embarcar Conditional Conjugation
embarcar — to board
The conditional of embarcar is regular: embarcaría, embarcarías, embarcaría, embarcaríamos, embarcaríais, embarcarían.
embarcar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would board' scenarios, polite questions, or to express what would happen under certain conditions.
Notes on embarcar in the Conditional
Embarcar is fully regular in the conditional. The endings are added directly to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo embarcaría ahora, pero el vuelo está retrasado.
I would board now, but the flight is delayed.
yo
¿Embarcarías en un barco tan pequeño?
Would you board such a small boat?
tú
Nos dijeron que embarcaríamos a las seis.
They told us we would board at six.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: embarcaría (forgetting the 'i' accent)
Correct: embarcaría
Why: All conditional endings have an accent on the 'í' to distinguish the sound and the tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: embarco
Embarcar is completely regular in the present tense: embarco, embarcas, embarca, embarcamos, embarcáis, embarcan.
Preterite
yo: embarqué
Embarcar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'c' to 'qu': embarqué, embarcaste, embarcó, embarcamos, embarcasteis, embarcaron.
Imperfect
yo: embarcaba
The imperfect of embarcar is regular: embarcaba, embarcabas, embarcaba, embarcábamos, embarcabais, embarcaban.
Future
yo: embarcaré
The future of embarcar is regular: embarcaré, embarcarás, embarcará, embarcaremos, embarcaréis, embarcarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: embarque
Embarcar follows the c to qu spelling change to keep the 'k' sound: embarque, embarques, embarque, embarquemos, embarquéis, embarquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: embarcara
The imperfect subjunctive of embarcar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: embarcara, embarcaras, embarcara, embarcáramos, embarcarais, embarcaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: embarca
Give commands to board: embarca (tú), embarque (usted), embarquemos (nosotros), embarcad (vosotros), embarquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no embarques
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no embarques, no embarque, no embarquemos, no embarquéis, no embarquen.