significar Conditional Conjugation
significar — to mean
The conditional is regular: significaría, significarías, significaría...
significar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what something 'would mean' under certain circumstances or to be polite.
Notes on significar in the Conditional
Significar is regular in the conditional tense.
Example Sentences
Eso significaría un gran problema.
That would mean a big problem.
él/ella/usted
Un aumento significaría que podemos viajar.
A raise would mean that we can travel.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: significaria
Correct: significaría
Why: The conditional always requires an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: significo
The present tense of significar is regular: significo, significas, significa, significamos, significáis, significan.
Preterite
yo: signifiqué
The preterite of significar features a spelling change in the 'yo' form: signifiqué.
Imperfect
yo: significaba
The imperfect of significar is regular: significaba, significabas, significaba...
Future
yo: significaré
The future tense is regular, formed by adding endings to the infinitive: significaré, significarás...
Present Subjunctive
yo: signifique
The present subjunctive uses the 'qu' spelling change: signifique, signifiques, signifique...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: significara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: significara, significaras, significara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: significa
The imperative forms for significar are rarely used but follow standard patterns.
Negative Imperative
yo: no signifiques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.