machacar Conditional Conjugation
machacar — to crush
The conditional of machacar is regular: attach -ía endings to the full infinitive (machacaría, machacarías, etc.).
machacar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say you 'would crush' something under certain conditions or to make a polite suggestion in a kitchen.
Notes on machacar in the Conditional
Machacar is fully regular in the conditional tense.
Example Sentences
Yo machacaría el hielo ahora, pero no tenemos licuadora.
I would crush the ice now, but we don't have a blender.
yo
¿Machacarías tú las semillas por mí?
Would you crush the seeds for me?
tú
Ellos machacarían a cualquier equipo con ese portero.
They would crush any team with that goalkeeper.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the future 'machacará'.
Correct: machacaría
Why: The conditional expresses 'would', while the future expresses 'will'. They look similar but have different endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: machaco
The present tense of machacar is completely regular: machaco, machacas, machaca, machacamos, machacáis, machacan.
Preterite
yo: machaque
The preterite of machacar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'machaqué'.
Imperfect
yo: machacaba
The imperfect of machacar is regular: machacaba, machacabas, machacaba, machacábamos, machacabais, machacaban.
Future
yo: machacaré
The future tense of machacar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (machacaré, machacarás, etc.).
Present Subjunctive
yo: machaque
The present subjunctive of machacar features a spelling change (c to qu) in all forms: machaque, machaques, machaque, machaquemos, machaquéis, machaquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: machacara
The imperfect subjunctive of machacar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: machacara, machacaras, machacara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: machaca
The imperative of machacar uses the spelling change 'qu' for formal commands (machaque) and 'c' for informal (machaca).
Negative Imperative
yo: no machaques
The negative imperative of machacar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no machaques, no machaque, no machaquemos, etc.