disminuir Conditional Conjugation
disminuir — to decrease
The conditional of disminuir is regular: disminuiría, disminuirías, disminuiría, disminuiríamos, disminuiríais, disminuirían.
disminuir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say something 'would' decrease under certain conditions or to be polite when suggesting a reduction.
Notes on disminuir in the Conditional
Disminuir is regular in the conditional. Keep the infinitive and add the -ía endings.
Example Sentences
El estrés disminuiría si trabajaras menos.
Stress would decrease if you worked less.
él/ella/usted
¿Disminuiría usted el precio si compro dos?
Would you decrease the price if I buy two?
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: disminuyería
Correct: disminuiría
Why: Do not add a 'y' in the conditional; the stem remains the full infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: disminuyo
Disminuir is irregular in the present tense, adding a 'y' before endings: disminuyo, disminuyes, disminuye, disminuyen.
Preterite
yo: disminuí
In the preterite, disminuir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third-person forms: disminuyó and disminuyeron.
Imperfect
yo: disminuía
Disminuir is regular in the imperfect: disminuía, disminuías, disminuía, disminuíamos, disminuíais, disminuían.
Future
yo: disminuiré
Disminuir is regular in the future: disminuiré, disminuirás, disminuirá, disminuiremos, disminuiréis, disminuirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: disminuya
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form change, inserting a 'y': disminuya, disminuyas, disminuya, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: disminuyera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'y' from the preterite: disminuyera, disminuyeras, disminuyera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: disminuye
Give commands to reduce or decrease: disminuye (tú), disminuya (usted), disminuid (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no disminuyas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no disminuyas, no disminuya, no disminuyamos.