robar Conditional Conjugation
robar — to steal
The conditional of robar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: robaría, robarías, robaría...
robar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say someone 'would steal' under certain conditions, or to make a soft guess about a past event (e.g., 'He probably stole it then').
Notes on robar in the Conditional
Robar is regular in the conditional. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo nunca robaría a un amigo.
I would never steal from a friend.
yo
¿Robarías por necesidad?
Would you steal out of necessity?
tú
Nosotros robaríamos el banco si fuera una película.
We would rob the bank if it were a movie.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: robaria
Correct: robaría
Why: The accent on the 'í' is mandatory for all conditional forms to distinguish the sound and the tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: robo
The present tense of robar follows standard -ar patterns: robo, robas, roba, robamos, robáis, roban.
Preterite
yo: robé
The preterite of robar is regular: robé, robaste, robó, robamos, robasteis, robaron.
Imperfect
yo: robaba
The imperfect of robar is regular, using the -aba ending for all forms like robaba, robabas, and robábamos.
Future
yo: robaré
The future tense of robar is formed by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: robe
The present subjunctive of robar changes the 'a' to 'e': robe, robes, robe, robemos, robéis, roben.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: robara
The imperfect subjunctive of robar uses the -ra endings: robara, robaras, robara, robáramos...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ¡Roba!
Affirmative commands for robar are: roba (tú), robe (usted), robad (vosotros), roben (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: ¡No robes!
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no robes, no robe, no robemos.