existir Conditional Conjugation
existir — to exist
The conditional of existir is regular: existiría, existirías, existiría, existiríamos, existiríais, existirían.
existir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to talk about things that 'would exist' under certain circumstances or to express future-in-the-past (he said that it would exist).
Notes on existir in the Conditional
Existir is regular in the conditional. Like the future, it uses the full infinitive as the stem.
Example Sentences
Sin agua, nada existiría.
Without water, nothing would exist.
él/ella/usted
Dijeron que no existirían problemas.
They said that there wouldn't be (exist) any problems.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Existirías tú sin tus padres?
Would you exist without your parents?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'existiría' with the imperfect 'existía'.
Correct: The conditional keeps the 'r' of the infinitive: existiría.
Why: Learners often drop the 'r', making it look like the imperfect tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: existo
Existir is a regular -ir verb in the present tense: existo, existes, existe, existimos, existís, existen.
Preterite
yo: existí
The preterite of existir is regular: existí, exististe, existió, existimos, exististeis, existieron.
Imperfect
yo: existía
Existir is regular in the imperfect: existía, existías, existía, existíamos, existíais, existían.
Future
yo: existiré
The future of existir uses the infinitive as the stem: existir + é, ás, á, emos, éis, án.
Present Subjunctive
yo: exista
The present subjunctive of existir uses the 'a' endings: exista, existas, exista, existamos, existáis, existan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: existiera
The imperfect subjunctive of existir is based on the preterite stem: existiera, existieras, existiera, existiéramos.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: existe
The imperative of existir is used for commands: existe, exista, existamos, existid, existan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no existas
The negative imperative of existir matches the present subjunctive: no existas, no exista, no existamos, no existáis, no existan.