incumbir Conditional Conjugation
incumbir — to concern
The conditional of incumbir is regular: incumbiría, incumbirías, incumbiría, incumbiríamos, incumbiríais, incumbirían.
incumbir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations ('would concern'), polite requests, or to express what would have concerned someone in the past.
Notes on incumbir in the Conditional
Incumbir is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'incumbir'.
Example Sentences
Si tuviera tiempo, me incumbiría ayudarte.
If I had time, I would concern myself with helping you.
yo
¿Te incumbiría a ti organizar la cena?
Would it concern you to organize the dinner?
él/ella/usted
Nos incumbiría mucho saber la verdad.
It would concern us greatly to know the truth.
nosotros
A ellos les incumbiría el proyecto si hubiera fondos.
The project would concern them if there were funds.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Ustedes nos incumbirían la tarea más difícil.
You all would assign us the most difficult task.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect subjunctive instead of the conditional for 'would'.
Correct: For 'would concern', use the conditional forms like 'incumbiría' or 'incumbirían'.
Why: The conditional expresses hypothetical outcomes ('would'), while the imperfect subjunctive is used in 'if' clauses or for past wishes/doubts.
Mistake: Confusing the conditional endings with other tenses.
Correct: The conditional endings are -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
Why: These endings are added to the infinitive stem ('incumbir-') and are distinct from other tense endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: incumbo
The present indicative of incumbir is regular: incumbo, incumbes, incumbe, incumbimos, incumbís, incumben.
Preterite
yo: incumbí
The preterite of incumbir is regular: incumbí, incumbiste, incumbió, incumbimos, incumbisteis, incumbieron.
Imperfect
yo: incumbía
The imperfect of incumbir is regular: incumbía, incumbías, incumbía, incumbíamos, incumbíais, incumbían.
Future
yo: incumbiré
The future tense of incumbir is regular: incumbiré, incumbirás, incumbirá, incumbiremos, incumbiréis, incumbirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: incumba
The present subjunctive of incumbir is: incumbamos, incumban, incumba, incumbas, incumbáis.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: incumbiera
The imperfect subjunctive of incumbir has two forms: incumbiera/incumbiera and incumbiese/incumbiese.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: incumbe
The imperative of incumbir is irregular: incumbe, incumba, incumbamos, incumba, incumbid, incumban.
Negative Imperative
yo: no incumbas
Negative commands for incumbir use the present subjunctive: no incumbas, no incumba, no incumbamos, no incumban, no incumbáis.