dedicar Conditional Conjugation
dedicar — to dedicate
The conditional of dedicar is regular: dedicaría, dedicarías, dedicaría, dedicaríamos, dedicaríais, dedicarían.
dedicar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express what you 'would' dedicate time to if you had the chance, or to make polite suggestions.
Notes on dedicar in the Conditional
The conditional is regular; simply add the -ía endings to the infinitive 'dedicar'.
Example Sentences
Yo le dedicaría más atención a ese detalle.
I would dedicate more attention to that detail.
yo
¿Dedicarías tu vida a viajar si fueras rico?
Would you dedicate your life to traveling if you were rich?
tú
Nos dedicaríamos a la música si pudiéramos.
We would dedicate ourselves to music if we could.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'dedicaría' with the imperfect 'dedicaba'.
Correct: dedicaría
Why: Use 'dedicaba' for 'used to dedicate' and 'dedicaría' for 'would dedicate'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: dedico
The present tense of dedicar is regular: dedico, dedicas, dedica, dedicamos, dedicáis, dedican.
Preterite
yo: dediqué
The preterite of dedicar has a spelling change only in the first person (yo): dediqué, dedicaste, dedicó, dedicamos, dedicasteis, dedicaron.
Imperfect
yo: dedicaba
The imperfect of dedicar is regular: dedicaba, dedicabas, dedicaba, dedicábamos, dedicabais, dedicaban.
Future
yo: dedicaré
The future tense of dedicar is regular: dedicaré, dedicarás, dedicará, dedicaremos, dedicaréis, dedicarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: dedique
The present subjunctive of dedicar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu': dedique, dediques, dedique, dediquemos, dediquéis, dediquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: dedicara
The imperfect subjunctive of dedicar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: dedicara, dedicaras, dedicara, dedicáramos, dedicarais, dedicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: dedica
The imperative of dedicar uses the 'c' to 'qu' spelling change for formal and plural commands: dedica, dedique, dediquemos, dedicad, dediquen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dediques
The negative imperative of dedicar uses the present subjunctive forms: no dediques, no dedique, no dediquemos, no dediquéis, no dediquen.