esforzar Conditional Conjugation
esforzar — to make an effort
The conditional is regular: esforzaría, esforzarías, esforzaría...
esforzar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to talk about what you 'would' do if the circumstances were different, or to make polite suggestions about trying harder.
Notes on esforzar in the Conditional
Esforzar is regular in the conditional. Simply add the -ía endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo me esforzaría más si tuviera más tiempo.
I would make more of an effort if I had more time.
yo
¿Te esforzarías si el premio fuera mejor?
Would you try harder if the prize were better?
tú
Nos esforzaríamos más si nos pagaran mejor.
We would work harder if they paid us better.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgeting the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: esforzaría
Why: All conditional endings require an accent mark on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: esfuerzo
Esforzar is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: esforcé
The preterite of esforzar features a spelling change (z > c) in the 'yo' form: esforcé.
Imperfect
yo: esforzaba
Esforzar is completely regular in the imperfect: esforzaba, esforzabas, esforzaba...
Future
yo: esforzaré
The future tense is regular: add endings to the full infinitive esforzar-.
Present Subjunctive
yo: esfuerce
The present subjunctive follows the stem change (o > ue) and the spelling change (z > c).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: esforzara
The imperfect subjunctive uses the preterite base: esforzara, esforzaras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: esfuerza
The imperative uses 'esfuerza' for tú and 'esfuercen' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no esfuerces
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms after 'no'.