modificar Conditional Conjugation
modificar — to modify
The conditional of modificar is regular: modificaría, modificarías, modificaría, modificaríamos, modificaríais, modificarían.
modificar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say what you 'would' modify under certain conditions or to make a polite suggestion about a change.
Notes on modificar in the Conditional
Modificar is fully regular in the conditional. Simply add the endings (-ía, -ías, etc.) to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo modificaría el color si fuera tú.
I would modify the color if I were you.
yo
¿Modificarías algo de tu pasado?
Would you modify anything from your past?
tú
Ellos modificarían el precio si les pagas hoy.
They would modify the price if you pay them today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'modificaría' with the imperfect 'modificaba'.
Correct: modificaría
Why: Conditional expresses 'would', while imperfect expresses 'used to' or 'was doing'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: modifico
Modificar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense: modifico, modificas, modifica, modificamos, modificáis, modifican.
Preterite
yo: modifiqué
Modificar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'c' to 'qu': modifiqué.
Imperfect
yo: modificaba
The imperfect of modificar is regular: modificaba, modificabas, modificaba, modificábamos, modificabais, modificaban.
Future
yo: modificaré
The future of modificar is regular: take the infinitive and add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.
Present Subjunctive
yo: modifique
Modificar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: modifique, modifiques, modifique, modifiquemos, modifiquéis, modifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: modificara
The imperfect subjunctive of modificar follows the regular -ra pattern: modificara, modificaras, modificara, modificáramos, modificarais, modificaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: modifica
Direct commands to modify: modifica (tú), modifique (usted), modificad (vosotros), modifiquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no modifiques
Negative commands all use the 'qu' spelling change: no modifiques, no modifique, no modifiquemos, no modifiquéis, no modifiquen.