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padecer Conditional Conjugation

padecer — to suffer from

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Quick answer:

The conditional uses the full infinitive 'padecer' + ía endings: padecería, padecerías, etc.

padecer Conditional Forms

yopadecería
túpadecerías
él/ella/ustedpadecería
nosotrospadeceríamos
vosotrospadeceríais
ellos/ellas/ustedespadecerían

When to Use the Conditional

Use this for 'would suffer' scenarios, often in 'if' clauses (if X happened, they would suffer).

Notes on padecer in the Conditional

Padecer is regular in the conditional.

Example Sentences

  • Yo padecería mucho si perdiera mi trabajo.

    I would suffer a lot if I lost my job.

    yo

  • ¿Padecerían ellos si nos vamos?

    Would they suffer if we leave?

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

  • Sin medicina, el paciente padecería más.

    Without medicine, the patient would suffer more.

    él/ella/usted

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: padeciera

    Correct: padecería

    Why: Padeciera is subjunctive; for 'would suffer' (conditional), you must use the infinitive-based padecería.

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: padezco

Padecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (padezco), while all other forms follow regular -er patterns.

Preterite

yo: padecí

Padecer is completely regular in the preterite: padecí, padeciste, padeció, padecimos, padecisteis, padecieron.

Imperfect

yo: padecía

Padecer is regular in the imperfect: padecía, padecías, padecía, padecíamos, padecíais, padecían.

Future

yo: padeceré

Padecer is regular in the future; simply add the endings to the infinitive: padeceré, padecerás, etc.

Present Subjunctive

yo: padezca

The 'zc' from the 'yo' form carries through all persons: padezca, padezcas, padezca, etc.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: padeciera

Formed from the third-person plural preterite stem: padeciera, padecieras, padeciera.

Affirmative Imperative

yo: padece

The imperative forms for padecer are rarely used but follow standard -er rules and 'zc' for formal commands.

Negative Imperative

yo: no padezcas

All negative commands use the 'zc' stem from the present subjunctive: no padezcas, no padezca.