
marcar Conditional Conjugation
marcar — dial
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: marcaría, marcarías, marcaría, marcaríamos, marcaríais, marcarían.
marcar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say you 'would' dial or score under certain conditions, or to make a polite suggestion.
Notes on marcar in the Conditional
Marcar is regular in the conditional. All endings have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo marcaría el número, pero no tengo batería.
I would dial the number, but I don't have battery.
yo
¿Marcarías tú la diferencia en este equipo?
Would you make (mark) a difference in this team?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: marcaria
Correct: marcaría
Why: The accent on the 'í' is mandatory in the conditional to distinguish the sound and the tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: marco
The present tense of marcar is completely regular: marco, marcas, marca, marcamos, marcáis, marcan.
Preterite
yo: marqué
The preterite of marcar has a spelling change in the first person: marqué, marcaste, marcó, marcamos, marcasteis, marcaron.
Imperfect
yo: marcaba
The imperfect of marcar is regular: marcaba, marcabas, marcaba, marcábamos, marcabais, marcaban.
Future
yo: marcaré
The future tense is formed by adding endings to the full infinitive: marcaré, marcarás, marcará, marcaremos, marcaréis, marcarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: marque
The present subjunctive uses a 'qu' spelling change: marque, marques, marque, marquemos, marquéis, marquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: marcara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: marcara, marcaras, marcara, marcáramos, marcarais, marcaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: marca
Give commands with marcar: marca (tú), marque (usted), marcad (vosotros), marquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no marques
Negative commands use the subjunctive with 'no': no marques, no marque, no marquemos, no marquéis, no marquen.