perseguir Conditional Conjugation
perseguir — to chase
The conditional of perseguir is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive.
perseguir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would' scenarios—to say you would pursue a dream if you had the money, or to express what would happen in a hypothetical chase.
Notes on perseguir in the Conditional
Perseguir is regular in the conditional. Like the future, it uses the entire infinitive as the base.
Example Sentences
Yo perseguiría ese sueño si tuviera más tiempo.
I would pursue that dream if I had more time.
yo
¿Perseguirías a un ladrón si lo vieras?
Would you chase a thief if you saw one?
tú
Nosotros perseguiríamos la oferta si fuera real.
We would go after the offer if it were real.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: persiguiría
Correct: perseguiría
Why: Do not use the stem change 'i' here. The conditional always keeps the 'e' from the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: persigo
Perseguir has an 'e > i' stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros, plus a 'go' ending in the 'yo' form.
Preterite
yo: perseguí
Perseguir has a third-person stem change (e > i) in the preterite: persiguió and persiguieron.
Imperfect
yo: perseguía
Perseguir is regular in the imperfect: perseguía, perseguías, perseguía...
Future
yo: perseguiré
Perseguir is regular in the future tense: just add endings to the full infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: persiga
The present subjunctive uses the 'persig-' stem: persiga, persigas, persiga...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: persiguiera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the third-person preterite stem: persiguiera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: persigue
Use 'persigue' (tú) or 'persiga' (usted) to tell someone to go after something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no persigas
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive: no persigas, no persiga.