despedir Conditional Conjugation
despedir — to fire
The conditional of despedir is regular and formed by adding endings to the infinitive: despediría.
despedir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express what would happen in a hypothetical situation (e.g., 'I would fire him') or to be polite.
Notes on despedir in the Conditional
Despedir is regular in the conditional. Simply take the infinitive and add the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, etc.
Example Sentences
Yo no lo despediría por un error tan pequeño.
I wouldn't fire him for such a small mistake.
yo
¿Te despedirías de ella si la vieras?
Would you say goodbye to her if you saw her?
tú
Dijeron que no despedirían a nadie más.
They said they wouldn't fire anyone else.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the 'ir' before adding endings (despedía).
Correct: The conditional is despediría.
Why: Despedía is the imperfect; the conditional must keep the 'r' from the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: despido
Despedir is a stem-changing verb (e > i) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: despedí
Despedir has a stem change (e > i) only in the third-person forms: despidió and despidieron.
Imperfect
yo: despedía
Despedir is regular in the imperfect: despedía, despedías, despedía, despedíamos, despedíais, despedían.
Future
yo: despediré
Despedir is completely regular in the future tense, using the full infinitive as the base.
Present Subjunctive
yo: despida
The present subjunctive of despedir stem-changes e > i in ALL forms, including nosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: despidiera
Based on the third-person preterite, the imperfect subjunctive uses the 'i' stem: despidiera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: despide
The imperative uses 'despide' for tú and 'despida' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no despidas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no despidas, no despida.