prever Conditional Conjugation
prever — to foresee
The conditional of prever is regular: prevería, preverías, prevería, preveríamos, preveríais, preverían.
prever Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say what someone 'would foresee' under certain conditions or to express future-in-the-past.
Notes on prever in the Conditional
The conditional is regular for prever. You simply add the -ía endings to the infinitive 'prever'.
Example Sentences
Yo prevería el riesgo si tuviera más datos.
I would foresee the risk if I had more data.
yo
¿Preverías tú este resultado en mi lugar?
Would you foresee this result in my place?
tú
Dijeron que preverían los cambios.
They said they would foresee the changes.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'prevería' with the imperfect 'preveía'.
Correct: prevería
Why: The conditional includes the 'r' from the infinitive (preveR-ía), while the imperfect does not (preve-ía).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: preveo
The present tense of prever mimics 'ver': preveo, prevés, prevé, prevemos, prevéis, prevén.
Preterite
yo: preví
The preterite of prever is irregular, following 'ver': preví, previste, previó, previmos, previsteis, previeron.
Imperfect
yo: preveía
The imperfect of prever uses the double 'e' pattern: preveía, preveías, preveía, preveíamos, preveíais, preveían.
Future
yo: preveré
The future of prever is regular based on the infinitive: preveré, preverás, preverá, preveremos, preveréis, preverán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prevea
The present subjunctive of prever follows the pattern of 'ver': prevea, preveas, prevea, preveamos, preveáis, prevean.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: previera
The imperfect subjunctive of prever uses the -ra or -se endings: previera, previeras, previera, previéramos, previerais, previeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: prevé
The affirmative imperative commands someone to anticipate: prevé (tú), prevea (usted), preveamos (nosotros), preved (vosotros), prevean (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no preveas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no preveas, no prevea, no preveamos, no preveáis, no prevean.