fregar Conditional Conjugation
fregar — to scrub
Fregar is regular in the conditional: fregaría, fregarías, fregaría...
fregar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would scrub' something under certain conditions, or to make a polite request about cleaning.
Notes on fregar in the Conditional
Fregar is fully regular in the conditional. The endings are added directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo fregaría los platos, pero no hay jabón.
I would scrub the dishes, but there is no soap.
yo
¿Fregarías tú el baño por diez euros?
Would you scrub the bathroom for ten euros?
tú
Nosotros fregaríamos el coche, pero va a llover.
We would scrub the car, but it's going to rain.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'fregaría' with the imperfect 'fregaba'.
Correct: Use 'fregaría' for 'would scrub' and 'fregaba' for 'used to scrub'.
Why: Learners often mix up these two past/hypothetical forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: friego
Fregar has an 'e' to 'ie' stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: fregué
Fregar has a spelling change (g to gu) in the 'yo' form: fregué.
Imperfect
yo: fregaba
Fregar is completely regular in the imperfect: fregaba, fregabas, fregaba...
Future
yo: fregaré
Fregar is regular in the future; just add the endings to the infinitive: fregaré, fregarás...
Present Subjunctive
yo: friegue
The present subjunctive of fregar features both a stem change (e to ie) and a spelling change (g to gu).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fregara
Based on the preterite 'fregaron', this tense is fregara, fregaras, fregara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: friega
Commands for fregar: friega (tú), fregad (vosotros), friegue (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no friegues
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no friegues, no freguéis...