ocasionar Conditional Conjugation
ocasionar — to cause
The conditional of ocasionar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: ocasionaría, ocasionarías, ocasionaría, ocasionaríamos, ocasionaríais, ocasionarían.
ocasionar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to talk about what 'would' cause a problem under certain circumstances or to speculate about hypothetical effects.
Notes on ocasionar in the Conditional
Ocasionar is regular in the conditional. Every form has an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Ese cambio ocasionaría confusión entre los clientes.
That change would cause confusion among customers.
él/ella/usted
Yo no ocasionaría ese tipo de problemas.
I would not cause those kinds of problems.
yo
Si llegamos tarde, ocasionaríamos un retraso en la boda.
If we arrive late, we would cause a delay in the wedding.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ocasionaria
Correct: ocasionaría
Why: The conditional endings always require an accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ocasiono
Ocasionar is regular in the present: ocasiono, ocasionas, ocasiona, ocasionamos, ocasionáis, ocasionan.
Preterite
yo: ocasioné
The preterite of ocasionar follows regular -ar patterns: ocasioné, ocasionaste, ocasionó, ocasionamos, ocasionasteis, ocasionaron.
Imperfect
yo: ocasionaba
The imperfect of ocasionar uses standard -aba endings: ocasionaba, ocasionabas, ocasionaba, ocasionábamos, ocasionabais, ocasionaban.
Future
yo: ocasionaré
The future of ocasionar adds endings directly to the infinitive: ocasionaré, ocasionarás, ocasionará, ocasionaremos, ocasionaréis, ocasionarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ocasione
The present subjunctive of ocasionar uses -e endings: ocasione, ocasiones, ocasione, ocasionemos, ocasionéis, ocasionen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ocasionara
The imperfect subjunctive of ocasionar uses the -ra endings: ocasionara, ocasionaras, ocasionara, ocasionáramos, ocasionarais, ocasionaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ocasiona
The affirmative imperative of ocasionar uses standard command forms: ocasiona, ocasione, ocasionemos, ocasionad, ocasionen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ocasiones
Negative commands for ocasionar use the present subjunctive: no ocasiones, no ocasione, no ocasionemos, no ocasionéis, no ocasionen.