encabezar Conditional Conjugation
encabezar — to lead
The conditional of encabezar is regular: infinitive + -ía endings (encabezaría, encabezarías).
encabezar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say someone 'would' lead a group under certain conditions or for polite suggestions.
Notes on encabezar in the Conditional
Encabezar is fully regular in the conditional tense.
Example Sentences
¿Encabezarías tú el grupo si yo no puedo?
Would you lead the group if I can't?
tú
Él encabezaría la lista, pero no tiene tiempo.
He would head the list, but he doesn't have time.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros encabezaríamos el desfile con orgullo.
We would lead the parade with pride.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'i'.
Correct: encabezaría
Why: All conditional endings have an accented 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: encabezo
Encabezar is completely regular in the present indicative (encabezo, encabezas, encabeza).
Preterite
yo: encabecé
The preterite of encabezar is regular except for the 'yo' form (encabecé) which changes 'z' to 'c'.
Imperfect
yo: encabezaba
The imperfect of encabezar is regular, using the -aba endings (encabezaba, encabezabas).
Future
yo: encabezaré
The future of encabezar is regular: add the endings to the full infinitive (encabezaré, encabezarás).
Present Subjunctive
yo: encabece
The present subjunctive of encabezar requires a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' (encabece, encabeces, etc.).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: encabezara
The imperfect subjunctive of encabezar follows the standard -ra pattern (encabezara, encabezaras).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: encabeza
The imperative uses 'encabeza' (tú) and 'encabecen' (ustedes) with a spelling change in most forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no encabeces
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no encabeces, no encabece.