respectar Conditional Conjugation
respectar — to concern
The conditional of respectar is regular: respetaría, respetarías, respetaría, respetaríamos, respetaríais, respetarían.
respectar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional of respectar for hypothetical situations ('would respect'), polite requests, or expressing a future action from a past perspective. For example, 'I would respect your decision if...' or 'Would you respect my space?'
Notes on respectar in the Conditional
Respectar is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the infinitive 'respetar' and the endings are standard conditional endings.
Example Sentences
Yo respetaría tu decisión, aunque no estuviera de acuerdo.
I would respect your decision, even if I didn't agree.
yo
¿Respetarías las reglas si nadie te viera?
Would you respect the rules if nobody saw you?
tú
Él respetaría la fila si fuera más educado.
He would respect the queue if he were more polite.
él/ella/usted
Respetaríamos su espacio personal.
We would respect their personal space.
nosotros
Ellos respetarían las normas si las conocieran.
They would respect the rules if they knew them.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the future tense instead of the conditional for hypotheticals.
Correct: Use 'respetaría' for 'would respect' in hypothetical scenarios.
Why: The conditional expresses hypothetical outcomes, while the future expresses certainty.
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'respetaría' with the imperfect subjunctive 'respetara'.
Correct: 'Respetaría' is conditional (hypothetical outcome), 'respetara' is subjunctive (hypothetical condition/doubt).
Why: Both deal with hypotheticals, but in different grammatical structures and contexts.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: respecto
The present indicative of respectar is regular: respeto, respetas, respeta, respetamos, respetáis, respetan.
Preterite
yo: respecté
The preterite of respectar is regular: respecté, respetaste, respetó, respetamos, respetasteis, respectaron.
Imperfect
yo: respectaba
The imperfect of respectar is regular: respectaba, respectabas, respectaba, respectábamos, respectabais, respectaban.
Future
yo: respectaré
The future of respectar is regular: respetaré, respetarás, respetará, respetaremos, respetaréis, respetarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: respecte
The present subjunctive of respectar is regular: respete, respetes, respetemos, respetéis, respeten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: respectara
The imperfect subjunctive of respectar uses -ra or -se endings: respectara, respectaras, respectase, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: respecta
The imperative of respectar is regular: respeta, respete, respetemos, respetad, respeten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no respectes
The negative imperative of respectar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no respetes, no respete, no respetemos, no respetéis, no respeten.