despegar Conditional Conjugation
despegar — to unstick
The conditional of despegar is regular: despegaría, despegarías, despegaría, despegaríamos, despegaríais, despegarían.
despegar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would' unstick something or to express probability about a plane's departure in the past.
Notes on despegar in the Conditional
Despegar is fully regular in the conditional tense. The endings are added directly to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo despegaría el papel, pero tengo miedo de romperlo.
I would unstick the paper, but I'm afraid of tearing it.
yo
¿Despegarías la etiqueta por mí?
Would you unstick the label for me?
tú
Dijeron que el avión despegaría a las diez.
They said the plane would take off at ten.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the 'aba' ending instead of 'ía'.
Correct: despegaría
Why: The 'aba' ending is for the imperfect; the conditional always uses 'ía' attached to the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: despego
Despegar is completely regular in the present tense: despego, despegas, despega, despegamos, despegáis, despegan.
Preterite
yo: despegué
The preterite of despegar is regular except for the 'yo' form: despegué, despegaste, despegó, despegamos, despegasteis, despegaron.
Imperfect
yo: despegaba
The imperfect of despegar is regular: despegaba, despegabas, despegaba, despegábamos, despegabais, despegaban.
Future
yo: despegaré
The future of despegar is regular: despegaré, despegarás, despegará, despegaremos, despegaréis, despegarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: despegue
The present subjunctive of despegar features a 'gu' spelling change to keep the hard 'g' sound: despegue, despegues, despegue, despeguemos, despeguéis, despeguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: despegara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: despegara, despegaras, despegara, despegáramos, despegarais, despegaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: despega
The imperative uses 'despega' for informal commands and 'despegue(n)' for formal ones.
Negative Imperative
yo: no despegues
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no despegues, no despegue, no despeguemos, no despeguéis, no despeguen.