sembrar Conditional Conjugation
sembrar — to sow
Sembrar is regular in the conditional: sembraría, sembrarías, sembraría.
sembrar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say what you 'would' plant if you had a garden or more time.
Notes on sembrar in the Conditional
Sembrar is regular here. Use the infinitive + -ía, -ías, -ía, etc.
Example Sentences
Yo sembraría más árboles si tuviera espacio.
I would sow more trees if I had space.
yo
¿Sembrarías tú algo diferente este año?
Would you sow something different this year?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect 'sembraba'.
Correct: Sembraría
Why: The conditional implies a hypothesis ('would'), while the imperfect describes a past habit.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: siembro
Sembrar has an e-to-ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: sembré
Sembrar is completely regular in the preterite: sembré, sembraste, sembró.
Imperfect
yo: sembraba
Sembrar is regular in the imperfect: sembraba, sembrabas, sembraba.
Future
yo: sembraré
Sembrar is regular in the future: sembraré, sembrarás, sembrará.
Present Subjunctive
yo: siembre
The present subjunctive follows the stem change: siembre, siembres, siembre, sembremos.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sembrara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: sembrara, sembraras, sembrara.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: siembra
Use 'siembra' (tú) or 'siembren' (ustedes) to give direct orders to plant.
Negative Imperative
yo: no siembres
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no siembres, no siembre.