medir Conditional Conjugation
medir — to measure
The conditional of medir is regular: añadir -ía endings to the infinitive (mediría, medirías, etc.).
medir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say you 'would measure' something if you had a ruler, or for polite requests.
Notes on medir in the Conditional
Medir is regular in the conditional. Simply add the endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo mediría el aceite si tuviera una cuchara.
I would measure the oil if I had a spoon.
yo
¿Medirías tú la ventana por mí?
Would you measure the window for me?
tú
Ellos medirían mejor si tuvieran cinta métrica.
They would measure better if they had a tape measure.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: midiría
Correct: mediría
Why: Like the future, the conditional uses the full infinitive and does not take stem changes.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: mido
Medir undergoes an e-to-i stem change in the present: mido, mides, mide, medimos, medís, miden.
Preterite
yo: medí
In the preterite, medir only changes e-to-i in the third-person forms (midió, midieron).
Imperfect
yo: medía
Medir is completely regular in the imperfect: medía, medías, medía, medíamos, medíais, medían.
Future
yo: mediré
The future of medir is regular: añadir the endings to the full infinitive (mediré, medirás, etc.).
Present Subjunctive
yo: mida
The present subjunctive of medir uses the 'i' stem change in ALL forms: mida, midas, mida, midamos, midáis, midan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: midiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'midier-' stem for all forms (midiera, midieras, etc.).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: mide
Use 'mide' (tú) or 'midan' (ustedes) to tell someone to measure something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no midas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no midas, no mida, no midamos, no midáis, no midan.