extraer Conditional Conjugation
extraer — to extract
Extraer is regular in the conditional: extraería, extraerías, extraería.
extraer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for hypothetical extractions (e.g., 'I would extract it if...') or to be polite.
Notes on extraer in the Conditional
The verb is regular. Like the future, it uses the infinitive as the stem. All forms have an accented 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo extraería el diente ahora, pero no tengo anestesia.
I would extract the tooth now, but I don't have anesthesia.
yo
¿Extraerías tú la información si fuera legal?
Would you extract the information if it were legal?
tú
Ellos extraerían más si tuvieran mejores máquinas.
They would extract more if they had better machines.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: extrairia
Correct: extraería
Why: Learners sometimes try to change the 'e' to an 'i', but the stem must be the full infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: extraigo
Extraer is irregular in the first person (extraigo), but follows regular -er patterns for the rest.
Preterite
yo: extraje
Extraer is highly irregular in the preterite, using a 'j' stem: extraje, extrajiste, extrajo.
Imperfect
yo: extraía
Extraer is regular in the imperfect: extraía, extraías, extraía...
Future
yo: extraeré
Extraer is regular in the future: extraeré, extraerás, extraerá.
Present Subjunctive
yo: extraiga
The present subjunctive uses the irregular 'extraig-' stem for all persons.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: extrajera
This tense uses the 'j' stem from the preterite: extrajera, extrajeras, extrajera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: extrae
Use extrae (tú) or extraiga (usted) to give direct orders to extract something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no extraigas
All negative commands for extraer use the 'extraig-' stem.