diferenciar Conditional Conjugation
diferenciar — to distinguish
The conditional of diferenciar is formed by adding -ía endings to the infinitive: diferenciaría, diferenciarías, diferenciaría.
diferenciar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would distinguish' something under certain circumstances, or to make a polite observation about a difference.
Notes on diferenciar in the Conditional
Diferenciar is regular in the conditional. Every form has an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo diferenciaría mejor los colores con más luz.
I would distinguish the colors better with more light.
yo
¿Diferenciarías tú la diferencia entre estas telas?
Would you distinguish the difference between these fabrics?
tú
Ellos diferenciarían los casos si tuvieran más datos.
They would distinguish the cases if they had more data.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: diferenciaria
Correct: diferenciaría
Why: The conditional endings always require an accent on the letter 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: diferencio
Diferenciar is regular in the present tense: diferencio, diferencias, diferencia, diferenciamos, diferenciáis, diferencian.
Preterite
yo: diferencié
The preterite of diferenciar is regular: diferencié, diferenciaste, diferenció, diferenciamos, diferenciasteis, diferenciaron.
Imperfect
yo: diferenciaba
The imperfect of diferenciar uses standard -aba endings: diferenciaba, diferenciabas, diferenciaba, diferenciábamos, diferenciabais, diferenciaban.
Future
yo: diferenciaré
For the future tense of diferenciar, add the endings to the infinitive: diferenciaré, diferenciarás, diferenciará, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: diferencie
The present subjunctive of diferenciar changes the 'a' to 'e': diferencie, diferencies, diferencie, diferenciemos, diferenciéis, diferencien.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: diferenciara
The imperfect subjunctive of diferenciar uses the preterite stem 'diferenci-': diferenciara, diferenciaras, diferenciara.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: diferencia
The imperative of diferenciar gives commands: diferencia (tú), diferenciad (vosotros), or diferencie (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no diferencies
The negative imperative of diferenciar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no diferencies, no diferencie.