explotar Conditional Conjugation
explotar — to explode
The conditional of explotar is regular: explotaría, explotarías, explotaría, explotaríamos, explotaríais, explotarían.
explotar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to talk about what would happen to a device or a business under certain conditions.
Notes on explotar in the Conditional
Explotar is regular in the conditional; add -ía endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Sin ventilación, el motor explotaría.
Without ventilation, the engine would explode.
él/ella/usted
Yo no explotaría ese negocio si fuera tú.
I wouldn't exploit that business if I were you.
yo
¿Explotarías tú estos globos por mí?
Would you pop these balloons for me?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: explotaria
Correct: explotaría
Why: The conditional always requires an accent on the 'i' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: exploto
The present tense of explotar is regular: exploto, explotas, explota, explotamos, explotáis, explotan.
Preterite
yo: exploté
The preterite of explotar is regular: exploté, explotaste, explotó, explotamos, explotasteis, explotaron.
Imperfect
yo: explotaba
The imperfect of explotar is regular: explotaba, explotabas, explotaba, explotábamos, explotabais, explotaban.
Future
yo: explotaré
The future of explotar is regular: explotaré, explotarás, explotará, explotaremos, explotaréis, explotarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: explote
The present subjunctive of explotar is regular: explote, explotes, explote, explotemos, explotéis, exploten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: explotara
The imperfect subjunctive of explotar is regular: explotara, explotaras, explotara, explotáramos, explotarais, explotaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: explota
The imperative of explotar is: explota (tú), explote (usted), explotemos (nosotros), explotad (vosotros), exploten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no explotes
The negative imperative of explotar uses present subjunctive forms: no explotes, no explote, no explotemos, no explotéis, no exploten.