extinguir Conditional Conjugation
extinguir — to extinguish
The conditional of extinguir is regular: extinguiría, extinguirías, extinguiría, extinguiríamos, extinguiríais, extinguirían.
extinguir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to talk about what 'would' happen, such as a species that would go extinct if certain conditions weren't met.
Notes on extinguir in the Conditional
Extinguir is regular in the conditional. Like the future, it uses the whole infinitive as the stem.
Example Sentences
Sin agua, el fuego se extinguiría pronto.
Without water, the fire would go out soon.
él/ella/usted
Ellos extinguirían la deuda si tuvieran el dinero.
They would pay off the debt if they had the money.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo no extinguiría esa especie por nada del mundo.
I wouldn't let that species go extinct for anything in the world.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect 'extinguía'.
Correct: extinguiría
Why: The conditional keeps the 'r' from the infinitive (extinguir-ía), while the imperfect removes the -ir (extingu-ía).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: extingo
The present tense of extinguir is mostly regular, but the 'yo' form changes to 'extingo' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Preterite
yo: extinguí
The preterite of extinguir is regular, focusing on completed actions like putting out a fire or a species going extinct.
Imperfect
yo: extinguía
The imperfect of extinguir is completely regular: extinguía, extinguías, extinguía, extinguíamos, extinguíais, extinguían.
Future
yo: extinguiré
The future tense of extinguir is regular, formed by adding endings to the full infinitive: extinguiré, extinguirás, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: extinga
The present subjunctive of extinguir changes the 'gu' to 'g' in all forms: extinga, extingas, extinga, extingamos, extingáis, extingan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: extinguiera
The imperfect subjunctive of extinguir follows the third-person plural preterite: extinguiera, extinguieras, extinguiera, extinguiéramos, extinguierais, extinguieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: extingue
The imperative of extinguir uses 'extingue' for informal tú and 'extinga' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no extingas
The negative imperative of extinguir always drops the 'u' to keep the hard 'g' sound: no extingas, no extinga, no extingamos, no extingáis, no extingan.