cuidar Conditional Conjugation
cuidar — to take care of
The conditional of cuidar is regular: cuidaría, cuidarías, cuidaría, cuidaríamos, cuidaríais, cuidarían.
cuidar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express a willingness to help if circumstances were different, or to make polite offers like 'I would take care of it for you'.
Notes on cuidar in the Conditional
Cuidar is regular in the conditional. The endings are added directly to the infinitive, and all forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo cuidaría a tu perro, pero soy alérgico.
I would look after your dog, but I am allergic.
yo
¿Cuidarías a los niños por una hora?
Would you look after the children for an hour?
tú
Nosotros cuidaríamos mejor el coche si fuera nuestro.
We would take better care of the car if it were ours.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: cuidaria
Correct: cuidaría
Why: All conditional forms must have a written accent on the 'i' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cuido
The present tense of cuidar is regular: cuido, cuidas, cuida, cuidamos, cuidáis, cuidan.
Preterite
yo: cuidé
Cuidar is regular in the preterite: cuidé, cuidaste, cuidó, cuidamos, cuidasteis, cuidaron.
Imperfect
yo: cuidaba
The imperfect of cuidar follows the regular -aba pattern: cuidaba, cuidabas, cuidaba, cuidábamos.
Future
yo: cuidaré
The future of cuidar uses the infinitive plus standard endings: cuidaré, cuidarás, cuidará.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cuide
The present subjunctive of cuidar uses -e endings: cuide, cuides, cuide, cuidemos, cuidéis, cuiden.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cuidara
The imperfect subjunctive of cuidar uses the preterite stem: cuidara, cuidaras, cuidara, cuidáramos.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cuida
The imperative of cuidar provides direct commands: cuida (tú), cuidad (vosotros), cuide (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no cuides
The negative imperative of cuidar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no cuides, no cuide.