oscurecer Conditional Conjugation
oscurecer — to get dark
Oscurecer is regular in the conditional: oscurecería, oscurecerías, oscurecería, oscureceríamos, oscureceríais, oscurecerían.
oscurecer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say that it 'would' get dark under certain conditions or to express a guess about what time it was getting dark in the past.
Notes on oscurecer in the Conditional
Like the future, the conditional is regular and uses the infinitive as its base.
Example Sentences
Sin las luces, el salón se oscurecería mucho.
Without the lights, the living room would darken a lot.
él/ella/usted
¿Oscurecería antes en la montaña?
Would it get dark earlier in the mountains?
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: oscureceria
Correct: oscurecería
Why: The conditional endings always require an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: oscurezco
Oscurecer follows the -cer/-cir pattern: the 'yo' form is oscurezco, while other forms are regular.
Preterite
yo: oscurecí
Oscurecer is completely regular in the preterite: oscurecí, oscureciste, oscureció, oscurecimos, oscurecisteis, oscurecieron.
Imperfect
yo: oscurecía
Oscurecer is regular in the imperfect: oscurecía, oscurecías, oscurecía, oscurecíamos, oscurecíais, oscurecían.
Future
yo: oscureceré
Oscurecer is regular in the future: oscureceré, oscurecerás, oscurecerá, oscureceremos, oscureceréis, oscurecerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: oscurezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem for all forms: oscurezca, oscurezcas, oscurezca, oscurezcamos, oscurezcáis, oscurezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: oscureciera
Oscurecer is regular in the imperfect subjunctive, using the 'ra' or 'se' forms: oscureciera, oscurecieras, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: oscurece
The imperative uses 'oscurece' (tú) and 'oscurezca' (usted/ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no oscurezcas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.