pecar Conditional Conjugation
pecar — to sin
The conditional of pecar is regular: pecaría, pecarías, pecaría, pecaríamos, pecaríais, pecarían.
pecar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say what someone 'would' do or to express a hypothetical error (e.g., 'I would err on the side of...').
Notes on pecar in the Conditional
Pecar is fully regular in the conditional; just add the -ía endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo no pecaría si fuera tú.
I wouldn't sin if I were you.
yo
¿Pecarías por amor?
Would you sin for love?
tú
Pecaríamos de ignorantes si no leyéramos.
We would err on the side of ignorance if we didn't read.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the 'ar' before adding endings.
Correct: pecaría
Why: The conditional is formed using the full infinitive (pecar) as the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: peco
The present tense of pecar is fully regular: peco, pecas, peca, pecamos, pecáis, pecan.
Preterite
yo: pequé
The preterite of pecar is regular except for the 'yo' form (pequé), which uses 'qu' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: pecaba
The imperfect of pecar is regular: pecaba, pecabas, pecaba, pecábamos, pecabais, pecaban.
Future
yo: pecaré
The future tense of pecar is regular: pecaré, pecarás, pecará, pecaremos, pecaréis, pecarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: peque
The present subjunctive of pecar features a c-to-qu spelling change: peque, peques, peque, pequemos, pequéis, pequen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pecara
The imperfect subjunctive of pecar is regular, built from the third-person plural preterite: pecara, pecaras, pecara, pecáramos, pecarais, pecaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: peca
The imperative of pecar uses 'peca' (tú) and 'peque' (usted), with the spelling change in formal forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no peques
The negative imperative of pecar uses the present subjunctive forms: no peques, no peque, no pequemos, no pequéis, no pequen.