justificar Conditional Conjugation
justificar — to justify
The conditional of justificar is regular: justificaría, justificarías, justificaría, justificaríamos, justificaríais, justificarían.
justificar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say someone 'would justify' something under certain conditions or to make polite inquiries about justifications.
Notes on justificar in the Conditional
Regular. Like the future, it uses the infinitive 'justificar' as the stem followed by 'ía' endings.
Example Sentences
Yo no justificaría ese comportamiento en ninguna situación.
I would not justify that behavior in any situation.
yo
¿Justificarías tú una mentira piadosa?
Would you justify a white lie?
tú
Ellos justificarían el precio si la calidad fuera mejor.
They would justify the price if the quality were better.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'justificaría' (conditional) with 'justificaba' (imperfect).
Correct: justificaría
Why: The conditional always keeps the 'r' from the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: justifico
The present tense of justificar is regular: justifico, justificas, justifica, justificamos, justificáis, justifican.
Preterite
yo: justifiqué
The preterite features a spelling change in the 'yo' form: justifiqué, but otherwise follows regular -ar patterns.
Imperfect
yo: justificaba
The imperfect of justificar is fully regular: justificaba, justificabas, justificaba, justificábamos, justificabais, justificaban.
Future
yo: justificaré
The future of justificar is regular: justificaré, justificarás, justificará, justificaremos, justificaréis, justificarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: justifique
The present subjunctive changes 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: justifiqué, justifiques, justifique...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: justificara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: justificara, justificaras, justificara, justificáramos, justificarais, justificaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: justifica
Use 'justifica' (tú) or 'justifique' (usted) to command someone to provide a reason.
Negative Imperative
yo: no justifiques
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no justifiques, no justifique...