
merecer Conditional Conjugation
merecer — to deserve
The conditional of merecer is regular: merecería, merecerías, merecería, mereceríamos, mereceríais, merecerían.
merecer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say someone 'would deserve' something under certain circumstances or to express polite opinions.
Notes on merecer in the Conditional
Merecer is regular in the conditional. Add the -ía endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo merecería el puesto si tuviera más experiencia.
I would deserve the position if I had more experience.
yo
¿No crees que ellos merecerían una segunda oportunidad?
Don't you think they would deserve a second chance?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros mereceríamos ganar si jugáramos mejor.
We would deserve to win if we played better.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect 'merecía'.
Correct: merecería (conditional) vs merecía (imperfect).
Why: The conditional keeps the 'er' of the infinitive before the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: merezco
Merecer is irregular in the first person (yo merezco), while the other forms follow regular -er patterns.
Preterite
yo: merecí
Merecer is regular in the preterite: merecí, mereciste, mereció, merecimos, merecisteis, merecieron.
Imperfect
yo: merecía
Merecer is regular in the imperfect: merecía, merecías, merecía, merecíamos, merecíais, merecían.
Future
yo: mereceré
The future of merecer is regular: mereceré, merecerás, merecerá, mereceremos, mereceréis, merecerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: merezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'merezc-' stem for all persons.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: mereciera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the stem 'merecie-': mereciera, merecieras, mereciera, mereciéramos, merecierais, merecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: merece
The imperative uses 'merece' for tú and 'merezca' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no merezcas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.