doler Conditional Conjugation
doler — to hurt
The conditional (dolería, dolerían) describes what 'would' hurt under certain conditions.
doler Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Commonly used with 'if' statements or to speculate about the past.
Notes on doler in the Conditional
Doler is regular in the conditional; add the endings (-ía) to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
¿Te dolería si presiono aquí?
Would it hurt if I press here?
él/ella/usted
Nos dolerían los pies si no tuviéramos zapatos.
Our feet would hurt if we didn't have shoes.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Me duelaría.
Correct: Me dolería.
Why: The conditional is formed using the infinitive (doler) + endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: duelo
Doler is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) used like 'gustar', meaning it usually appears in the third person: duele or duelen.
Preterite
yo: dolí
The preterite of doler is regular (dolió, dolieron) and describes a specific instance or onset of pain.
Imperfect
yo: dolía
The imperfect dolía/dolían is used for ongoing, habitual, or background pain in the past.
Future
yo: doleré
The future tense is regular: dolerá, dolerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: duela
The present subjunctive uses the 'ue' stem change: duela, duelan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: doliera
The imperfect subjunctive (doliera) is used for hypothetical or past subjective situations.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: duele
The imperative of doler is rare but used metaphorically to command something to 'be painful'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no duelas
The negative imperative (no duela) uses the present subjunctive forms.