fluir Conditional Conjugation
fluir — to flow
The conditional is regular for fluir: fluiría, fluirías, fluiría, fluiríamos, fluiríais, fluirían.
fluir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say how things 'would flow' under certain conditions or for polite suggestions.
Notes on fluir in the Conditional
This tense is regular. It uses the infinitive 'fluir' as the base for all endings.
Example Sentences
La información fluiría mejor con un correo nuevo.
Information would flow better with a new email.
él/ella/usted
Si no hubiera presas, el río fluiría libre.
If there were no dams, the river would flow free.
él/ella/usted
En un mundo ideal, los recursos fluirían a todos.
In an ideal world, resources would flow to everyone.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'fluiría' with the imperfect 'fluía'.
Correct: fluiría
Why: The conditional includes the 'r' from the infinitive (fluir-ía), while the imperfect does not (flu-ía).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fluyo
The present tense adds a 'y' to most forms: fluyo, fluyes, fluye, fluimos, fluís, fluyen.
Preterite
yo: fluí
In the preterite, fluir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third person: fluí, fluiste, fluyó, fluimos, fluisteis, fluyeron.
Imperfect
yo: fluía
The imperfect of fluir is regular: fluía, fluías, fluía, fluíamos, fluíais, fluían.
Future
yo: fluiré
The future tense is regular for fluir: fluiré, fluirás, fluirá, fluiremos, fluiréis, fluirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fluya
The present subjunctive of fluir features a 'y' spelling change: fluya, fluyas, fluya, fluyamos, fluyáis, fluyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fluyera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'fluy-' stem: fluyera, fluyeras, fluyera, fluyéramos, fluyerais, fluyeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fluye
The imperative uses 'y' in most forms: fluye (tú), fluya (usted), fluyamos (nosotros), fluid (vosotros), fluyan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no fluyas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no fluyas, no fluya, no fluyamos, no fluyáis, no fluyan.