', 'conservan' for present actions, habits, and truths with 'conservar'.
Preterite
yo: conservé
Use 'conservé', 'conservaste', 'conservó', 'conservamos', 'conservasteis', 'conservaron' for completed past actions with 'conservar'.
Imperfect
yo: conservaba
Use 'conservaba' etc. for ongoing or habitual past actions and descriptions with 'conservar'.
Future
yo: conservaré
Use 'conservaré', 'conservarás', 'conservará', etc. for future actions or probability with 'conservar'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: conserve
Use 'conserve', 'conservemos', 'conserven' etc. for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty with 'conservar'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: conservara
Use 'conservara' or 'conservase' (and variants) for past hypothetical or uncertain situations with 'conservar'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: conserva
Use 'conserva', 'conserve', 'conservemos', 'conservad', 'conserven' for direct commands with 'conservar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no conserves
Use 'no conserves', 'no conserve', 'no conservemos', 'no conservéis', 'no conserven' for negative commands with 'conservar'.