destacar Conditional Conjugation
destacar — to highlight
The conditional of destacar is regular: destacaría, destacarías, destacaría, destacaríamos, destacaríais, destacarían.
destacar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use it to say that someone 'would' stand out under certain conditions or to politely suggest highlighting something.
Notes on destacar in the Conditional
Destacar is regular in the conditional. Simply add the -ía endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Con un poco más de práctica, destacarías mucho.
With a little more practice, you would stand out a lot.
tú
Yo destacaría este párrafo en negrita.
I would highlight this paragraph in bold.
yo
Ese color destacaría mejor en una pared blanca.
That color would stand out better on a white wall.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'destacaria' without the accent.
Correct: destacaría
Why: All conditional forms require an accent on the 'í' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: destaco
The present tense of destacar is completely regular: destaco, destacas, destaca, destacamos, destacáis, destacan.
Preterite
yo: destaqué
The preterite of destacar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'destaqué'.
Imperfect
yo: destacaba
The imperfect of destacar is regular: destacaba, destacabas, destacaba, destacábamos, destacabais, destacaban.
Future
yo: destacaré
The future of destacar is regular: destacaré, destacarás, destacará, destacaremos, destacaréis, destacarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: destaque
The present subjunctive of destacar features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change: destaque, destaques, destaque, destaquemos, destaquéis, destaquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: destacara
The imperfect subjunctive of destacar is based on the preterite stem: destacara, destacaras, destacara, destacáramos, destacarais, destacaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: destaca
The imperative of destacar uses 'destaca' (tú) and 'destaque' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no destaques
The negative imperative of destacar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no destaques, no destaque, no destaquemos, no destaquéis, no destaquen.