diagnosticar Conditional Conjugation
diagnosticar — to diagnose
The conditional is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive (diagnosticaría, diagnosticarías, etc.).
diagnosticar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for hypotheticals ('I would diagnose...') or to express what a doctor would do if they had more information.
Notes on diagnosticar in the Conditional
Diagnosticar is fully regular in the conditional tense.
Example Sentences
Con más datos, el médico diagnosticaría mejor.
With more data, the doctor would diagnose better.
él/ella/usted
¿Diagnosticarías tú este fallo como grave?
Would you diagnose this fault as serious?
tú
Dijeron que diagnosticarían el caso en una semana.
They said they would diagnose the case in a week.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: diagnosticaría without the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: diagnosticaría
Why: All conditional endings require an accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: diagnostico
The present tense is completely regular: diagnostico, diagnosticas, diagnostica, diagnosticamos, diagnosticáis, diagnostican.
Preterite
yo: diagnostiqué
Diagnosticar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to diagnostiqué.
Imperfect
yo: diagnosticaba
The imperfect is regular: diagnosticaba, diagnosticabas, diagnosticaba, diagnosticábamos, diagnosticabais, diagnosticaban.
Future
yo: diagnosticaré
The future tense is regular: add endings to the infinitive (diagnosticaré, diagnosticarás, etc.).
Present Subjunctive
yo: diagnostique
Diagnosticar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: diagnostique, diagnostiques, diagnostique, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: diagnosticara
The imperfect subjunctive follows the -ra pattern: diagnosticara, diagnosticaras, diagnosticara, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: diagnostica
The imperative uses 'diagnostica' (tú) and 'diagnostique' (usted/ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no diagnostiques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no diagnostiques, no diagnostique, etc.