establecer Conditional Conjugation
establecer — to establish
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive establecer.
establecer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use it to express what would be established under certain conditions or to make polite suggestions about setting rules.
Notes on establecer in the Conditional
Establecer is regular in the conditional. The stem is the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo establecería una pausa de diez minutos.
I would establish a ten-minute break.
yo
¿Establecerías tú el contacto inicial?
Would you establish the initial contact?
tú
Estableceríamos un acuerdo si fuera posible.
We would establish an agreement if it were possible.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: estableciría
Correct: establecería
Why: Don't change the 'e' to 'i' before the ending; the stem is the full infinitive 'establecer'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: establezco
Establecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (establezco), but regular for all other persons.
Preterite
yo: establecí
The preterite of establecer is completely regular: establecí, estableciste, estableció, etc.
Imperfect
yo: establecía
The imperfect of establecer is regular: establecía, establecías, establecía, establecíamos, establecíais, establecían.
Future
yo: estableceré
The future tense is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive establecer.
Present Subjunctive
yo: establezca
The present subjunctive uses the irregular 'establezc-' stem for all persons.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: estableciera
Formed using the preterite stem: estableciera, establecieras, estableciera, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: establece
The imperative uses 'establece' for tú and 'establezca' for formal/plural commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no establezcas
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms: no establezcas, no establezca, etc.