guiar Conditional Conjugation
guiar — to guide
The conditional of guiar is regular: guiaría, guiarías, guiaría, guiaríamos, guiaríais, guiarían.
guiar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would guide' someone if you had time, or to make a polite suggestion.
Notes on guiar in the Conditional
Guiar is regular in the conditional. The 'i' in the ending 'ía' always carries an accent.
Example Sentences
Yo te guiaría, pero no tengo el mapa.
I would guide you, but I don't have the map.
yo
¿Nos guiarías si te pagamos el almuerzo?
Would you guide us if we buy you lunch?
tú
Ellos guiarían mejor si tuvieran más experiencia.
They would guide better if they had more experience.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'guiaría' with the imperfect 'guiaba'.
Correct: guiaría (would guide) vs. guiaba (used to guide)
Why: The conditional is for hypotheticals, while the imperfect is for past habits.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: guío
The present of guiar is irregular, adding an accent to the 'í' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: guie
The preterite of guiar is regular in its endings, but 'guie' and 'guio' no longer take accents in modern spelling.
Imperfect
yo: guiaba
The imperfect of guiar is completely regular: guiaba, guiabas, guiaba, guiábamos, guiabais, guiaban.
Future
yo: guiaré
The future of guiar is regular: guiaré, guiarás, guiará, guiaremos, guiaréis, guiarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: guíe
The present subjunctive of guiar follows the present indicative's irregularity, adding an accent to 'í' in most forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: guiara
The imperfect subjunctive of guiar is regular: guiara, guiaras, guiara, guiáramos, guiarais, guiaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: guía
The imperative of guiar uses 'guía' for tú and 'guíe' for usted.
Negative Imperative
yo: no guíes
The negative imperative of guiar uses the present subjunctive forms: no guíes, no guíe, no guiemos, no guíen.