diluir Conditional Conjugation
diluir — to dilute
The conditional of diluir is regular: diluiría, diluirías, diluiría, diluiríamos, diluiríais, diluirían.
diluir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what 'would' happen to a mixture under certain conditions or to make polite suggestions.
Notes on diluir in the Conditional
Diluir is regular in the conditional. Add the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, etc., directly to the infinitive 'diluir'.
Example Sentences
¿Diluirías esto por mí?
Would you dilute this for me?
tú
Yo no diluiría la salsa todavía.
I wouldn't dilute the sauce yet.
yo
Con más calor, se diluiría más rápido.
With more heat, it would dilute faster.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: diluyería
Correct: diluiría
Why: The 'y' from the present/subjunctive does not belong in the conditional; use the full infinitive as the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: diluyo
The present tense of diluir is irregular, adding a 'y' before the endings in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: diluí
In the preterite, diluir is irregular in the third person (él/ellos), changing 'i' to 'y'.
Imperfect
yo: diluía
The imperfect of diluir is regular: diluía, diluías, diluía, diluíamos, diluíais, diluían.
Future
yo: diluiré
The future tense of diluir is regular: diluiré, diluirás, diluirá, diluiremos, diluiréis, diluirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: diluya
The present subjunctive of diluir keeps the 'y' from the 'yo' form: diluya, diluyas, diluya, diluyamos, diluyáis, diluyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: diluyera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the preterite 'ellos' form: diluyera, diluyeras, diluyera, diluyéramos, diluyerais, diluyeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: diluye
Use the imperative to give orders: diluye (tú), diluya (usted), diluyamos (nosotros), diluid (vosotros), diluyan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no diluyas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no diluyas, no diluya, no diluyamos, no diluyáis, no diluyan.