envolver Conditional Conjugation
envolver — to wrap
The conditional is regular: envolvería, envolverías, envolvería, envolveríamos, envolveríais, envolverían.
envolver Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would' scenarios—like saying you would wrap a gift if you had paper—or for making polite suggestions.
Notes on envolver in the Conditional
Like the future, the conditional uses the full infinitive 'envolver' as its stem.
Example Sentences
Yo envolvería el paquete, pero no tengo cinta adhesiva.
I would wrap the package, but I don't have tape.
yo
¿Envolverías esto por mí, por favor?
Would you wrap this for me, please?
tú
Dijeron que envolverían los cuadros con cuidado.
They said they would wrap the paintings carefully.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'envolvería' with the imperfect 'envolvía'.
Correct: envolvería
Why: The conditional keeps the 'er' from the infinitive before the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: envuelvo
Envolver is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, changing 'o' to 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: envolví
Envolver is regular in the preterite, but remember that the past participle is the irregular 'envuelto'.
Imperfect
yo: envolvía
Envolver is completely regular in the imperfect: envolvía, envolvías, envolvía, envolvíamos, envolvíais, envolvían.
Future
yo: envolveré
The future tense of envolver is regular: just add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: envuelva
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form of the present (envuelvo) and changes the ending to -a.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: envolviera
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: envolvier-.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: envuelve
Use 'envuelve' for informal commands (tú) and 'envuelva' for formal ones (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no envuelvas
Negative commands for envolver always use the present subjunctive forms.