imaginar Conditional Conjugation
imaginar — to imagine
The conditional of imaginar is regular: imaginaría, imaginarías, imaginaría, imaginaríamos, imaginaríais, imaginarían.
imaginar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to talk about what you 'would' imagine under certain circumstances, or to politely ask someone to visualize something.
Notes on imaginar in the Conditional
Imaginar is regular in the conditional. The endings are added directly to the infinitive and always include an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo nunca imaginaría algo así de ti.
I would never imagine something like that of you.
yo
¿Imaginarías vivir en otro planeta?
Would you imagine living on another planet?
tú
Nosotros imaginaríamos un resultado diferente con más tiempo.
We would imagine a different result with more time.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: imaginaría (confusing with imperfect)
Correct: imaginaría (conditional) vs imaginaba (imperfect)
Why: Learners sometimes confuse the -ía ending of conditional with the -aba ending of -ar imperfect verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: imagino
Imaginar is regular in the present: imagino, imaginas, imagina, imaginamos, imagináis, imaginan.
Preterite
yo: imaginé
Imaginar is regular in the preterite: imaginé, imaginaste, imaginó, imaginamos, imaginasteis, imaginaron.
Imperfect
yo: imaginaba
The imperfect of imaginar uses the standard -aba endings: imaginaba, imaginabas, imaginaba, imaginábamos, imaginabais, imaginaban.
Future
yo: imaginaré
The future of imaginar is regular: imaginaré, imaginarás, imaginará, imaginaremos, imaginaréis, imaginarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: imagine
The present subjunctive of imaginar swaps -a for -e: imagine, imagines, imagine, imaginemos, imaginéis, imaginen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: imaginara
The imperfect subjunctive of imaginar uses the -ara stem: imaginara, imaginaras, imaginara, imagináramos, imaginararais, imaginaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: imagina
The imperative of imaginar uses imagina (tú) and imagine (usted) to give creative commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no imagines
The negative imperative of imaginar uses the present subjunctive forms: no imagines, no imagine, no imaginemos, no imaginéis, no imaginen.