escoltar Conditional Conjugation
escoltar — to escort
The conditional of escoltar (escoltaría, escoltarías, etc.) expresses 'would' escort, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
escoltar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional of 'escoltar' to talk about what you *would* do (e.g., 'I would escort you'), make polite requests ('Would you escort me?'), or describe future actions from a past perspective ('He said he would escort us').
Notes on escoltar in the Conditional
Escolta is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'escoltar', and you add the standard conditional endings.
Example Sentences
Yo te escoltaría a casa si estuviera oscureciendo.
I would escort you home if it were getting dark.
yo
¿Tú me escoltarías a la salida, por favor?
Would you escort me to the exit, please?
tú
Él dijo que nos escoltaría.
He said that he would escort us.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros los escoltaríamos encantados.
We would gladly escort them.
nosotros
Ellos nos escoltarían si se lo pidiéramos.
They would escort us if we asked them.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the conditional for a definite future action.
Correct: Use the simple future ('escoltará') for definite future actions, and the conditional ('escoltaría') for hypothetical 'would' situations.
Why: The conditional expresses hypothetical or polite scenarios, not guaranteed future events.
Mistake: Confusing the conditional endings, especially for 'nosotros' and 'ellos/ellas/ustedes'.
Correct: Ensure correct endings: 'escoltaríamos' for nosotros, and 'escoltarían' for ellos/ellas/ustedes.
Why: These endings are distinct and must be applied correctly.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: escolto
The present tense of escoltar (escolto, escoltas, escolta, etc.) describes actions happening now or habitual escorts.
Preterite
yo: escolté
The preterite of escoltar is regular: escolté, escoltaste, escoltó, escoltamos, escoltasteis, escoltaron.
Imperfect
yo: escoltaba
The imperfect of escoltar (escoltaba, escoltabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past escorts.
Future
yo: escoltaré
The future tense of escoltar (escoltaré, escoltarás, etc.) is used for actions that will definitely happen.
Present Subjunctive
yo: escolte
The present subjunctive of escoltar (escolte, escoltes, etc.) is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: escoltara
The imperfect subjunctive of escoltar, like escolta(ra/ras/ra/ramos/rais/ran), is used for hypothetical past situations or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: escolta
Use the imperative of escoltar for direct commands: escolta (tú), escolte (usted), escoltemos (nosotros), escolten (ustedes), escoltad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no escoltes
Negative commands for escoltar use the present subjunctive: no escoltes (tú), no escolte (usted), no escoltemos (nosotros), no escolten (ustedes), no escoltéis (vosotros).