
intensificar Conditional Conjugation
intensificar — to intensify
The conditional of intensificar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
intensificar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say you 'would' intensify something, often depending on a condition, or to make a polite suggestion.
Notes on intensificar in the Conditional
Intensificar is fully regular in the conditional tense.
Example Sentences
Yo intensificaría el control si fuera el jefe.
I would intensify control if I were the boss.
yo
¿Intensificarías la búsqueda si tuvieras más tiempo?
Would you intensify the search if you had more time?
tú
Ellos intensificarían la ayuda si fuera necesario.
They would intensify the help if it were necessary.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: intensificaria
Correct: intensificaría
Why: The conditional endings always require an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: intensifico
The present tense of intensificar is completely regular: intensifico, intensificas, intensifica, intensificamos, intensificáis, intensifican.
Preterite
yo: intensifiqué
The preterite of intensificar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: intensifiqué.
Imperfect
yo: intensificaba
The imperfect of intensificar is regular: intensificaba, intensificabas, intensificaba, intensificábamos, intensificabais, intensificaban.
Future
yo: intensificaré
The future tense of intensificar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (intensificar + é, ás, á, emos, éis, án).
Present Subjunctive
yo: intensifique
The present subjunctive of intensificar requires a c-to-qu spelling change: intensifique, intensifiques, intensifique, intensifiquemos, intensifiquéis, intensifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: intensificara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: intensificara, intensificaras, intensificara, intensificáramos, intensificarais, intensificaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: intensifica
The imperative uses regular -ar endings for 'tú' (intensifica) and spelling-change forms for others (intensifique, intensifiquen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no intensifiques
The negative imperative of intensificar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no intensifiques, no intensifique, etc.