nevar Conditional Conjugation
nevar — to snow
The conditional of nevar is regular: nevaría, nevarías, nevaría, nevaríamos, nevaríais, nevarían.
nevar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional for 'would' scenarios or to express future-in-the-past (e.g., 'They said it would snow').
Notes on nevar in the Conditional
Nevar is regular in the conditional; add the -ía endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Dijeron que nevaría hoy.
They said it would snow today.
él/ella/usted
Nevaría si hiciera más frío.
It would snow if it were colder.
él/ella/usted
Me gustaría que nevaría, pero hace sol.
I would like it if it would snow, but it's sunny.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'nievaría'.
Correct: nevaría
Why: The conditional stem is the infinitive 'nevar'; no stem change is applied.
Mistake: Confusing 'nevaría' with 'nevará'.
Correct: nevaría
Why: 'Nevará' is 'will snow' (certainty/future), while 'nevaría' is 'would snow' (hypothetical).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: nievo
Nevar has an e to ie stem change in the present: nievo, nievas, nieva, nevamos, neváis, nievan.
Preterite
yo: nevé
The preterite of nevar is regular: nevé, nevaste, nevó, nevamos, nevasteis, nevaron.
Imperfect
yo: nevaba
The imperfect of nevar is regular: nevaba, nevabas, nevaba, nevábamos, nevabais, nevaban.
Future
yo: nevaré
The future of nevar is regular: nevaré, nevarás, nevará, nevaremos, nevaréis, nevarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: nieve
Nevar undergoes an e to ie stem change in the present subjunctive: nieve, nieves, nieve, nevemos, nevéis, nieven.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: nevara
The imperfect subjunctive of nevar uses the -ra or -se endings: nevara, nevaras, nevara, neváramos, nevarais, nevaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: nieva
The imperative of nevar is rarely used as it's a weather verb, but follows the e to ie change: nieva, nieve, nevemos, nevad, nieven.
Negative Imperative
yo: no nieves
The negative imperative of nevar uses the present subjunctive forms: no nieves, no nieve, no nevemos, no nevéis, no nieven.