
sumergir Conditional Conjugation
sumergir — to submerge
The conditional of sumergir is regular: sumergiría, sumergirías, sumergiría, sumergiríamos, sumergiríais, sumergirían.
sumergir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for hypotheticals (I would submerge) or to express what would happen under certain conditions.
Notes on sumergir in the Conditional
Sumergir is regular in the conditional. It uses the full infinitive plus the endings -ía, -ías, etc.
Example Sentences
Yo sumergiría las patatas en aceite muy caliente.
I would submerge the potatoes in very hot oil.
yo
Si tuviéramos tiempo, nos sumergiríamos en la cultura local.
If we had time, we would immerse ourselves in the local culture.
nosotros
Dijeron que se sumergirían al amanecer.
They said they would submerge at dawn.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect indicative.
Correct: sumergiría (conditional) vs sumergía (imperfect)
Why: The conditional keeps the 'r' from the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sumerjo
Sumergir changes 'g' to 'j' only in the 'yo' form (sumerjo) to keep the soft 'h' sound.
Preterite
yo: sumergí
Sumergir is regular in the preterite: sumergí, sumergiste, sumergió, sumergimos, sumergisteis, sumergieron.
Imperfect
yo: sumergía
The imperfect of sumergir is regular: sumergía, sumergías, sumergía, sumergíamos, sumergíais, sumergían.
Future
yo: sumergiré
The future of sumergir is regular: sumergiré, sumergirás, sumergirá, sumergiremos, sumergiréis, sumergirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sumerja
The present subjunctive uses a 'j' in all forms: sumerja, sumerjas, sumerja, sumerjamos, sumerjáis, sumerjan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sumergiera
The imperfect subjunctive of sumergir is regular: sumergiera, sumergieras, sumergiera, sumergiéramos, sumergierais, sumergieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sumerge
The imperative uses 'g' for 'tú' (sumerge) but 'j' for 'usted/ustedes' (sumerja/sumerjan).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sumerjas
All negative commands for sumergir use 'j': no sumerjas, no sumerja, no sumerjamos, no sumerjáis, no sumerjan.