llover Conditional Conjugation
llover — to rain
The conditional of llover is regular: llovería, lloverían.
llover Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say 'it would rain' in hypothetical situations or to express future-in-the-past (e.g., 'He said it would rain').
Notes on llover in the Conditional
Llover is regular in the conditional; add the endings directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Dijeron que llovería por la tarde.
They said it would rain in the afternoon.
él/ella/usted
Si hubiera nubes, llovería.
If there were clouds, it would rain.
él/ella/usted
En ese desierto nunca llovería.
In that desert, it would never rain.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a stem change: 'lluevería'.
Correct: Use 'llovería'.
Why: The conditional, like the future, uses the full infinitive as its base.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lluevo
The present tense of llover features an o-to-ue vowel change: llueve, llueven.
Preterite
yo: lloví
The preterite of llover is regular: llovió, llovieron.
Imperfect
yo: llovía
The imperfect of llover is regular: llovía, llovían.
Future
yo: lloveré
The future tense of llover is regular: lloverá, lloverán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: llueva
The present subjunctive of llover uses the stem change 'ue': llueva, lluevan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: lloviera
The imperfect subjunctive of llover is lloviera or lloviese.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: llueve
The imperative of llover (llueve, lluevan) is rare and used figuratively.
Negative Imperative
yo: no lluevas
The negative imperative of llover (no llueva) uses the present subjunctive.