prosperar Conditional Conjugation
prosperar — to prosper
The conditional of prosperar is regular: prosperaría, prosperarías, prosperaría, prosperaríamos, prosperaríais, prosperarían.
prosperar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations ('would prosper'), polite requests, or to express what would have happened in the past under different circumstances. For prosperar, it's about the potential or imagined outcome.
Notes on prosperar in the Conditional
Prosperar is regular in the conditional tense. The infinitive 'prosperar' acts as the stem for all forms.
Example Sentences
Si tuviera más recursos, prosperaría más.
If I had more resources, I would prosper more.
yo
¿Tú prosperarías en un entorno diferente?
Would you prosper in a different environment?
tú
Ellos prosperarían si invirtieran sabiamente.
They would prosper if they invested wisely.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Con tu talento, usted prosperaría sin duda.
With your talent, you would surely prosper.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the future tense 'prosperará' instead of the conditional 'prosperaría'.
Correct: Use 'prosperaría' for hypothetical outcomes ('would prosper') and 'prosperará' for definite future events ('will prosper').
Why: The future indicates certainty or probability, while the conditional expresses hypotheticals or less certain outcomes.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the conditional forms.
Correct: All conditional forms, like 'prosperaría', 'prosperarías', 'prosperarían', require an accent on the 'i' before the ending.
Why: The accent marks the stressed syllable and is a consistent feature of the conditional tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: prospero
The present indicative of prosperar is: prospero, prosperas, prospera, prosperamos, prosperáis, prosperan.
Preterite
yo: prosperé
The preterite of prosperar is regular: prosperé, prosperaste, prosperó, prosperamos, prosperasteis, prosperaron.
Imperfect
yo: prosperaba
The imperfect of prosperar is regular: prosperaba, prosperabas, prosperaba, prosperábamos, prosperabais, prosperaban.
Future
yo: prosperaré
The future tense of prosperar is regular: prosperaré, prosperarás, prosperará, prosperaremos, prosperaréis, prosperarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prospere
The present subjunctive of prosperar is: prospere, prosperes, prospere, prosperemos, prosperéis, prosperen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: prosperara
The imperfect subjunctive of prosperar is regular: prosperara, prosperaras, prosperara, prosperáramos, prosperarais, prosperaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: prospera
The imperative of prosperar is: prospera (tú), prospere (usted), prosperemos (nosotros), prosperad (vosotros), prosperen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no prosperes
Negative commands for prosperar use the present subjunctive: no prosperes (tú), no prospere (usted), no prosperemos (nosotros), no prosperéis (vosotros), no prosperen (ustedes).