morir Conditional Conjugation
morir — to die
The conditional of morir is regular: moriría, morirías, moriría, moriríamos, moriríais, morirían.
morir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what would happen in hypothetical situations or to express a future from the perspective of the past.
Notes on morir in the Conditional
Morir is regular in the conditional. Add the endings (-ía, -ías, -ía, etc.) directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Sin tu ayuda, mi gato moriría.
Without your help, my cat would die.
él/ella/usted
Dijeron que los peces morirían sin oxígeno.
They said the fish would die without oxygen.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo moriría por un café ahora mismo.
I would die for a coffee right now.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a 'd' like 'mordiría'.
Correct: moriría
Why: Unlike 'poder' or 'poner', morir does not change its stem in the conditional.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: muero
Morir is a radical stem-changer (o to ue) in the present tense, except for nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: morí
Morir is a stem-changer in the preterite, changing o to u in the third-person forms: murió and murieron.
Imperfect
yo: moría
Morir is regular in the imperfect: moría, morías, moría, moríamos, moríais, morían.
Future
yo: moriré
Morir is completely regular in the future tense: moriré, morirás, morirá, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: muera
Morir stem-changes to 'muer-' (boot forms) and 'mur-' (nosotros/vosotros) in the present subjunctive.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: muriera
The imperfect subjunctive of morir uses the 'murie-' stem derived from the preterite third-person plural.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: muere
The imperative of morir is rarely used literally, except in poetic or dramatic contexts like 'muere!'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no mueras
The negative imperative of morir uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.