sobrevivir Conditional Conjugation
sobrevivir — to survive
Sobrevivir is regular in the conditional: sobreviviría, sobrevivirías, sobreviviría, sobreviviríamos, sobreviviríais, sobrevivirían.
sobrevivir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to talk about hypothetical survival scenarios, often paired with 'if' (si) clauses in the past.
Notes on sobrevivir in the Conditional
Sobrevivir is regular in the conditional. The stem is the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Sin tu ayuda, yo no sobreviviría ni un día.
Without your help, I wouldn't survive even one day.
yo
¿Sobrevivirías en una isla desierta?
Would you survive on a deserted island?
tú
Ellos sobrevivirían mejor con más comida.
They would survive better with more food.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sobreviviria
Correct: sobreviviría
Why: Every form of the conditional requires an accent on the first 'i' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sobrevivo
Sobrevivir is completely regular in the present tense: sobrevivo, sobrevives, sobrevive, sobrevivimos, sobrevivís, sobreviven.
Preterite
yo: sobreviví
Sobrevivir is regular in the preterite: sobreviví, sobreviviste, sobrevivió, sobrevivimos, sobrevivisteis, sobrevivieron.
Imperfect
yo: sobrevivía
Sobrevivir in the imperfect follows regular -ir patterns: sobrevivía, sobrevivías, sobrevivía, sobrevivíamos, sobrevivíais, sobrevivían.
Future
yo: sobreviviré
The future of sobrevivir uses the infinitive plus standard endings: sobreviviré, sobrevivirás, sobrevivirá, sobreviviremos, sobreviviréis, sobrevivirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sobreviva
The present subjunctive of sobrevivir is regular: sobreviva, sobrevivas, sobreviva, sobrevivamos, sobreviváis, sobrevivan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sobreviviera
Sobrevivir in the imperfect subjunctive uses the preterite stem: sobreviviera, sobrevivieras, sobreviviera, sobreviviéramos, sobrevivierais, sobrevivieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sobrevive
The imperative of sobrevivir is regular: sobrevive (tú), sobreviva (usted), sobrevivamos (nosotros), sobrevivíd (vosotros), sobrevivan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sobrevivas
The negative imperative of sobrevivir uses the present subjunctive: no sobrevivas, no sobreviva, no sobrevivamos, no sobreviváis, no sobrevivan.