lamentar Conditional Conjugation
lamentar — to regret
The conditional of lamentar is regular: lamentaría, lamentarías, lamentaría, lamentaríamos, lamentaríais, lamentarían.
lamentar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what someone 'would regret' in a hypothetical situation or to state regrets politely.
Notes on lamentar in the Conditional
Lamentar is regular. The endings are added to the full infinitive and all forms carry an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo lamentaría mucho perder tu amistad.
I would deeply regret losing your friendship.
yo
¿No lamentarías dejar tu trabajo?
Wouldn't you regret leaving your job?
tú
Cualquier persona lamentaría ese accidente.
Anyone would regret that accident.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: lamentaria
Correct: lamentaría
Why: All conditional forms require an accent on the letter 'i' to maintain the correct stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lamento
The present of lamentar is regular: lamento, lamentas, lamenta, lamentamos, lamentáis, lamentan.
Preterite
yo: lamenté
The preterite of lamentar is regular: lamenté, lamentaste, lamentó, lamentamos, lamentasteis, lamentaron.
Imperfect
yo: lamentaba
The imperfect of lamentar is regular: lamentaba, lamentabas, lamentaba, lamentábamos, lamentabais, lamentaban.
Future
yo: lamentaré
The future of lamentar is regular: lamentaré, lamentarás, lamentará, lamentaremos, lamentaréis, lamentarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: lamente
The present subjunctive of lamentar is regular: lamente, lamentes, lamente, lamentemos, lamentéis, lamenten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: lamentara
The imperfect subjunctive of lamentar is regular: lamentara, lamentaras, lamentara, lamentáramos, lamentarais, lamentaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: lamenta
The affirmative imperative of lamentar is regular: lamenta, lamente, lamentemos, lamentad, lamenten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no lamentes
The negative imperative of lamentar uses the present subjunctive: no lamentes, no lamente, no lamentemos, no lamentéis, no lamenten.