posponer Conditional Conjugation
posponer — to postpone
The conditional of posponer uses the stem 'pospondr-' plus 'ía' endings.
posponer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use it to say you 'would' postpone something if a certain condition were met, or to make a polite suggestion.
Notes on posponer in the Conditional
It shares the same irregular 'pospondr-' stem as the future tense.
Example Sentences
Yo pospondría la fiesta si va a llover.
I would postpone the party if it's going to rain.
yo
Dijo que pospondrían el lanzamiento.
He said they would postpone the launch.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Pospondrías tus vacaciones por trabajo?
Would you postpone your vacation for work?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'posponería'.
Correct: pospondría
Why: The conditional must use the syncopated stem with 'd'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pospongo
The present of posponer follows the 'poner' pattern, using 'pospongo' for the yo form.
Preterite
yo: pospuse
The preterite of posponer is highly irregular, using the 'pospus-' stem.
Imperfect
yo: posponía
The imperfect of posponer is completely regular: posponía, posponías, posponía.
Future
yo: pospondré
The future of posponer uses the irregular stem 'pospondr-'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: posponga
The present subjunctive of posponer uses the 'posponga' stem.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pospusiera
The imperfect subjunctive of posponer uses the 'pospusie-' stem.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: pospón
The imperative of posponer features the short 'tú' form: pospón.
Negative Imperative
yo: no pospongas
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms.