negar Conditional Conjugation
negar — deny
The conditional of negar is regular: negaría, negarías, negaría...
negar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say someone 'would deny' something under certain conditions or to express future-in-the-past.
Notes on negar in the Conditional
Negar is regular in the conditional. Simply add -ía, -ías, etc., to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo negaría los cargos si fuera tú.
I would deny the charges if I were you.
yo
Dijeron que negarían cualquier ayuda.
They said they would deny any help.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Negarías tu pasado por dinero?
Would you deny your past for money?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: niegaría
Correct: negaría
Why: Like the future, the conditional does not use the stem-change found in the present tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: niego
Negar is a stem-changer (e > ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: negué
Negar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (negué) to keep the hard 'g' sound, but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: negaba
Negar is completely regular in the imperfect: negaba, negabas, negaba...
Future
yo: negaré
Negar is completely regular in the future tense; just add the endings to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: niegue
The present subjunctive of negar features both a stem change (ie) and a spelling change (gu).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: negara
The imperfect subjunctive of negar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: negara, negaras, negara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: niega
Use 'niega' (tú) or 'niegue' (usted) to command someone to deny something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no niegues
The negative imperative of negar uses 'no' + present subjunctive forms.