importar Conditional Conjugation
importar — to matter
The conditional of importar is regular: importaría, importarías, importaría, importaríamos, importaríais, importarían.
importar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what 'would' matter in a hypothetical situation or to make polite requests/questions (e.g., '¿Te importaría...?').
Notes on importar in the Conditional
Importar is regular in the conditional. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
¿Te importaría abrir la ventana?
Would you mind opening the window?
él/ella/usted
Si fuera rico, el dinero no me importaría.
If I were rich, money wouldn't matter to me.
yo
A ellos les importarían más las reglas si fueran claras.
The rules would matter more to them if they were clear.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'importaría' to mean 'to import goods'.
Correct: While it can mean that, in daily speech, it almost always means 'to matter' or 'to mind'.
Why: Learners often forget the dual meaning of the verb (to matter vs. to import).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: importo
The present tense of importar is regular: importo, importas, importa, importamos, importáis, importan.
Preterite
yo: importé
The preterite of importar is regular: importé, importaste, importó, importamos, importasteis, importaron.
Imperfect
yo: importaba
The imperfect of importar follows the regular -aba pattern: importaba, importabas, importaba, importábamos, importabais, importaban.
Future
yo: importaré
The future of importar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: importaré, importarás, importará, importaremos, importaréis, importarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: importe
The present subjunctive of importar uses -e endings: importe, importes, importe, importemos, importéis, importen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: importara
The imperfect subjunctive of importar is regular: importara, importaras, importara, importáramos, importarais, importaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: importa
The imperative of importar is rarely used for 'mattering' but follows regular rules: importa, importe, importemos, importad, importen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no importes
The negative imperative of importar uses present subjunctive forms: no importes, no importe, no importemos, no importéis, no importen.