predicar Conditional Conjugation
predicar — to preach
The conditional of predicar is regular: predicaría, predicarías, predicaría, predicaríamos, predicaríais, predicarían.
predicar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for hypothetical preaching or to state what someone 'would' preach under certain conditions.
Notes on predicar in the Conditional
It is fully regular. Add the endings directly to the infinitive 'predicar'.
Example Sentences
Yo predicaría más si tuviera tiempo.
I would preach more if I had time.
yo
¿Predicarías tú en un idioma extranjero?
Would you preach in a foreign language?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: predicaria
Correct: predicaría
Why: All conditional forms require an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: predico
Predicar is fully regular in the present tense: predico, predicas, predica, predicamos, predicáis, predican.
Preterite
yo: prediqué
Predicar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'prediqué'.
Imperfect
yo: predicaba
The imperfect of predicar is regular: predicaba, predicabas, predicaba, predicábamos, predicabais, predicaban.
Future
yo: predicaré
The future of predicar is regular: predicaré, predicarás, predicará, predicaremos, predicaréis, predicarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: predique
Predicar has a spelling change (c to qu) in all forms: predique, prediques, predique, prediquemos, prediquéis, prediquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: predicara
The imperfect subjunctive of predicar uses the -ra endings: predicara, predicaras, predicara, predicáramos, predicarais, predicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: predica
The imperative uses 'predica' (tú) and 'predique' (usted/ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no prediques
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no prediques, no predique, no prediquemos, no prediquéis, no prediquen.