espantar Conditional Conjugation
espantar — to scare away
Espantaría, espantarías, espantaría, espantaríamos, espantaríais, espantarían express hypothetical 'would' scenarios for espantar.
espantar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional tense for hypothetical situations ('would scare away'), polite requests, or to talk about future actions from a past perspective ('He said he would scare away the birds').
Notes on espantar in the Conditional
Espantar is a regular -ar verb. The conditional tense is formed by adding the conditional endings directly to the infinitive 'espantar'.
Example Sentences
Si tuviera un perro, yo espantaría a los ladrones.
If I had a dog, I would scare away the thieves.
yo
¿Tú espantarías a las arañas si las vieras?
Would you scare away the spiders if you saw them?
tú
Ella dijo que espantaría a los pájaros del jardín.
She said she would scare away the birds from the garden.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros espantaríamos a los mosquitos con citronela.
We would scare away the mosquitoes with citronella.
nosotros
Vosotros espantaríais a los gatos si os molestaran.
You all would scare away the cats if they bothered you.
vosotros
Ellos espantarían a los fantasmas si se atrevieran.
They would scare away the ghosts if they dared.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the future tense ('espantará') instead of the conditional ('espantaría').
Correct: For hypothetical 'would' statements, use 'espantaría'. The future tense is for definite future actions ('will scare away').
Why: The conditional expresses hypothetical or uncertain outcomes, while the future expresses certainty.
Mistake: Confusing conditional endings with future endings.
Correct: Conditional endings are '-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían', while future endings are '-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án'.
Why: These endings are similar and can be easily mixed up.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: espanto
Espanto, espantas, espanta, espantamos, espantáis, espantan describe current actions or habits of scaring away.
Preterite
yo: espanté
Espanté, espantaste, espantó, espantamos, espantasteis, espantaron are the completed past actions for espantar.
Imperfect
yo: espantaba
Espantaba, espantabas, espantaba, espantábamos, espantabais, espantaban describe ongoing or habitual past actions of scaring away.
Future
yo: espantaré
Espantaré, espantarás, espantará, espantaremos, espantaréis, espantarán predict future actions of scaring away.
Present Subjunctive
yo: espante
Espante, espantes, espantemos, espanten, espantéis are the present subjunctive forms of espantar.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: espantara
Espantara, espantaras, espantáramos, espantaran, espantarais are the imperfect subjunctive forms of espantar.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: espanta
Espanta, espante, espantemos, espanten, espantad are the imperative commands for espantar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no espantes
No espantes, no espante, no espantemos, no espanten, no espantéis are negative commands for espantar.