discutir Conditional Conjugation
discutir — discuss
The conditional of discutir uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: discutiría, discutirías, discutiría, discutiríamos, discutiríais, discutirían.
discutir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would' discuss something under certain circumstances or to make a polite suggestion about having a talk.
Notes on discutir in the Conditional
Discutir is regular in the conditional. The endings are identical to the imperfect endings of -er and -ir verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo discutiría el precio si fuera tú.
I would discuss the price if I were you.
yo
¿Discutiríais esto en público?
Would you all discuss this in public?
vosotros
Nosotros discutiríamos más si tuviéramos tiempo.
We would discuss more if we had time.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: discutiría (used for 'used to discuss')
Correct: discutía
Why: Learners often confuse the conditional 'would' with the habitual past 'would' (which requires the imperfect).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: discuto
Discutir is a regular -ir verb in the present tense: discuto, discutes, discute, discutimos, discutís, discuten.
Preterite
yo: discutí
The preterite of discutir follows regular -ir endings: discutí, discutiste, discutió, discutimos, discutisteis, discutieron.
Imperfect
yo: discutía
The imperfect of discutir uses standard -ía endings: discutía, discutías, discutía, discutíamos, discutíais, discutían.
Future
yo: discutiré
The future of discutir adds endings to the full infinitive: discutiré, discutirás, discutirá, discutiremos, discutiréis, discutirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: discuta
The present subjunctive of discutir uses -a endings: discuta, discutas, discuta, discutamos, discutáis, discutan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: discutiera
The imperfect subjunctive of discutir uses the preterite stem: discutiera, discutieras, discutiera, discutiéramos, discutierais, discutieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: discute
The imperative of discutir allows for direct commands: discute, discuta, discutamos, discutid, discutan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no discutas
The negative imperative of discutir uses the present subjunctive: no discutas, no discuta, no discutamos, no discutáis, no discutan.