despertar Conditional Conjugation
despertar — to wake (someone) up
The conditional of despertar is regular: despertaría, despertarías, despertaría, despertaríamos, despertaríais, despertarían.
despertar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would' wake someone up if a certain condition were met or to make polite requests.
Notes on despertar in the Conditional
Despertar is regular in the conditional. Simply add the -ía endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo te despertaría, pero no tengo reloj.
I would wake you up, but I don't have a watch.
yo
¿Despertarías a tu jefe si fuera necesario?
Would you wake your boss up if it were necessary?
tú
Nosotros no despertaríamos a nadie tan temprano.
We wouldn't wake anyone up so early.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'despiertaría'.
Correct: despertaría
Why: Like the future, the conditional uses the full infinitive and does not have stem changes.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: despierto
Despertar has an e→ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: desperté
Despertar is regular in the preterite: desperté, despertaste, despertó, despertamos, despertasteis, despertaron.
Imperfect
yo: despertaba
Despertar is regular in the imperfect: despertaba, despertabas, despertaba, despertábamos, despertabais, despertaban.
Future
yo: despertaré
The future of despertar is regular: despertaré, despertarás, despertará, despertaremos, despertaréis, despertarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: despierte
The present subjunctive follows the e→ie stem change: despierte, despiertes, despierte, despertemos, despertéis, despierten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: despertara
The imperfect subjunctive of despertar is regular: despertara, despertaras, despertara, despertáramos, despertarais, despertaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: despierta
Give commands using despierta (tú), despierte (usted), or despertad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no despiertes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no despiertes (tú), no despierte (usted).