favorecer Conditional Conjugation
favorecer — to benefit
Favorecer is regular in the conditional: keep the infinitive and add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
favorecer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to talk about hypothetical benefits or to make polite suggestions about what would be beneficial.
Notes on favorecer in the Conditional
Favorecer follows the regular pattern for -er verbs in the conditional.
Example Sentences
Ese corte de pelo te favorecería mucho.
That haircut would suit you very well.
él/ella/usted
Un poco de lluvia favorecería las cosechas.
A bit of rain would benefit the crops.
él/ella/usted
Dijeron que la nueva ruta nos favorecería.
They said the new route would benefit us.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: favoreceria (no accent)
Correct: favorecería
Why: The conditional tense always requires an accent on the 'í' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: favorezco
Favorecer has a ZC spelling change in the 'yo' form (favorezco), but is regular otherwise.
Preterite
yo: favorecí
Favorecer is completely regular in the preterite: favorecí, favoreciste, favoreció, etc.
Imperfect
yo: favorecía
Favorecer is regular in the imperfect: favorecía, favorecías, favorecía, favorecíamos, favorecíais, favorecían.
Future
yo: favoreceré
Favorecer is regular in the future: keep the infinitive and add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.
Present Subjunctive
yo: favorezca
The ZC change from the 'yo' form carries through all persons: favorezca, favorezcas, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: favoreciera
Built from the 3rd person plural preterite: favoreciera, favorecieras, favoreciera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: favorece
Use 'favorece' (tú) or 'favorezca' (usted) to command or strongly suggest a beneficial action.
Negative Imperative
yo: no favorezcas
All forms use the present subjunctive with 'no' and maintain the ZC change.