inducir Conditional Conjugation
inducir — to induce
Inducir is regular in the conditional: induciría, inducirías, induciría, etc.
inducir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to talk about what 'would' induce a certain reaction or to make polite medical suggestions.
Notes on inducir in the Conditional
Inducir is fully regular in the conditional. The stem is the infinitive 'inducir'.
Example Sentences
¿Induciría usted el sueño con medicina?
Would you induce sleep with medicine?
él/ella/usted
Eso induciría una crisis económica.
That would induce an economic crisis.
él/ella/usted
Nos inducirían a error si no tuviéramos el mapa.
They would lead us into error if we didn't have the map.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: indujiría
Correct: induciría
Why: Do not use the preterite 'j' stem; the conditional always uses the full infinitive for this verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: induzco
Inducir is irregular only in the 'yo' form (induzco); all other forms are regular -ir endings.
Preterite
yo: induje
Inducir is irregular in the preterite, using a 'j' stem: induje, indujiste, indujo, indujimos, indujisteis, indujeron.
Imperfect
yo: inducía
Inducir is regular in the imperfect: inducía, inducías, inducía, inducíamos, inducíais, inducían.
Future
yo: induciré
Inducir is regular in the future: induciré, inducirás, inducirá, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: induzca
Inducir changes the 'c' to 'zc' in all forms of the present subjunctive: induzca, induzcas, induzca, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: indujera
The imperfect subjunctive of inducir uses the 'j' stem: indujera, indujeras, indujera, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: induce
The imperative uses 'induce' for tú and 'induzca' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no induzcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' subjunctive forms: no induzcas, no induzca, etc.