cortar Conditional Conjugation
cortar — to cut
The conditional of cortar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: cortaría, cortarías, cortaría, cortaríamos, cortaríais, cortarían.
cortar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what you would cut under certain circumstances, or to make a polite request about cutting something.
Notes on cortar in the Conditional
Cortar is regular in the conditional. Every form has an accent on the 'í' of the ending.
Example Sentences
Yo cortaría el queso, pero no encuentro el cuchillo.
I would cut the cheese, but I can't find the knife.
yo
¿Cortarías tú las flores para el jarrón?
Would you cut the flowers for the vase?
tú
Nosotros cortaríamos el presupuesto si fuera necesario.
We would cut the budget if it were necessary.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing cortaría with the imperfect cortaba.
Correct: cortaría
Why: Cortaría means 'would cut' (hypothetical), while cortaba means 'used to cut' (past habit).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: corto
Cortar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: corto, cortas, corta, cortamos, cortáis, cortan.
Preterite
yo: corté
The preterite of cortar is regular: corté, cortaste, cortó, cortamos, cortasteis, cortaron.
Imperfect
yo: cortaba
Cortar in the imperfect follows the regular -aba pattern: cortaba, cortabas, cortaba, cortábamos, cortabais, cortaban.
Future
yo: cortaré
The future of cortar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: cortaré, cortarás, cortará, cortaremos, cortaréis, cortarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: corte
The present subjunctive of cortar uses -e endings: corte, cortes, corte, cortemos, cortéis, corten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cortara
The imperfect subjunctive of cortar is based on the 'ellos' preterite: cortara, cortaras, cortara, cortáramos, cortarais, cortaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: corta
The affirmative imperative of cortar gives direct commands: corta (tú), cortad (vosotros), corte(n) (usted/es).
Negative Imperative
yo: no cortes
The negative imperative of cortar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no cortes, no corte, no cortemos, no cortéis, no corten.