impulsar Conditional Conjugation
impulsar — to boost
The conditional of impulsar is regular: impulsaría, impulsarías, impulsaría, impulsaríamos, impulsaríais, impulsarían.
impulsar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to talk about hypothetical situations ('would boost'), polite requests, or future actions from a past perspective. For instance, 'I would boost your efforts,' or 'He said he would boost the project.'
Notes on impulsar in the Conditional
Impulsar is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'impulsar'.
Example Sentences
Yo impulsaría tu propuesta.
I would boost your proposal.
yo
¿Tú impulsarías el equipo?
Would you boost the team?
tú
Él impulsaría el crecimiento si pudiera.
He would boost growth if he could.
él/ella/usted
Ellos impulsarían el cambio.
They would boost the change.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the conditional for definite future actions.
Correct: Use the future tense ('impulsará') for actions that will certainly happen.
Why: The conditional expresses hypothetical or uncertain outcomes, not definite ones.
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: Use 'impulsaría' for 'would boost' and 'impulsara' for hypothetical past actions like 'if I boosted...'.
Why: These tenses serve different grammatical functions, especially in conditional sentences.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: impulso
The present tense of impulsar is regular: impulso, impulsas, impulsa, impulsamos, impulsáis, impulsan.
Preterite
yo: impulsé
The preterite of impulsar is regular: impulsé, impulsaste, impulsó, impulsamos, impulsasteis, impulsaron.
Imperfect
yo: impulsaba
The imperfect of impulsar is regular: impulsaba, impulsabas, impulsaba, impulsábamos, impulsabais, impulsaban.
Future
yo: impulsaré
The future tense of impulsar is regular: impulsaré, impulsarás, impulsará, impulsaremos, impulsaréis, impulsarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: impulse
The present subjunctive of impulsar (impulse, impulses, impulsemos, impulsen) expresses wishes, doubts, emotions, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: impulsara
The imperfect subjunctive of impulsar (impulsara/impulsarais/impulsaran) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: impulsa
The imperative of impulsar is mostly regular, with commands like impulsa (tú), impulse (usted), impulsemos (nosotros), impulsen (ustedes), and impulsad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no impulses
Negative commands for 'impulsar' use the present subjunctive with 'no': no impulses, no impulse, no impulsemos, no impulsen, no impulséis.