
sacrificar Conditional Conjugation
sacrificar — to sacrifice
The conditional of sacrificar is regular: sacrificaría, sacrificarías, sacrificaría...
sacrificar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express what someone 'would' sacrifice under certain conditions, or for polite suggestions.
Notes on sacrificar in the Conditional
The verb is regular in the conditional. Attach the endings (-ía, -ías, -ía, etc.) to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo no sacrificaría mi familia por el dinero.
I would not sacrifice my family for money.
yo
¿Sacrificarías tu puesto por un amigo?
Would you sacrifice your position for a friend?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sacrificaria (no accent)
Correct: sacrificaría
Why: The conditional tense always requires an accent on the 'í' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sacrifico
The present tense of sacrificar is completely regular: sacrifico, sacrificas, sacrifica...
Preterite
yo: sacrifiqué
Sacrificar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: sacrifiqué.
Imperfect
yo: sacrificaba
The imperfect of sacrificar is regular: sacrificaba, sacrificabas, sacrificaba...
Future
yo: sacrificaré
The future tense of sacrificar is regular: sacrificaré, sacrificarás, sacrificará...
Present Subjunctive
yo: sacrifique
The present subjunctive of sacrificar features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change: sacrifique, sacrifiques, sacrifique, sacrifiquemos, sacrifiquéis, sacrifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sacrificara
The imperfect subjunctive of sacrificar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: sacrificara, sacrificaras, sacrificara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sacrifica
The imperative uses the 'qu' spelling change for formal and plural commands: sacrifica, sacrifique, sacrifiquemos.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sacrifiques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no sacrifiques, no sacrifique...