respetar Conditional Conjugation
respetar — to respect
The conditional of respetar is regular: respetaría, respetarías, respetaría, respetaríamos, respetaríais, respetarían.
respetar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what someone 'would' respect under certain conditions, or to make polite suggestions about showing respect.
Notes on respetar in the Conditional
Respetar is regular in the conditional. Every form has an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo respetaría su opinión si fuera lógica.
I would respect his opinion if it were logical.
yo
¿Respetarías tú las normas en ese caso?
Would you respect the rules in that case?
tú
Ellos respetarían el pacto si tú lo hicieras.
They would respect the pact if you did.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: respetaria
Correct: respetaría
Why: The accent on the 'i' is mandatory to maintain the correct stress and vowel separation.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: respeto
Respetar is regular in the present: respeto, respetas, respeta, respetamos, respetáis, respetan.
Preterite
yo: respeté
The preterite of respetar is regular: respeté, respetaste, respetó, respetamos, respetasteis, respetaron.
Imperfect
yo: respetaba
The imperfect of respetar is regular: respetaba, respetabas, respetaba, respetábamos, respetabais, respetaban.
Future
yo: respetaré
The future of respetar is regular: respetaré, respetarás, respetará, respetaremos, respetaréis, respetarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: respete
The present subjunctive of respetar uses 'e' endings: respete, respetes, respete, respetemos, respetéis, respeten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: respetara
The imperfect subjunctive of respetar is regular: respetara, respetaras, respetara, respetáramos, respetarais, respetaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: respeta
The imperative of respetar gives commands: respeta, respete, respetemos, respetad, respeten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no respetes
The negative imperative of respetar uses present subjunctive forms: no respetes, no respete, no respetemos, no respetéis, no respeten.