empatar Conditional Conjugation
empatar — to tie
The conditional of empatar is regular: empataría, empatarías, empataría, empataríamos, empataríais, empatarían.
empatar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations ('would tie'), polite requests, or future actions from a past perspective. For 'empatar,' it means 'I would tie,' 'he would tie,' or 'would you tie?'.
Notes on empatar in the Conditional
'Empatar' is regular in the conditional indicative. The infinitive 'empatar-' serves as the stem, followed by the standard conditional endings.
Example Sentences
Yo empataría el nudo si supiera cómo.
I would tie the knot if I knew how.
yo
¿Tú empatarías el juego si jugaras?
Would you tie the game if you played?
tú
Él dijo que empataría el marcador.
He said he would tie the score.
él/ella/usted
Ellos empatarían si marcaran un gol más.
They would tie if they scored one more goal.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the conditional for a completed past action.
Correct: Use the preterite 'empató' for 'he tied,' not the conditional 'empataría'.
Why: The conditional expresses hypotheticals, not definite past events.
Mistake: Confusing the conditional ending '-ía' with the imperfect '-aba'.
Correct: 'Empataría' means 'would tie', while 'empataba' means 'used to tie' or 'was tying'.
Why: These endings sound similar but have distinct grammatical functions.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: empato
The present tense of empatar is regular: empato, empatas, empata, empatamos, empatáis, empatan.
Preterite
yo: empaté
The preterite of empatar is regular: empaté, empataste, empató, empatamos, empatasteis, empataron.
Imperfect
yo: empataba
The imperfect of empatar is regular: empataba, empatabas, empataba, empatábamos, empatabais, empataban.
Future
yo: empataré
The future tense of empatar is regular: empataré, empatarás, empatará, empataremos, empataréis, empatarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: empate
The present subjunctive of empatar expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions: empate, empates, empatemos, empaten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: empatara
The imperfect subjunctive of empatar (-ra or -se) expresses past hypotheticals or wishes: empatara, empataras, empatáramos, empataran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: empata
The imperative of empatar has regular commands: empata, empate, empatemos, empatad, empaten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no empates
Negative commands for empatar use the present subjunctive: no empates, no empate, no empatemos, no empatéis, no empaten.