derretir Conditional Conjugation
derretir — to melt
The conditional of derretir is regular: derretiría, derretirías, derretiría, derretiríamos, derretiríais, derretirían.
derretir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say something 'would melt' under certain conditions or to make polite hypotheses.
Notes on derretir in the Conditional
Derretir is regular in the conditional. No stem change is needed.
Example Sentences
El helado se derretiría si lo dejaras fuera.
The ice cream would melt if you left it out.
él/ella/usted
¿Derretirías tú el plomo para el experimento?
Would you melt the lead for the experiment?
tú
Dijeron que la nieve se derretiría pronto.
They said the snow would melt soon.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: derretiría
Why: All conditional endings require an accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: derrito
The present tense of derretir is a stem-changer (e to i) for all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: derretí
In the preterite, derretir only stem-changes (e to i) in the third-person forms (él/ellos).
Imperfect
yo: derretía
The imperfect of derretir is completely regular: derretía, derretías, derretía, derretíamos, derretíais, derretían.
Future
yo: derretiré
The future tense of derretir is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive (derretiré, derretirás...).
Present Subjunctive
yo: derrita
The present subjunctive of derretir stem-changes (e to i) in ALL forms, including nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: derritiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'derriti-' stem for all forms (derritiera, derritieras...).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: derrite
The imperative uses 'derrite' (tú) and 'derritan' (ustedes) to give commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no derritas
The negative imperative of derretir uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.