predecir Conditional Conjugation
predecir — to predict
The conditional of predecir is regular: predeciría, predecirías, predeciría, predeciríamos, predeciríais, predecirían.
predecir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say what someone 'would' predict under certain conditions or to report a prediction in the past.
Notes on predecir in the Conditional
Like the future tense, predecir is regular in the conditional, unlike its root 'decir'.
Example Sentences
Yo predeciría el ganador si tuviera más datos.
I would predict the winner if I had more data.
yo
Dijo que la empresa predeciría pérdidas este trimestre.
He said the company would predict losses this quarter.
él/ella/usted
¿Predeciríais vosotros el final del libro?
Would you all predict the end of the book?
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'prediría' (mimicking 'diría').
Correct: predeciría
Why: Predecir does not drop the 'ec' in the conditional like the simple verb 'decir' does.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: predigo
The present indicative of predecir changes 'e' to 'i' and adds a 'g' in the 'yo' form: predigo, predices, predice, predecimos, predecís, predicen.
Preterite
yo: predije
The preterite of predecir is irregular with a 'j' stem: predije, predijiste, predijo, predijimos, predijisteis, predijeron.
Imperfect
yo: predecía
The imperfect of predecir is regular for -ir verbs: predecía, predecías, predecía, predecíamos, predecíais, predecían.
Future
yo: predeciré
The future indicative of predecir is regular, using the full infinitive: predeciré, predecirás, predecirá, predeciremos, predeciréis, predecirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prediga
The present subjunctive of predecir uses the 'g' stem: prediga, predigas, prediga, predigamos, predigáis, predigan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: predijera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'j' stem from the preterite: predijera, predijeras, predijera, predijéramos, predijerais, predijeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: predice
The affirmative imperative uses 'predice' for tú and 'predigan' for ustedes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no predigas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no predigas, no prediga, no predigamos, no predigáis, no predigan.