perecer Conditional Conjugation
perecer — to perish
The conditional is regular: perecería, perecerías, perecería, pereceríamos, pereceríais, perecerían.
perecer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say something 'would perish' under certain conditions or to express future-in-the-past.
Notes on perecer in the Conditional
Like the future, the conditional is regular and uses the infinitive 'perecer' as the stem.
Example Sentences
Sin tu ayuda, las plantas perecerían.
Without your help, the plants would perish.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo perecería de aburrimiento en esa oficina.
I would perish of boredom in that office.
yo
Dijeron que la civilización perecería pronto.
They said that civilization would perish soon.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'perecería' with the imperfect 'perecía'.
Correct: perecería
Why: The conditional includes the 'er' from the infinitive (perecer + ía), whereas the imperfect removes it (perec + ía).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: perezco
The present indicative is regular except for the 'yo' form: perezco.
Preterite
yo: perecí
The preterite of perecer is regular: perecí, pereciste, pereció, perecimos, perecisteis, perecieron.
Imperfect
yo: perecía
The imperfect is regular for -er verbs: perecía, perecías, perecía, perecíamos, perecíais, perecían.
Future
yo: pereceré
The future tense is fully regular: pereceré, perecerás, perecerá, pereceremos, pereceréis, perecerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: perezca
The present subjunctive of perecer features a 'z' before the 'c' in all forms: perezca, perezcas, perezca, perezcamos, perezcáis, perezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pereciera
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite stem: pereciera, perecieras, pereciera, pereciéramos, perecierais, perecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: perece
The imperative uses 'perece' (tú) and 'pereced' (vosotros), while other forms use the 'zc' subjunctive stem.
Negative Imperative
yo: no perezcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' subjunctive forms: no perezcas, no perezca, no perezcamos, no perezcáis, no perezcan.