prevalecer Conditional Conjugation
prevalecer — to prevail
Prevalecer is regular in the conditional: prevalecería, prevalecerías, prevalecería, prevaleceríamos, prevaleceríais, prevalecerían.
prevalecer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say that something 'would prevail' under certain circumstances or to express future-in-the-past.
Notes on prevalecer in the Conditional
Regular conditional formation: add the endings (-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían) to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
En un mundo ideal, el amor prevalecería siempre.
In an ideal world, love would always prevail.
él/ella/usted
Dijeron que su propuesta prevalecería.
They said their proposal would prevail.
él/ella/usted
¿Prevalecerían estas reglas en otro país?
Would these rules prevail in another country?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: prevaleceria
Correct: prevalecería
Why: The conditional always requires an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: prevalezco
Prevalecer is irregular in the first person (yo prevalezco) but follows regular -er patterns for all other forms.
Preterite
yo: prevalecí
Prevalecer is regular in the preterite: prevalecí, prevaleciste, prevaleció, prevalecimos, prevalecisteis, prevalecieron.
Imperfect
yo: prevalecía
Prevalecer is regular in the imperfect: prevalecía, prevalecías, prevalecía, prevalecíamos, prevalecíais, prevalecían.
Future
yo: prevaleceré
Prevalecer is regular in the future: prevaleceré, prevalecerás, prevalecerá, prevaleceremos, prevaleceréis, prevalecerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prevalezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem from the 'yo' form: prevalezca, prevalezcas, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: prevaleciera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: prevaleciera, prevalecieras, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: prevalece
The imperative uses 'prevalece' (tú) and the 'zc' forms for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no prevalezcas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.