felicitar Conditional Conjugation
felicitar — to congratulate
The conditional of felicitar (felicitaría, felicitarías, felicitaría, etc.) is used for hypotheticals, polite requests, and future-in-the-past.
felicitar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional of felicitar to express what you would do (congratulate someone) under certain hypothetical circumstances, or to make a polite request to congratulate someone.
Notes on felicitar in the Conditional
Felicitar is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the infinitive 'felicitar-', and the standard conditional endings are added.
Example Sentences
Yo te felicitaría si hubiera ganado el premio.
I would congratulate you if you had won the prize.
yo
¿Me felicitarías si te dijera la verdad?
Would you congratulate me if I told you the truth?
tú
Él dijo que nos felicitaría en la fiesta.
He said he would congratulate us at the party.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros los felicitaríamos por su boda.
We would congratulate them on their wedding.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the conditional for a definite future action.
Correct: Use the future tense for definite future actions: 'Te felicitaré'. Use the conditional for hypotheticals: 'Te felicitaría si...'.
Why: The conditional expresses hypothetical or uncertain outcomes, not definite future events.
Mistake: Confusing conditional endings with future endings.
Correct: Conditional endings: -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. Future endings: -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.
Why: These are distinct sets of endings for two different tenses.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: felicito
The present tense of felicitar (felicito, felicitas, felicita, felicitamos, felicitáis, felicitan) describes habitual actions or things happening now.
Preterite
yo: felicité
The preterite of felicitar is regular: felicité, felicitaste, felicitó, felicitamos, felicitasteis, felicitaron.
Imperfect
yo: felicitaba
The imperfect of felicitar (felicitaba, felicitabas, felicitaba, felicitábamos, felicitabais, felicitaban) describes ongoing or habitual past congratulations.
Future
yo: felicitaré
The future tense of felicitar (felicitaré, felicitarás, felicitará, etc.) indicates an action that will happen.
Present Subjunctive
yo: felicite
The present subjunctive of felicitar (felicite, felicites, felicitemos, felicitéis, feliciten) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: felicitara
The imperfect subjunctive of felicitar (felicitara/felicitase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: felicita
The imperative of felicitar uses 'felicita' (tú), 'felicite' (usted), 'felicitemos' (nosotros), 'felicitéis' (vosotros), 'felicite' (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no felicites
Negative commands for felicitar use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no felicites (tú), no felicite (usted), no felicitemos (nosotros), no felicitéis (vosotros), no feliciten (ustedes).