respirar Conditional Conjugation
respirar — to breathe
The conditional of respirar (respiraría) expresses hypotheticals ('would breathe'), polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
respirar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to talk about what you *would* do (or what would happen), make polite requests, or describe future actions from a past perspective.
Notes on respirar in the Conditional
Respirar is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'respirar-'.
Example Sentences
Yo respiraría más si no tuviera asma.
I would breathe more if I didn't have asthma.
yo
¿Tú respirarías aire puro si pudieras?
Would you breathe pure air if you could?
tú
Él respiraría mejor en el campo.
He would breathe better in the countryside.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros respiraríamos más tranquilos si supiéramos la verdad.
We would breathe more easily if we knew the truth.
nosotros
Ellos respirarían más hondo si no tuvieran prisa.
They would breathe more deeply if they weren't in a hurry.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the future tense instead of the conditional for hypotheticals.
Correct: For 'I would breathe', use 'respiraría', not 'respiraré'.
Why: The future tense ('respiraré') indicates certainty, while the conditional ('respiraría') indicates hypothetical situations.
Mistake: Confusing conditional endings with future endings.
Correct: The conditional ending for 'yo' is '-ía' (respiraría), not '-é' (respiraré).
Why: These endings are distinct: '-ía' for conditional, '-é' for future.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: respiro
The present tense of respirar (respiro) describes habitual actions, things happening now, and general truths.
Preterite
yo: respiré
The preterite of respirar (respiré) indicates completed past actions.
Imperfect
yo: respiraba
The imperfect tense of respirar (respiraba) describes ongoing or habitual past actions and sets the scene.
Future
yo: respiraré
The future tense of respirar (respiraré) indicates actions that will happen or expresses probability.
Present Subjunctive
yo: respire
The present subjunctive of respirar (respire) is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: respirara
The imperfect subjunctive of respirar (respirara/respirase) expresses past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: respira
Use the imperative of respirar for direct commands: respira (tú), respire (usted), respiremos (nosotros), respiren (ustedes), respirad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no respires
Negative commands for respirar use the present subjunctive: no respires (tú), no respire (usted), no respiremos (nosotros), no respiren (ustedes), no respiréis (vosotros).