
detestar Conditional Conjugation
detestar — to detest
The conditional of detestar is regular: detestaría, detestarías, detestaría, detestaríamos, detestaríais, detestarían.
detestar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would detest' something under certain circumstances or to be polite when expressing a strong dislike.
Notes on detestar in the Conditional
Detestar is regular in the conditional; add the -ía endings directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo detestaría vivir en un desierto.
I would detest living in a desert.
yo
Ellos detestarían perder el partido.
They would detest losing the match.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Detestarías trabajar los fines de semana?
Would you detest working on weekends?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'i'.
Correct: detestaría
Why: All conditional forms have an accent on the 'i' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: detesto
The present tense of detestar is regular: detesto, detestas, detesta, detestamos, detestáis, detestan.
Preterite
yo: detesté
The preterite of detestar is regular: detesté, detestaste, detestó, detestamos, detestasteis, detestaron.
Imperfect
yo: detestaba
The imperfect of detestar is regular: detestaba, detestabas, detestaba, detestábamos, detestabais, detestaban.
Future
yo: detestaré
The future of detestar is regular: detestaré, detestarás, detestará, detestaremos, detestaréis, detestarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: deteste
The present subjunctive of detestar is regular: deteste, detestes, deteste, detestemos, detestéis, detesten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: detestara
The imperfect subjunctive of detestar is regular: detestara, detestaras, detestara, detestáramos, detestarais, detestaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: detesta
The affirmative imperative of detestar uses detesta (tú) and detestad (vosotros), with other forms matching the subjunctive.
Negative Imperative
yo: no detestes
The negative imperative of detestar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no detestes, no deteste, etc.