matar Conditional Conjugation
matar — to kill
The conditional of matar is regular: mataría, matarías, mataría, mataríamos, mataríais, matarían.
matar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional for hypothetical scenarios (e.g., 'I would kill for a burger') or to express what would happen under certain conditions.
Notes on matar in the Conditional
Matar is regular in the conditional; just add the -ía endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Mataría por un vaso de agua fría ahora mismo.
I would kill for a glass of cold water right now.
yo
Él no mataría ni a una mosca.
He wouldn't even kill a fly.
él/ella/usted
¿Matarías el tiempo conmigo si estuviera solo?
Would you kill time with me if I were alone?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing mataría with the imperfect mataba.
Correct: mataría
Why: Mataría is 'would kill' (hypothetical), whereas mataba is 'was killing' (past description).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: mato
The present tense of matar is regular: mato, matas, mata, matamos, matáis, matan.
Preterite
yo: maté
The preterite of matar is regular: maté, mataste, mató, matamos, matasteis, mataron.
Imperfect
yo: mataba
The imperfect of matar follows the regular -aba pattern: mataba, matabas, mataba, matábamos, matabais, mataban.
Future
yo: mataré
The future of matar is regular: matar + é, ás, á, emos, éis, án.
Present Subjunctive
yo: mate
The present subjunctive of matar uses -e endings: mate, mates, mate, matemos, matéis, maten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: matara
The imperfect subjunctive of matar is matara, mataras, matara, matáramos, matarais, mataran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: mata
The affirmative imperative of matar is: mata (tú), mate (usted), matemos (nosotros), matad (vosotros), maten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no mates
The negative imperative of matar uses the present subjunctive: no mates, no mate, no matemos, no matéis, no maten.