sobrar Conditional Conjugation
sobrar — to be left over
The conditional of sobrar is regular: sobraría, sobrarías, sobraría, sobraríamos, sobraríais, sobrarían.
sobrar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what 'would' be left over under certain circumstances or to make polite assumptions.
Notes on sobrar in the Conditional
Sobrar is regular in the conditional. Every form has an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Con diez euros más, nos sobraría para el postre.
With ten more euros, we would have enough left over for dessert.
él/ella/usted
Si vinieran todos, no sobrarían sillas.
If everyone came, there wouldn't be extra chairs.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo no sobraría en este equipo si tuviera más experiencia.
I wouldn't be extra/unnecessary in this team if I had more experience.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect 'sobraba'.
Correct: sobraría
Why: Both tenses are used for descriptions, but the conditional specifically handles 'would' scenarios.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sobro
The present tense of sobrar is regular: sobro, sobras, sobra, sobramos, sobráis, sobran.
Preterite
yo: sobré
The preterite of sobrar follows regular -ar patterns: sobré, sobraste, sobró, sobramos, sobrasteis, sobraron.
Imperfect
yo: sobraba
The imperfect of sobrar uses the regular -aba endings: sobraba, sobrabas, sobraba, sobrábamos, sobrabais, sobraban.
Future
yo: sobraré
The future tense of sobrar is formed regularly by adding endings to the infinitive: sobraré, sobrarás, sobrará.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sobre
The present subjunctive of sobrar is regular: sobre, sobres, sobre, sobremos, sobréis, sobren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sobrara
The imperfect subjunctive of sobrar is regular: sobrara, sobraras, sobrara, sobráramos, sobrarais, sobraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sobra
The affirmative imperative of sobrar is: sobra (tú), sobre (usted), sobremos (nosotros), sobrad (vosotros), sobren (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sobres
The negative imperative of sobrar uses present subjunctive forms: no sobres, no sobre, no sobremos, no sobréis, no sobren.