estimar Conditional Conjugation
estimar — to estimate
The conditional of estimar is regular: infinitive + ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían.
estimar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say what someone 'would estimate' under certain conditions or to express a polite, tentative calculation.
Notes on estimar in the Conditional
Estimar is regular in the conditional. Every form has an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo estimaría un precio más bajo si fuera tú.
I would estimate a lower price if I were you.
yo
¿Estimarías tú el costo sin ver el plano?
Would you estimate the cost without seeing the blueprint?
tú
Ellos estimarían mejor el tiempo con más personal.
They would estimate the time better with more staff.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: estimaria (without accent)
Correct: estimaría
Why: The accent on the 'i' is required for all conditional forms to maintain the correct stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: estimo
The present tense of estimar is regular: estimo, estimas, estima, estimamos, estimáis, estiman.
Preterite
yo: estimé
The preterite of estimar is regular: estimé, estimaste, estimó, estimamos, estimasteis, estimaron.
Imperfect
yo: estimaba
The imperfect of estimar follows the regular -ar pattern: estimaba, estimabas, estimaba, estimábamos, estimabais, estimaban.
Future
yo: estimaré
The future tense of estimar is regular: infinitive + é, ás, á, emos, éis, án.
Present Subjunctive
yo: estime
The present subjunctive of estimar is regular: estime, estimes, estime, estimemos, estiméis, estimen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: estimara
The imperfect subjunctive of estimar is regular: estimara, estimaras, estimara, estimáramos, estimarais, estimaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: estima
The affirmative imperative of estimar uses estima (tú) and regular subjunctive-based forms for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no estimes
The negative imperative of estimar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: estimes, estime, estimemos, estiméis, estimen.