duplicar Conditional Conjugation
duplicar — to double
The conditional of duplicar is regular: duplicaría, duplicarías, duplicaría, duplicaríamos, duplicaríais, duplicarían.
duplicar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would double' something under certain conditions or to make polite suggestions.
Notes on duplicar in the Conditional
Duplicar is regular in the conditional. The endings are the same for all -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo duplicaría la apuesta si tuviera más dinero.
I would double the bet if I had more money.
yo
¿Duplicarías la receta para diez personas?
Would you double the recipe for ten people?
tú
Dijeron que duplicarían el presupuesto.
They said they would double the budget.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'duplicaría' (conditional) with 'duplicaba' (imperfect).
Correct: Use 'ría' for 'would' and 'ba' for 'used to'.
Why: Learners often mix up these two past/hypothetical sounds.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: duplico
The present tense of duplicar is regular: duplico, duplicas, duplica, duplicamos, duplicáis, duplican.
Preterite
yo: dupliqué
The preterite of duplicar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: dupliqué.
Imperfect
yo: duplicaba
The imperfect of duplicar is regular: duplicaba, duplicabas, duplicaba, duplicábamos, duplicabais, duplicaban.
Future
yo: duplicaré
The future of duplicar is regular: duplicaré, duplicarás, duplicará, duplicaremos, duplicaréis, duplicarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: duplique
The present subjunctive of duplicar uses the 'qu' spelling: duplique, dupliques, duplique, dupliquemos, dupliquéis, dupliquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: duplicara
The imperfect subjunctive of duplicar is regular: duplicara, duplicaras, duplicara, duplicáramos, duplicarais, duplicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: duplica
The imperative of duplicar gives commands: duplica (tú), duplique (usted), dupliquemos (nosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no dupliques
The negative imperative of duplicar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no dupliques, no duplique, no dupliquemos.