echar Conditional Conjugation
echar — to throw
The conditional of echar is regular: echaría, echarías, echaría, echaríamos, echaríais, echarían.
echar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what you 'would throw' or 'would add' under certain circumstances, or to make polite suggestions about putting something somewhere.
Notes on echar in the Conditional
Echar is regular in the conditional. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo no echaría tanta pimienta a la carne.
I wouldn't put so much pepper on the meat.
yo
¿Echarías tú una mano con la mudanza?
Would you lend a hand with the move?
tú
Nosotros echaríamos la basura, pero el cubo está lleno.
We would throw out the trash, but the bin is full.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the 'r' from the stem.
Correct: echaría
Why: The conditional must include the full infinitive 'echar' before the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: echo
The present tense of echar is fully regular: echo, echas, echa, echamos, echáis, echan.
Preterite
yo: eché
The preterite of echar is regular: eché, echaste, echó, echamos, echasteis, echaron.
Imperfect
yo: echaba
Echar follows the regular -aba pattern in the imperfect: echaba, echabas, echaba, echábamos, echabais, echaban.
Future
yo: echaré
The future of echar uses the infinitive as the stem: echaré, echarás, echará, echaremos, echaréis, echarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: eche
The present subjunctive of echar switches to 'e' endings: eche, eches, eche, echemos, echéis, echen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: echara
The imperfect subjunctive of echar is regular: echara, echaras, echara, echáramos, echarais, echaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: echa
The affirmative imperative of echar uses echa (tú) and echad (vosotros), with eche/echen for formal use.
Negative Imperative
yo: no eches
The negative imperative of echar uses the present subjunctive: no eches, no eche, no echemos, no echéis, no echen.