satisfacer Conditional Conjugation
satisfacer — to satisfy
The conditional uses the irregular stem 'satisfar-' followed by the -ía endings.
satisfacer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to describe what 'would' satisfy someone or to make polite inquiries about requirements.
Notes on satisfacer in the Conditional
It shares the same shortened stem as the future: 'satisfar-'.
Example Sentences
¿Satisfaría esto tus necesidades?
Would this satisfy your needs?
él/ella/usted
Dijo que satisfarían el pedido pronto.
He said they would satisfy (fill) the order soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo satisfaría el contrato si tuviera dinero.
I would satisfy the contract if I had money.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'satisfacería'.
Correct: satisfaría
Why: The 'ce' must be dropped from the infinitive to form the correct stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: satisfago
Satisfacer follows the pattern of 'hacer' in the present tense, featuring a 'go' ending in the yo form: satisfago.
Preterite
yo: satisfice
Satisfacer is highly irregular in the preterite, using the stem 'satisfic-' (e.g., satisfice, satisfizo).
Imperfect
yo: satisfacía
The imperfect of satisfacer is completely regular: satisfacía, satisfacías, satisfacía...
Future
yo: satisfaré
The future tense uses the irregular stem 'satisfar-' (e.g., satisfaré, satisfarás).
Present Subjunctive
yo: satisfaga
The present subjunctive is based on the 'yo' form 'satisfago', resulting in 'satisfaga'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: satisficiera
This tense is built from the preterite 'ellos' form: satisficiera, satisficieras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: satisfaz
The command forms include the unique 'tú' form 'satisfaz'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no satisfagas
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no satisfagas.