sancionar Conditional Conjugation
sancionar — to penalize
The conditional of sancionar expresses hypothetical results, polite requests, or future-in-the-past: sancionaría, sancionarías, sancionaría, sancionaríamos, sancionaríais, sancionarían.
sancionar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional for 'would' statements (what would happen if X occurred), polite requests ('Would you sanction this?'), or to describe a future action from a past perspective ('He said he would penalize them').
Notes on sancionar in the Conditional
Sancionar is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the infinitive 'sancionar', and the endings are added directly.
Example Sentences
Yo sancionaría la propuesta si tuviera la autoridad.
I would sanction the proposal if I had the authority.
yo
¿Tú sancionarías a los responsables?
Would you penalize those responsible?
tú
Él dijo que sancionaría las irregularidades.
He said he would penalize the irregularities.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros sancionaríamos la multa si fuera justa.
We would sanction the fine if it were fair.
nosotros
Ellos sancionarían el comportamiento en la reunión.
They would penalize the behavior in the meeting.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the conditional for a definite future action.
Correct: For definite future actions, use the future tense: 'sancionará' (not 'sancionaría').
Why: The conditional expresses hypothetical or uncertain outcomes, not certain future events.
Mistake: Confusing conditional endings with future endings.
Correct: Remember conditional endings are -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
Why: These endings are similar to future endings and can be confused.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sanciono
The present tense of sancionar describes current actions or general truths: sanciono, sancionas, sanciona, sancionamos, sancionáis, sancionan.
Preterite
yo: sancioné
The preterite of sancionar indicates completed past actions: sancioné, sancionaste, sancionó, sancionamos, sancionasteis, sancionaron.
Imperfect
yo: sancionaba
The imperfect of sancionar describes ongoing or habitual past actions: sancionaba, sancionabas, sancionaba, sancionábamos, sancionabais, sancionaban.
Future
yo: sancionaré
The future tense of sancionar indicates future actions: sancionaré, sancionarás, sancionará, sancionaremos, sancionaréis, sancionarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sancione
The present subjunctive of sancionar is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after impersonal expressions: sancione, sanciones, sancione, sancionemos, sancionen, sancionéis.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sancionara
The imperfect subjunctive of sancionar expresses past hypothetical situations or wishes: sancionara, sancionaras, sancionara, sancionáramos, sancionarais, sancionaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sanciona
The imperative of sancionar gives direct commands: sanciona (tú), sancione (usted), sancionemos (nosotros), sancionen (ustedes), sancionad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sanciones
Negative commands for sancionar use the present subjunctive: no sanciones (tú), no sancione (usted), no sancionemos (nosotros), no sancionen (ustedes), no sancionéis (vosotros).