picar Conditional Conjugation
picar — to sting or bite
The conditional of picar is regular: picaría, picarías, picaría, picaríamos, picaríais, picarían.
picar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say something 'would' bite or itch under certain conditions, or to be polite.
Notes on picar in the Conditional
Picar is fully regular in the conditional. Add the -ía endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
¿Te picaría la curiosidad si te contara el secreto?
Would you be curious (would curiosity bite you) if I told you the secret?
él/ella/usted
Yo no picaría esa cebolla sin gafas.
I wouldn't chop that onion without glasses.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'i'.
Correct: picaría
Why: All conditional forms require an accent on the 'í' to maintain the correct stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pico
The present tense of picar is completely regular: pico, picas, pica, picamos, picáis, pican.
Preterite
yo: piqué
The preterite of picar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'piqué' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: picaba
The imperfect of picar is regular: picaba, picabas, picaba, picábamos, picabais, picaban.
Future
yo: picaré
The future tense of picar is regular: picaré, picarás, picará, picaremos, picaréis, picarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: pique
The present subjunctive of picar features a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: pique, piques, pique, piquemos, piquéis, piquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: picara
The imperfect subjunctive of picar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: picara, picaras, picara, picáramos, picarais, picaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: pica
The imperative of picar involves a spelling change (qu) for formal commands and 'nosotros'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no piques
The negative imperative of picar uses the 'qu' spelling change for all forms: no piques, no pique, no piquemos, no piquéis, no piquen.