endurecer Conditional Conjugation
endurecer — to harden
The conditional of endurecer is regular: endurecería, endurecerías, endurecería, endureceríamos, endureceríais, endurecerían.
endurecer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say that something 'would' harden under certain conditions or to speak politely about toughening rules.
Notes on endurecer in the Conditional
This tense is regular. Like the future, it uses the entire infinitive as the stem.
Example Sentences
¿Endurecerías las leyes si fueras presidente?
Would you toughen the laws if you were president?
tú
Con más frío, el pegamento se endurecería antes.
With more cold, the glue would harden sooner.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: endureceria
Correct: endurecería
Why: The conditional always requires an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: endurezco
The present tense of endurecer is irregular in the 'yo' form: endurezco.
Preterite
yo: endurecí
The preterite of endurecer is regular: endurecí, endureciste, endureció, endurecimos, endurecisteis, endurecieron.
Imperfect
yo: endurecía
The imperfect of endurecer is regular: endurecía, endurecías, endurecía, endurecíamos, endurecíais, endurecían.
Future
yo: endureceré
The future of endurecer is regular: endureceré, endurecerás, endurecerá, endureceremos, endureceréis, endurecerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: endurezca
The present subjunctive of endurecer uses the 'zc' stem: endurezca, endurezcas, endurezca, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: endureciera
The imperfect subjunctive of endurecer is formed from the third-person plural preterite: endureciera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: endurece
The imperative of endurecer uses 'endurece' (tú) and 'endurezca' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no endurezcas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no endurezcas, no endurezca.