espiar Conditional Conjugation
espiar — to spy
The conditional of espiar is regular: espiaría, espiarías, espiaría, espiaríamos, espiaríais, espiarían.
espiar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what you 'would' do, like spying on a celebrity if you had the chance.
Notes on espiar in the Conditional
This tense is regular. It keeps the 'i' of the stem and adds the standard '-ía' endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo no espiaría a mis amigos por dinero.
I wouldn't spy on my friends for money.
yo
¿Espiarías a tu ex si tuvieras su contraseña?
Would you spy on your ex if you had their password?
tú
Ellos espiarían la oficina si no hubiera cámaras.
They would spy on the office if there weren't any cameras.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'espiaría' with 'espiaba'.
Correct: espiaría is 'would spy'; espiaba is 'used to spy'.
Why: Learners often mix up the conditional '-ía' with the imperfect '-aba' for -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: espío
Espiar is mostly regular but adds an accent on the 'i' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: espié
The preterite of espiar is fully regular: espié, espiaste, espió, espiamos, espiasteis, espiaron.
Imperfect
yo: espiaba
The imperfect of espiar is regular: espiaba, espiabas, espiaba, espiábamos, espiabais, espiaban.
Future
yo: espiaré
The future of espiar is regular: espiaré, espiarás, espiará, espiaremos, espiaréis, espiarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: espíe
The present subjunctive follows the accent shift of the present indicative: espíe, espíes, espíe, espiemos, espiéis, espíen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: espiara
The imperfect subjunctive of espiar is regular: espiara, espiaras, espiara, espiáramos, espiarais, espiaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: espía
The imperative uses the accent-shifted forms: espía (tú), espíe (usted), espiemos (nosotros), espiad (vosotros), espíen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no espíes
The negative imperative matches the present subjunctive: no espíes, no espíe, no espiemos, no espiéis, no espíen.