ocultar Conditional Conjugation
ocultar — to hide
The conditional of ocultar is regular: ocultaría, ocultarías, ocultaría, ocultaríamos, ocultaríais, ocultarían.
ocultar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say what you 'would' hide in a hypothetical situation or to make a polite suggestion.
Notes on ocultar in the Conditional
Like the future, the conditional uses the infinitive as the stem. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo no ocultaría la verdad si fuera tú.
I wouldn't hide the truth if I were you.
yo
¿Ocultarías un secreto por un amigo?
Would you hide a secret for a friend?
tú
Creímos que ellos ocultarían el dinero.
We thought they would hide the money.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Ocultaria
Correct: Ocultaría
Why: The 'i' in the conditional endings always carries a written accent.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: oculto
The present of ocultar is regular: oculto, ocultas, oculta, ocultamos, ocultáis, ocultan.
Preterite
yo: oculté
The preterite of ocultar is regular: oculté, ocultaste, ocultó, ocultamos, ocultasteis, ocultaron.
Imperfect
yo: ocultaba
The imperfect of ocultar is regular, using -aba endings: ocultaba, ocultabas, ocultaba, ocultábamos, ocultabais, ocultaban.
Future
yo: ocultaré
The future of ocultar uses the full infinitive as a base: ocultaré, ocultarás, ocultará, ocultaremos, ocultaréis, ocultarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: oculte
The present subjunctive of ocultar changes the 'a' to 'e': oculte, ocultes, oculte, ocultemos, ocultéis, oculten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ocultara
The imperfect subjunctive of ocultar uses the -ra endings: ocultara, ocultaras, ocultara, ocultáramos, ocultarais, ocultaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: oculta
The affirmative imperative forms are: oculta (tú), oculte (usted), ocultemos (nosotros), ocultad (vosotros), oculten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no ocultes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no ocultes, no oculte, no ocultemos, no ocultéis, no oculten.