pegar Conditional Conjugation
pegar — to hit
The conditional of pegar is regular: pegaría, pegarías, pegaría, pegaríamos, pegaríais, pegarían.
pegar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express what you 'would' glue if you had the chance, or to wonder if two things would match in a hypothetical scenario.
Notes on pegar in the Conditional
Pegar is regular in the conditional. The stem is the infinitive 'pegar'.
Example Sentences
Yo lo pegaría con pegamento fuerte.
I would glue it with strong glue.
yo
¿Pegarían estos cuadros en el salón?
Would these paintings look good in the living room?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si tuviéramos tiempo, pegaríamos los carteles.
If we had time, we would stick the posters.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'pegaría' with the imperfect 'pegaba'.
Correct: pegaría (would hit) vs. pegaba (used to hit).
Why: The conditional refers to hypotheticals, while the imperfect refers to repeated past actions.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pego
The present tense of pegar is completely regular: pego, pegas, pega, pegamos, pegáis, pegan.
Preterite
yo: pegué
The preterite of pegar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (pegué) to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: pegaba
The imperfect of pegar is regular: pegaba, pegabas, pegaba, pegábamos, pegabais, pegaban.
Future
yo: pegaré
The future tense of pegar is regular, using the full infinitive as the stem: pegaré, pegarás, pegará...
Present Subjunctive
yo: pegue
The present subjunctive of pegar uses the 'gu' spelling change in all forms: pegue, pegues, pegue, peguemos, peguéis, peguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pegara
The imperfect subjunctive of pegar is regular: pegara, pegaras, pegara, pegáramos, pegarais, pegaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: pega
Use 'pega' (tú) for commands, and remember the 'gu' change for 'pegue' (usted) and 'peguen' (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no pegues
Negative commands always use the 'gu' spelling: no pegues, no pegue, no peguemos, no peguéis, no peguen.