expulsar Conditional Conjugation
expulsar — to expel
The conditional of expulsar is regular: expulsaría, expulsarías, expulsaría, expulsaríamos, expulsaríais, expulsarían.
expulsar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations (what *would* happen if you expelled someone), polite requests, or to express future actions from a past perspective.
Notes on expulsar in the Conditional
Expulsar is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'expulsar', and the standard conditional endings are added.
Example Sentences
Si fuera el director, expulsaría a los que rompen las reglas.
If I were the principal, I would expel those who break the rules.
yo
¿Nos expulsarían si llegamos tarde a la película?
Would they expel us if we arrived late to the movie?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo te expulsaría de mi casa si volvieras a hablarme así.
I would expel you from my house if you spoke to me like that again.
yo
Ellos dijeron que nos expulsarían del grupo.
They said they would expel us from the group.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the future tense instead of the conditional for hypotheticals.
Correct: For 'would expel', use 'expulsaría', not 'expulsará'.
Why: The conditional is used for hypothetical or unreal situations, while the future refers to definite future events.
Mistake: Confusing conditional endings with future endings.
Correct: The conditional endings are -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían, while the future endings are -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.
Why: They are distinct sets of endings added to the infinitive stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: expulso
Expulso, expulsas, expulsa, expulsamos, expulsáis, expulsan are the regular present indicative forms of expulsar.
Preterite
yo: expulsé
Expulsé, expulsaste, expulsó, expulsamos, expulsasteis, expulsaron are the regular preterite forms of expulsar.
Imperfect
yo: expulsaba
Expulsaba, expulsabas, expulsaba, expulsábamos, expulsabais, expulsaban are the regular imperfect forms of expulsar.
Future
yo: expulsaré
The future tense of expulsar is regular: expulsaré, expulsarás, expulsará, expulsaremos, expulsaréis, expulsarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: expulse
The present subjunctive of expulsar is: expulse, expulses, expulsemos, expulsen, expulséis.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: expulsara
The imperfect subjunctive of expulsar has two forms for each person: expulsara/expulsase, expulsaras/expulsases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: expulsa
Expulsa (tú), expulse (usted), expulsemos (nosotros), expulsen (ustedes), expulsad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no expulses
No expulses (tú), no expulse (usted), no expulsemos (nosotros), no expulsen (ustedes), no expulséis (vosotros).