regañar Conditional Conjugation
regañar — to scold
The conditional of regañar is regular: regañaría, regañarías, regañaría, regañaríamos, regañaríais, regañarían.
regañar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations ('I would scold him if...'), polite requests ('Would you scold him for me?'), or future actions viewed from the past ('He said he would scold me later').
Notes on regañar in the Conditional
Regañar is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the infinitive 'regañar', and the endings are standard for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo regañaría a mi hijo si rompiera el jarrón.
I would scold my son if he broke the vase.
yo
¿Me regañarías si llego tarde?
Would you scold me if I arrive late?
tú
Ellos dijeron que nos regañarían si no terminábamos el proyecto.
They said they would scold us if we didn't finish the project.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si fuera tu jefe, te regañaría por esa falta de respeto.
If I were your boss, I would scold you for that lack of respect.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the future tense instead of the conditional for hypotheticals.
Correct: Use 'regañaría' for 'I would scold', not 'regañaré'.
Why: The conditional is used for hypothetical or uncertain outcomes, while the future is for definite future events.
Mistake: Confusing the nosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes forms.
Correct: The correct forms are 'regañaríamos' (nosotros) and 'regañarían' (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Why: These are distinct conjugations for different grammatical persons.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: regaño
The present tense of regañar is regular: regaño, regañas, regaña, regañamos, regañáis, regañan.
Preterite
yo: regañé
The preterite of regañar is regular: regañé, regañaste, regañó, regañamos, regañasteis, regañaron.
Imperfect
yo: regañaba
The imperfect of regañar is regular: regañaba, regañabas, regañaba, regañábamos, regañabais, regañaban.
Future
yo: regañaré
The future tense of regañar is regular: regañaré, regañarás, regañará, regañaremos, regañaréis, regañarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: regañe
The present subjunctive of regañar is regañe (yo, él/ella/usted), regañes (tú), regañemos (nosotros), regañéis (vosotros), regañen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: regañara
The imperfect subjunctive of regañar is regañara or regañase (e.g., yo regañara, tú regañaras, él regañara).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: regaña
Use 'regaña' for tú commands, 'regañe' for usted, 'regañemos' for nosotros, 'regañad' for vosotros, and 'regañen' for ustedes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no regañes
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no regañes (tú), no regañe (usted), no regañemos (nosotros), no regañéis (vosotros), no regañen (ustedes).