controlar Conditional Conjugation
controlar — control
The conditional of controlar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: controlaría, controlarías, controlaría...
controlar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what someone 'would control' under certain circumstances, or to make a polite suggestion about managing a situation.
Notes on controlar in the Conditional
Controlar is regular in the conditional. The stem is the full infinitive 'controlar' followed by the standard endings.
Example Sentences
Yo controlaría mejor el tiempo si tuviera un reloj.
I would control the time better if I had a watch.
yo
¿Tú controlarías este grupo de estudiantes?
Would you control this group of students?
tú
Nosotros controlaríamos la calidad del producto.
We would control the quality of the product.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect 'controlaba'.
Correct: controlaría
Why: The conditional expresses 'would', while the imperfect expresses 'used to' or 'was doing'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: controlo
The present tense of controlar is regular: controlo, controlas, controla, controlamos, controláis, controlan.
Preterite
yo: controlé
Controlar is regular in the preterite: controlé, controlaste, controló, controlamos, controlasteis, controlaron.
Imperfect
yo: controlaba
The imperfect of controlar uses standard -aba endings: controlaba, controlabas, controlaba, controlábamos, controlabais, controlaban.
Future
yo: controlaré
The future of controlar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: analizaré, analizarás, analizará...
Present Subjunctive
yo: controle
The present subjunctive of controlar uses -e endings: controle, controles, controle, controlemos, controléis, controlen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: controlara
The imperfect subjunctive of controlar is built from 'controlaron': controlara, controlaras, controlara, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: controla
The imperative of controlar gives direct orders: controla (tú), controlad (vosotros), or controle (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no controles
The negative imperative of controlar uses the present subjunctive: no controles, no controle, no controléis...