empeorar Conditional Conjugation
empeorar — to get worse
Use conditional forms like 'empeoraría' for hypothetical situations ('would get worse').
empeorar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
The conditional is used for hypothetical situations ('would'), polite requests, or to express what would happen in the future from a past perspective. It answers 'what would happen if...?'
Notes on empeorar in the Conditional
Empeorar is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'empeorar', and standard conditional endings are added.
Example Sentences
Si no hubiera tratamiento, la enfermedad empeoraría.
If there were no treatment, the illness would get worse.
él/ella/usted
Me pregunto si empeorarías si dejaras de tomar el medicamento.
I wonder if you would get worse if you stopped taking the medication.
tú
Sería terrible si las cosas empeoraran.
It would be terrible if things got worse.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo no empeoraría la situación a propósito.
I wouldn't make the situation worse on purpose.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using conditional for a definite future action.
Correct: Use the future tense ('empeorará') for what will definitely happen, and conditional ('empeoraría') for hypotheticals.
Why: Conditional expresses uncertainty or hypothetical outcomes.
Mistake: Confusing conditional and imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: While both deal with hypotheticals, the conditional ('empeoraría') often describes the result, while imperfect subjunctive ('empeorara') might describe the condition.
Why: They work together in complex hypothetical sentences.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: empeoro
Use present forms like 'empeoro' and 'empeora' for current or habitual worsening.
Preterite
yo: empeoré
Use preterite forms like 'empeoré' and 'empeoró' for completed past actions of worsening.
Imperfect
yo: empeoraba
Use imperfect forms like 'empeoraba' for ongoing or habitual past worsening.
Future
yo: empeoraré
Use future forms like 'empeoraré' and 'empeorará' to talk about things that will get worse.
Present Subjunctive
yo: empeore
Use present subjunctive forms like 'empeore' for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: empeorara
Use imperfect subjunctive forms like 'empeorara' or 'empeorase' for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: empeora
Use imperative forms like 'empeora' (tú) and 'empeore' (usted) for direct commands with 'empeorar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no empeores
Negative commands like 'no empeores' (tú) use the present subjunctive.