regar Conditional Conjugation
regar — to water
The conditional of regar is regular: regaría, regarías, regaría, regaríamos, regaríais, regarían.
regar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say you 'would water' the plants if you had time, or to make a polite suggestion.
Notes on regar in the Conditional
Like the future, the conditional uses the full infinitive 'regar' as its stem and is completely regular.
Example Sentences
Yo regaría las plantas, pero no tengo manguera.
I would water the plants, but I don't have a hose.
yo
¿Regarías tú el patio por mí?
Would you water the patio for me?
tú
Si tuviéramos agua, regaríamos el campo.
If we had water, we would water the field.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: riegaría
Correct: regaría
Why: The stem change 'ie' does not apply to the conditional tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: riego
Regar changes its stem from 'e' to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: riego, riegas, riega, regamos, regáis, riegan.
Preterite
yo: regué
Regar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (regué) to keep the sound consistent, but otherwise follows regular -ar patterns.
Imperfect
yo: regaba
Regar is completely regular in the imperfect: regaba, regabas, regaba, regábamos, regabais, regaban.
Future
yo: regaré
The future tense of regar is regular: regaré, regarás, regará, regaremos, regaréis, regarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: riegue
The present subjunctive follows the stem change (ie) and the spelling change (gu): riegue, riegues, riegue, reguemos, reguéis, rieguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: regara
The imperfect subjunctive of regar is regular based on the preterite stem: regara, regaras, regara, regáramos, regarais, regaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: riega
Use 'riega' (tú) or 'riegue' (usted) to give commands to water something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no riegues
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no riegues, no riegue, no reguemos, no reguéis, no rieguen.