otorgar Conditional Conjugation
otorgar — to grant
The conditional of otorgar is regular: otorgaría, otorgarías, otorgaría, otorgaríamos, otorgaríais, otorgarían.
otorgar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what would be granted under certain circumstances or to make polite formal requests/offers.
Notes on otorgar in the Conditional
Otorgar is fully regular in the conditional tense.
Example Sentences
Yo te otorgaría el premio si fuera el juez.
I would grant you the prize if I were the judge.
yo
¿Otorgarían ustedes una entrevista?
Would you (plural) grant an interview?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nos otorgarían el crédito con un avalista.
They would grant us the credit with a guarantor.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'otorgaría' with the imperfect 'otorgaba'.
Correct: Use 'otorgaría' for 'would grant' and 'otorgaba' for 'used to grant'.
Why: Learners often mix up these two past/hypothetical forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: otorgo
The present tense of otorgar is regular: otorgo, otorgas, otorga, otorgamos, otorgáis, otorgan.
Preterite
yo: otorgué
The preterite of otorgar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (otorgué), but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: otorgaba
The imperfect of otorgar is completely regular: otorgaba, otorgabas, otorgaba, otorgábamos, otorgabais, otorgaban.
Future
yo: otorgaré
The future tense of otorgar is regular: otorgaré, otorgarás, otorgará, otorgaremos, otorgaréis, otorgarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: otorgue
The present subjunctive of otorgar requires a 'gu' spelling change in all forms: otorgue, otorgues, otorgue, otorguemos, otorguéis, otorguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: otorgara
The imperfect subjunctive of otorgar is regular (based on the preterite): otorgara, otorgaras, otorgara, otorgáramos, otorgarais, otorgaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: otorga
The imperative of otorgar uses the regular 'tú' form (otorga) and subjunctive-based forms for others (otorgue, otorguen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no otorgues
The negative imperative of otorgar always uses the 'gu' spelling change: no otorgues, no otorgue, no otorguemos, no otorguéis, no otorguen.