convocar Conditional Conjugation
convocar — to call
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: convocaría, convocarías, convocaría, convocaríamos, convocaríais, convocarían.
convocar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for polite requests or to explain what someone 'would' call or convene under certain conditions.
Notes on convocar in the Conditional
Convocar is regular in the conditional. The 'c' stays because it is followed by 'a'.
Example Sentences
¿Convocarías tú a los medios?
Would you call the media?
tú
Nosotros convocaríamos una protesta si fuera necesario.
We would call a protest if it were necessary.
nosotros
Él dijo que convocaría al comité pronto.
He said he would convene the committee soon.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: convocaria
Correct: convocaría
Why: All conditional forms require an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: convoco
Convocar is completely regular in the present indicative: convoco, convocas, convoca, convocamos, convocáis, convocan.
Preterite
yo: convoqué
Convocar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'convoqué' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: convocaba
The imperfect of convocar follows the standard -aba pattern: convocaba, convocabas, convocaba, convocábamos, convocabais, convocaban.
Future
yo: convocaré
The future tense uses the full infinitive as the base: convocaré, convocarás, convocará, convocaremos, convocaréis, convocarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: convoque
Convocar has a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: convoque, convoques, convoque, convoquemos, convoquéis, convoquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: convocara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the 'ellos' preterite: convocara, convocaras, convocara, convocáramos, convocarais, convocaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: convoca
The imperative uses 'convoca' (tú) and 'convoque' (usted) to give direct orders to convene or call.
Negative Imperative
yo: no convoques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no convoques, no convoque, no convoquemos, no convoquéis, no convoquen.