criticar Conditional Conjugation
criticar — to criticize
The conditional of criticar is regular: criticaría, criticarías, criticaría, criticaríamos, criticaríais, criticarían.
criticar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would' criticize something if a certain condition were met, or to make a polite observation.
Notes on criticar in the Conditional
Criticar is regular in the conditional. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo no criticaría su trabajo sin verlo primero.
I wouldn't criticize his work without seeing it first.
yo
¿Criticarías a tu mejor amigo?
Would you criticize your best friend?
tú
Ellos criticarían la comida si estuviera fría.
They would criticize the food if it were cold.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'criticaría' with the imperfect 'criticaba'.
Correct: Use -aría for 'would' and -aba for 'used to'.
Why: The conditional expresses hypothetical actions, while the imperfect expresses past habits.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: critico
The present tense of criticar is regular: critico, criticas, critica, criticamos, criticáis, critican.
Preterite
yo: critiqué
The preterite of criticar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (critiqué) to keep the hard 'c' sound.
Imperfect
yo: criticaba
The imperfect of criticar is regular: criticaba, criticabas, criticaba, criticábamos, criticabais, criticaban.
Future
yo: criticaré
The future of criticar is regular: criticaré, criticarás, criticará, criticaremos, criticaréis, criticarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: critique
The present subjunctive of criticar uses the 'qu' spelling change: critique, critiques, critique, critiquemos, critiquéis, critiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: criticara
The imperfect subjunctive of criticar is: criticara, criticaras, criticara, criticáramos, criticarais, criticaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: critica
The affirmative imperative of criticar is: critica (tú), critique (usted), critiquemos (nosotros), criticad (vosotros), critiquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no critiques
The negative imperative of criticar uses subjunctive forms: no critiques, no critique, no critiquemos, no critiquéis, no critiquen.