edificar Conditional Conjugation
edificar — to build
The conditional of edificar is regular: edificaría, edificarías, edificaría, edificaríamos, edificaríais, edificarían.
edificar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what someone 'would build' if they had the money, permits, or resources.
Notes on edificar in the Conditional
Edificar is regular in the conditional. Every form has an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo edificaría una biblioteca si ganara la lotería.
I would build a library if I won the lottery.
yo
¿Edificarías un hotel en esta zona?
Would you build a hotel in this area?
tú
Dijeron que edificarían la torre en verano.
They said they would build the tower in summer.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'edificaría' (conditional) with 'edificaba' (imperfect).
Correct: Use 'edificaría' for hypothetical 'would' and 'edificaba' for past 'used to'.
Why: Learners sometimes mix these up because both can describe non-completed actions, but the timeline is different.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: edifico
The present tense of edificar is regular: edifico, edificas, edifica, edificamos, edificáis, edifican.
Preterite
yo: edifiqué
Edificar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (edifiqué) to keep the 'k' sound, but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: edificaba
The imperfect of edificar is regular: edificaba, edificabas, edificaba, edificábamos, edificabais, edificaban.
Future
yo: edificaré
The future of edificar is regular: edificaré, edificarás, edificará, edificaremos, edificaréis, edificarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: edifique
The present subjunctive of edificar requires a spelling change (c to qu) in all forms: edifique, edifiques, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: edificara
The imperfect subjunctive of edificar is regular: edificara, edificaras, edificara, edificáramos, edificarais, edificaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: edifica
The imperative of edificar uses the regular 'edifica' (tú) and the spelling-changed 'edifique' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no edifiques
The negative imperative of edificar uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no' and the 'qu' spelling change.