herir Conditional Conjugation
herir — to wound
The conditional of herir is regular: heriría, herirías, heriría, heriríamos, heriríais, herirían.
herir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express what 'would' happen, such as saying a certain truth would hurt someone.
Notes on herir in the Conditional
The conditional is formed by adding endings to the infinitive. No stem changes occur here.
Example Sentences
Yo nunca te heriría.
I would never hurt you.
yo
¿Crees que eso les heriría?
Do you think that would wound them?
él/ella/usted
Nos heriríamos si saltáramos desde ahí.
We would hurt ourselves if we jumped from there.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'hieriría' with an extra 'i'.
Correct: heriría
Why: The conditional stem is always the full infinitive 'herir'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: hiero
Herir is a stem-changing verb where the 'e' becomes 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: herí
The preterite of herir features a stem change (e > i) in the third-person forms: hirió and hirieron.
Imperfect
yo: hería
Herir is regular in the imperfect: hería, herías, hería, heríamos, heríais, herían.
Future
yo: heriré
The future tense of herir is completely regular, using the full infinitive as the stem.
Present Subjunctive
yo: hiera
Herir has two stem changes in the subjunctive: 'ie' in most forms, and 'i' in nosotros/vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: hiriera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'hirier-' stem derived from the preterite third-person.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: hiere
The imperative uses 'hiere' (tú) and 'hiera' (usted), following the present stem changes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no hieras
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no hieras, no hiera, no hiramos, no hiráis, no hieran.