derrocar Conditional Conjugation
derrocar — to overthrow
The conditional of derrocar is regular: derrocaría, derrocarías, derrocaría, derrocaríamos, derrocaríais, derrocarían.
derrocar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express what 'would' happen if a leader were overthrown, or to make polite speculations about political changes.
Notes on derrocar in the Conditional
This tense is fully regular. Add the endings (-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían) directly to the infinitive 'derrocar'.
Example Sentences
¿Derrocarías al jefe si tuvieras la oportunidad?
Would you oust the boss if you had the chance?
tú
Ellos derrocarían al gobierno si tuvieran armas.
They would overthrow the government if they had weapons.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Pensé que el pueblo derrocaría al dictador pronto.
I thought the people would overthrow the dictator soon.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'i' for all forms.
Correct: derrocaría
Why: The conditional tense always requires an accent on the 'i' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: derroco
The present tense of derrocar is fully regular: derroco, derrocas, derroca, derrocamos, derrocáis, derrocan.
Preterite
yo: derroqué
The preterite of derrocar is regular except for a spelling change in the 'yo' form: derroqué.
Imperfect
yo: derrocaba
The imperfect of derrocar is regular: derrocaba, derrocabas, derrocaba, derrocábamos, derrocabais, derrocaban.
Future
yo: derrocaré
The future tense of derrocar is regular: derrocaré, derrocarás, derrocará, derrocaremos, derrocaréis, derrocarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: derroque
The present subjunctive of derrocar follows a c-to-qu spelling change in all forms: derroque, derroques, derroque, derroquemos, derroquéis, derroquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: derrocara
The imperfect subjunctive of derrocar is regular: derrocara, derrocaras, derrocara, derrocáramos, derrocarais, derrocaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: derroca
The imperative of derrocar uses the spelling change 'qu' for formal commands: derroca (tú), derroque (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no derroques
The negative imperative of derrocar uses the 'qu' spelling change for all forms: no derroques, no derroque, no derroquemos, no derroquéis, no derroquen.