nadar Conditional Conjugation
nadar — to swim
The conditional of nadar is regular: nadaría, nadarías, nadaría, nadaríamos, nadaríais, nadarían.
nadar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional of 'nadar' for hypothetical situations ('I would swim if it were warmer'), polite requests ('Would you swim over here?'), or future-in-the-past ('He said he would swim').
Notes on nadar in the Conditional
Nadar is regular in the conditional tense. The infinitive 'nadar' is used as the stem, and the standard conditional endings are added.
Example Sentences
Yo nadaría en el océano si no tuviera miedo.
I would swim in the ocean if I weren't afraid.
yo
¿Tú nadarías con nosotros en el lago?
Would you swim with us in the lake?
tú
Él nadaría más si hiciera buen tiempo.
He would swim more if the weather were good.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros nadaríamos hasta la otra orilla.
We would swim to the other shore.
nosotros
Ellos nadarían si tuvieran más tiempo.
They would swim if they had more time.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'nadaría' with the imperfect subjunctive 'nadara'.
Correct: Use 'nadaría' for the result clause in hypothetical ('if...then') sentences, and 'nadara' in the 'if' clause.
Why: They express different parts of a hypothetical situation: 'Si nadara (imperfect subjunctive), nadaría (conditional)'.
Mistake: Using the simple future ('nadaré') instead of the conditional for hypotheticals.
Correct: For hypothetical or 'would' situations, use the conditional: 'Yo nadaría'.
Why: The future tense expresses certainty, while the conditional expresses possibility or hypothetical outcomes.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: nado
The present indicative of nadar is regular: nado, nadas, nada, nadamos, nadáis, nadan.
Preterite
yo: nadé
The preterite of nadar is regular: nadé, nadaste, nadó, nadamos, nadasteis, nadaron.
Imperfect
yo: nadaba
The imperfect of nadar is regular: nadaba, nadabas, nadaba, nadábamos, nadabais, nadaban.
Future
yo: nadaré
The future of nadar is regular: nadaré, nadarás, nadará, nadaremos, nadaréis, nadarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: nade
The present subjunctive of nadar is nade (yo/él/ella/usted), nades (tú), nademos (nosotros), nadéis (vosotros), naden (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: nadara
The imperfect subjunctive of nadar is nadara/nadase (yo/él/ella/usted), nadaras/nadases (tú), nadáramos/nadásemos (nosotros), nadarais/nadaseis (vosotros), nadaran/nadase (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: nada
The imperative of nadar is nada (tú), nade (usted), nademos (nosotros), nadad (vosotros), naden (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no nades
The negative imperative of nadar uses the present subjunctive: no nades (tú), no nade (usted), no nademos (nosotros), no nadéis (vosotros), no naden (ustedes).