derribar Conditional Conjugation
derribar — to knock down
Conditional 'derribaría' expresses hypotheticals ('would') or polite requests.
derribar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations ('I would knock down the wall if I had the tools'), polite requests ('Would you knock down the fence?'), or future-in-the-past ('He said he would knock it down').
Notes on derribar in the Conditional
'Derribar' is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'derribar-'.
Example Sentences
Yo derribaría esa pared si tuviera permiso.
I would knock down that wall if I had permission.
yo
¿Tú derribarías el árbol muerto?
Would you knock down the dead tree?
tú
Él derribaría el récord si entrenara más.
He would break the record if he trained more.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros derribaríamos el obstáculo juntos.
We would knock down the obstacle together.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the conditional for simple future actions.
Correct: Use the future tense for definite future actions: 'derribaré' instead of 'derribaría'.
Why: The conditional expresses uncertainty or hypothetical outcomes, not definite future events.
Mistake: Confusing conditional endings with future endings.
Correct: Conditional endings are: -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. For 'derribar', it's 'derribaría', 'derribarías', etc.
Why: These endings are specific to the conditional mood and are different from the future tense endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: derribo
Present tense 'derribo', 'derribas', etc., describes current or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: derribé
The preterite of 'derribar' is regular: derribé, derribaste, derribó, derribamos, derribasteis, derribaron.
Imperfect
yo: derribaba
Imperfect 'derribaba' describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: derribaré
Future tense 'derribaré', 'derribarás' etc., predicts or expresses probability.
Present Subjunctive
yo: derribe
Present subjunctive (e.g., 'derribe') is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: derribara
The imperfect subjunctive (e.g., 'derribara', 'derribase') expresses past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: derriba
Use imperative forms like 'derriba' (tú) for direct commands with 'derribar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no derribes
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive forms, like 'no derribes' (tú).