imitar Conditional Conjugation
imitar — to copy
The conditional of imitar is regular: imitaría, imitarías, imitaría, imitaríamos, imitaríais, imitarían.
imitar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations ('I would imitate if...'), polite requests ('Would you imitate this?'), or to express future actions from a past perspective ('He said he would imitate us').
Notes on imitar in the Conditional
Imitar is a regular -ar verb. The conditional stem is the infinitive 'imitar', and regular endings are added.
Example Sentences
Yo imitaría tu valentía.
I would imitate your bravery.
yo
¿Tú imitarías esa pose?
Would you imitate that pose?
tú
Él imitaría al profesor si se lo pidieran.
He would imitate the professor if they asked him to.
él/ella/usted
Ellos imitarían los pasos si tuvieran más práctica.
They would imitate the steps if they had more practice.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing conditional with future tense.
Correct: The future ('imitará') talks about what *will* happen. The conditional ('imitaría') talks about what *would* happen under certain conditions or expresses politeness.
Why: These tenses have distinct meanings related to certainty and hypotheticality.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: imito
Imitar is regular in the present: imito, imitas, imita, imitamos, imitáis, imitan.
Preterite
yo: imité
Imitar is regular in the preterite: imité, imitaste, imitó, imitamos, imitasteis, imitaron.
Imperfect
yo: imitaba
The imperfect of imitar is regular: imitaba, imitabas, imitaba, imitábamos, imitabais, imitaban.
Future
yo: imitaré
The future of imitar is regular: imitaré, imitarás, imitará, imitaremos, imitaréis, imitarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: imite
The present subjunctive of imitar (imite, imites, etc.) expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: imitara
The imperfect subjunctive of imitar (imitaran, imitara, etc.) expresses past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: imita
Imita and imita forms are regular commands for 'imitar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no imites
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no imites, no imite, no imitemos, no imiten, no imitéis.