estrellar Conditional Conjugation
estrellar — to smash
The conditional of estrellar is regular: estrellaría, estrellarías, estrellaría, estrellaríamos, estrellaríais, estrellarían.
estrellar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations ('would smash'), polite requests, or future actions viewed from the past. For example, 'I would smash the competition if I trained harder'.
Notes on estrellar in the Conditional
Estrellar is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'estrellar', and the standard conditional endings are added.
Example Sentences
Yo estrellaría el récord si tuviera más tiempo.
I would smash the record if I had more time.
yo
Él estrellaría el coche si no supiera conducir.
He would crash the car if he didn't know how to drive.
él/ella/usted
¿Tú estrellarías la competencia?
Would you smash the competition?
tú
Ellos estrellarían el globo terráqueo si estuvieran muy enfadados.
They would smash the globe if they were very angry.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect subjunctive instead of the conditional for 'would' statements, like 'Yo estrellara el récord'.
Correct: For 'would' statements, use the conditional: 'Yo estrellaría el récord'. The imperfect subjunctive is used in 'if' clauses that set up the condition.
Why: The conditional expresses the consequence or hypothetical action ('would do'), while the imperfect subjunctive often introduces the condition ('if I did').
Mistake: Confusing the 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms: 'estrellaría' for both.
Correct: Both the 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms are 'estrellaría'.
Why: This is a common feature of the conditional tense for regular -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: estrelló
The present indicative of estrellar is regular: estrello, estrellas, estrella, estrellamos, estrelláis, estrellan.
Preterite
yo: estrellé
The preterite of estrellar is regular: estrellé, estrellaste, estrelló, estrellamos, estrellasteis, estrellaron.
Imperfect
yo: estrellaba
The imperfect of estrellar is regular: estrellaba, estrellabas, estrellaba, estrellábamos, estrellabais, estrellaban.
Future
yo: estrellaré
The future of estrellar is regular: estrellaré, estrellarás, estrellará, estrellaremos, estrellaréis, estrellarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: estrellé
The present subjunctive of estrellar is regular: estrelle, estrelles,estrellemos, estrellen, estrelléis.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: estrellara
The imperfect subjunctive of estrellar has two forms, e.g., estrellara/estrellase, estrellaras/estrellases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: estrella
The imperative of estrellar is regular: estrella, no estrelles, estrelle, estrellemos, estrellad, no estrelléis, estrellen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no estrelles
The negative imperative of estrellar uses the present subjunctive: no estrelle, no estrelles, no estrellemos, no estrellen, no estrelléis.