entristecer Conditional Conjugation
entristecer — to sadden
The conditional of entristecer is regular: entristecería, entristecerías, entristecería, entristeceríamos, entristeceríais, entristecerían.
entristecer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say that something 'would' sadden you, often used in hypothetical scenarios.
Notes on entristecer in the Conditional
The conditional is regular. Like the future, it uses the infinitive as the stem.
Example Sentences
Me entristecería mucho perder tu amistad.
It would sadden me a lot to lose your friendship.
yo
¿Te entristecería si no pudiéramos ir?
Would it sadden you if we couldn't go?
él/ella/usted
Nos entristecería ver el parque descuidado.
It would sadden us to see the park neglected.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: entristeceria
Correct: entristecería
Why: The conditional requires an accent on the 'í' for all forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: entristezco
In the present tense, entristecer is irregular in the 'yo' form: entristezco.
Preterite
yo: entristecí
The preterite of entristecer is regular: entristecí, entristeciste, entristeció, entristecimos, entristecisteis, entristecieron.
Imperfect
yo: entristecía
The imperfect of entristecer is regular: entristecía, entristecías, entristecía, entristecíamos, entristecíais, entristecían.
Future
yo: entristeceré
The future of entristecer is regular: entristeceré, entristecerás, entristecerá, entristeceremos, entristeceréis, entristecerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: entristezca
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form irregularity: entristezca, entristezcas, entristezca, entristezcamos, entristezcáis, entristezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: entristeciera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'entristecie-' stem: entristeciera, entristecieras, entristeciera, entristeciéramos, entristecierais, entristecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: entristece
Commands for entristecer use entristece (tú) and the 'zc' forms for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no entristezcas
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no entristezcas, no entristezca, no entristezcamos, no entristezcáis, no entristezcan.