funcionar Conditional Conjugation
funcionar — to work
The conditional of funcionar is regular: funcionaría, funcionarías, funcionaría, funcionaríamos, funcionaríais, funcionarían.
funcionar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say that something 'would work' under certain conditions or to make polite speculations.
Notes on funcionar in the Conditional
Funcionar is regular. Add the endings (-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían) to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Ese botón funcionaría si tuviera batería.
That button would work if it had battery.
él/ella/usted
¿Funcionaría este método en tu país?
Would this method work in your country?
él/ella/usted
Dijeron que las cámaras funcionarían hoy.
They said the cameras would work today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect (funcionaba vs funcionaría).
Correct: Use funcionaría for 'would work' and funcionaba for 'used to work'.
Why: The conditional implies a hypothesis or future-in-the-past, while the imperfect describes past habits.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: funciono
The present of funcionar is regular: funciono, funcionas, funciona, funcionamos, funcionáis, funcionan.
Preterite
yo: funcioné
The preterite of funcionar is regular: funcioné, funcionaste, funcionó, funcionamos, funcionasteis, funcionaron.
Imperfect
yo: funcionaba
The imperfect of funcionar is regular: funcionaba, funcionabas, funcionaba, funcionábamos, funcionabais, funcionaban.
Future
yo: funcionarás
The future of funcionar is regular: funcionaré, funcionarás, funcionará, funcionaremos, funcionaréis, funcionarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: funcione
The present subjunctive of funcionar is regular: funcione, funciones, funcione, funcionemos, funcionéis, funcionen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: funcionara
The imperfect subjunctive of funcionar follows the -ra pattern: funcionara, funcionaras, funcionara, funcionáramos, funcionarais, funcionaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: funciona
The affirmative imperative of funcionar gives commands: funciona (tú), funcione (usted), funcionad (vosotros), funcionen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no funciones
The negative imperative of funcionar uses the present subjunctive: no funciones, no funcione, no funcionemos, no funcionéis, no funcionen.