promover Conditional Conjugation
promover — to promote
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: promovería, promoverías, promovería...
promover Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to talk about what you would promote if you had the chance, or to make polite suggestions.
Notes on promover in the Conditional
Promover is regular in the conditional. Simply add the endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo promovería más parques si fuera alcalde.
I would promote more parks if I were mayor.
yo
¿Promoverías tú esta iniciativa?
Would you promote this initiative?
tú
Nosotros promoveríamos el arte local con más fondos.
We would promote local art with more funds.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: promuvería
Correct: promovería
Why: Do not use the stem change in the conditional tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: promuevo
Promover is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: promoví
In the preterite, promover is completely regular and follows standard -er endings.
Imperfect
yo: promovía
The imperfect of promover is regular: promovía, promovías, promovía, promovíamos, promovíais, promovían.
Future
yo: promoveré
The future tense is regular: add endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) to the full infinitive promover.
Present Subjunctive
yo: promueva
The present subjunctive follows the o > ue stem change, using -a endings: promueva, promuevas, promueva...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: promoviera
Formed from the preterite 'ellos' form: promoviera, promovieras, promoviera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: promueve
The imperative uses 'promueve' (tú) and 'promueva' (usted), following the stem change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no promuevas
Uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no promuevas, no promueva, no promovamos...