obstruir Conditional Conjugation
obstruir — to block
Obstruir is regular in the conditional: obstruiría, obstruirías, obstruiría, obstruiríamos, obstruiríais, obstruirían.
obstruir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say something 'would block' under certain conditions, or to be polite when pointing out an obstruction.
Notes on obstruir in the Conditional
Fully regular. Use the infinitive 'obstruir' plus the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, etc.
Example Sentences
Ese camión obstruiría la calle si aparcara aquí.
That truck would block the street if it parked here.
él/ella/usted
Yo no obstruiría tu camino hacia el éxito.
I would not block your path to success.
yo
¿Obstruirían ellos el acceso si se lo pidiéramos?
Would they block access if we asked them to?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: obstruyera
Correct: obstruiría
Why: Obstruyera is subjunctive (hypothetical 'if' part); obstruiría is the conditional ('would' part).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: obstruyo
Obstruir adds a 'y' in most forms: obstruyo, obstruyes, obstruye, obstruyen (but not nosotros/vosotros).
Preterite
yo: obstruí
Obstruir is irregular in the 3rd person (él/ellos), changing 'i' to 'y': obstruyó, obstruyeron.
Imperfect
yo: obstruía
Obstruir is regular in the imperfect: obstruía, obstruías, obstruía, obstruíamos, obstruíais, obstruían.
Future
yo: obstruiré
Obstruir is regular in the future: obstruiré, obstruirás, obstruirá, obstruiremos, obstruiréis, obstruirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: obstruya
Obstruir adds a 'y' before the endings in all forms: obstruya, obstruyas, obstruya, obstruyamos, obstruyáis, obstruyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: obstruyera
Based on the 3rd person preterite, it uses the 'y' stem: obstruyera, obstruyeras, obstruyera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: obstruye
Give commands using the 'y' forms: obstruye (tú), obstruya (usted), obstruyan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no obstruyas
All negative commands use the present subjunctive: no obstruyas, no obstruya, no obstruyamos...