mandar Conditional Conjugation
mandar — to send
The conditional of mandar is regular: mandaría, mandarías, mandaría, mandaríamos, mandaríais, mandarían.
mandar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would send' something if a certain condition were met, or to make a polite offer to send something.
Notes on mandar in the Conditional
Mandar is regular in the conditional. The stem is the infinitive 'mandar' and the endings all contain an 'í' with an accent.
Example Sentences
Yo mandaría el dinero, pero no tengo ahora.
I would send the money, but I don't have it now.
yo
¿Mandarías tú este paquete por mí?
Would you send this package for me?
tú
Nosotros mandaríamos la caja si fuera necesario.
We would send the box if it were necessary.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: mandería
Correct: mandaría
Why: Learners sometimes try to change the 'a' of the infinitive, but for regular verbs, the 'a' stays.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: mando
The present tense of mandar is regular: mando, mandas, manda, mandamos, mandáis, mandan.
Preterite
yo: mandé
The preterite of mandar is regular: mandé, mandaste, mandó, mandamos, mandasteis, mandaron.
Imperfect
yo: mandaba
The imperfect of mandar follows the regular -aba pattern: mandaba, mandabas, mandaba, mandábamos, mandabais, mandaban.
Future
yo: mandaré
The future of mandar uses the infinitive plus endings: mandaré, mandarás, mandará, mandaremos, mandaréis, mandarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: mande
The present subjunctive of mandar is regular: mande, mandes, mande, mandemos, mandéis, manden.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: mandara
The imperfect subjunctive of mandar uses the preterite stem: mandara, mandaras, mandara, mandáramos, mandarais, mandaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: manda
The affirmative imperative of mandar provides commands: manda (tú), mande (usted), mandad (vosotros), manden (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no mandes
The negative imperative of mandar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no mandes, no mande, no mandemos, no mandéis, no manden.