desarrollar Conditional Conjugation
desarrollar — to develop
Use the conditional 'desarrollaría' for hypotheticals ('would'), polite requests, and future-in-the-past.
desarrollar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
The conditional of 'desarrollar' is used for hypothetical situations ('I would develop a solution if I had the resources'), polite requests ('Would you develop this for me?'), or to describe what someone planned to do in the past ('He said he would develop the idea').
Notes on desarrollar in the Conditional
'Desarrollar' is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the infinitive ('desarrollar-') and the endings are standard conditional endings.
Example Sentences
Yo desarrollaría un plan si me lo pidieras.
I would develop a plan if you asked me to.
yo
¿Tú desarrollarías un negocio con nosotros?
Would you develop a business with us?
tú
Él desarrollaría el concepto si tuviera más tiempo.
He would develop the concept if he had more time.
él/ella/usted
Ellos nos dijeron que desarrollarían el software.
They told us they would develop the software.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the conditional for a definite future action.
Correct: For definite future actions, use the future tense: 'Desarrollaremos la aplicación'. Use conditional for hypotheticals: 'Desarrollaríamos la aplicación si tuviéramos el dinero'.
Why: The conditional implies uncertainty or a hypothetical scenario, unlike the direct future tense.
Mistake: Confusing conditional endings with future endings.
Correct: The conditional endings are -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. The future endings are -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.
Why: These are distinct sets of endings for two different tenses.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desarrollo
Use the present tense 'desarrollo' for current actions, habits, and general truths about developing things.
Preterite
yo: desarrollé
The preterite of 'desarrollar' is regular: desarrollé, desarrollaste, desarrolló, desarrollamos, desarrollasteis, desarrollaron.
Imperfect
yo: desarrollaba
Use the imperfect 'desarrollaba' for ongoing or habitual past actions of developing.
Future
yo: desarrollaré
Use the future tense 'desarrollaré' for actions that will happen or to express probability.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desarrolle
Use the present subjunctive 'desarrolle' for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain impersonal expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desarrollara
Use the imperfect subjunctive 'desarrollara'/'desarrollase' for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desarrolla
Use 'desarrolla' (tú), 'desarrolle' (usted), 'desarrollemos' (nosotros), 'desarrollad' (vosotros), 'desarrollen' (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no desarrolles
Use 'no desarrolles' (tú), 'no desarrolle' (usted), 'no desarrollemos' (nosotros), 'no desarrolléis' (vosotros), 'no desarrollen' (ustedes) for negative commands.