excusar Conditional Conjugation
excusar — to excuse
The conditional of excusar is regular: excusaría, excusarías, excusaría, excusaríamos, excusaríais, excusarían.
excusar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional of 'excusar' for polite requests ('Would you excuse me?'), hypothetical situations ('I would excuse him if he apologized'), or to express future actions from a past perspective ('He said he would excuse the delay').
Notes on excusar in the Conditional
Excusar is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'excusar', and standard conditional endings are added.
Example Sentences
Yo te excusaría si valiera la pena.
I would excuse you if it were worth it.
yo
¿Tú lo excusarías?
Would you excuse him?
tú
Él dijo que excusaría el error.
He said he would excuse the error.
él/ella/usted
Ellos excusarían el ruido si fuera necesario.
They would excuse the noise if it were necessary.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing conditional with future tense.
Correct: Use 'excusaría' for hypothetical 'would', not 'excusará' for 'will'.
Why: The conditional expresses hypothetical or polite actions, whereas the future expresses certainty or probability.
Mistake: Using the imperfect subjunctive incorrectly.
Correct: While related, the conditional ('excusaría') is often used for polite requests or future-in-the-past, whereas the imperfect subjunctive ('excusara') is for past unreal conditions.
Why: Both deal with non-factual situations but apply to different time frames and grammatical structures.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: excuso
The present tense of excusar is regular: excuso, excusas, excusa, excusamos, excusáis, excusan.
Preterite
yo: excusé
The preterite of excusar is regular: excusé, excusaste, excusó, excusamos, excusasteis, excusaron.
Imperfect
yo: excusaba
The imperfect of excusar is regular: excusaba, excusabas, excusaba, excusábamos, excusabais, excusaban.
Future
yo: excusaré
The future of excusar is regular: excusaré, excusarás, excusará, excusaremos, excusaréis, excusarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: excuse
The present subjunctive of excusar (e.g., 'excuse', 'excuses') follows verbs of desire, doubt, emotion, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: excusara
The imperfect subjunctive of excusar (e.g., 'excusara', 'excusaras') is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: excusa
Use 'excusa' (tú), 'excuse' (usted), 'excusemos' (nosotros), 'excusad' (vosotros), 'excusen' (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no excuses
Use 'no excuses' (tú), 'no excuse' (usted), 'no excusemos' (nosotros), 'no excuséis' (vosotros), 'no excusen' (ustedes) for negative commands.