suplicar Conditional Conjugation
suplicar — to beg
The conditional of suplicar is regular: suplicaría, suplicarías, suplicaría, suplicaríamos, suplicaríais, suplicarían.
suplicar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say someone 'would beg' under certain conditions or to make a very polite, though rare, request.
Notes on suplicar in the Conditional
Suplicar is fully regular in the conditional, attaching endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo no le suplicaría nada a ese hombre.
I wouldn't beg that man for anything.
yo
¿Suplicarías por tu vida?
Would you beg for your life?
tú
Ellos suplicarían si supieran la verdad.
They would beg if they knew the truth.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the conditional instead of the subjunctive in 'if' clauses.
Correct: Si me suplicara (subjunctive), lo haría.
Why: The 'if' part of a sentence usually takes the imperfect subjunctive, while the result takes the conditional.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: suplico
Suplicar is completely regular in the present tense: suplico, suplicas, suplica, suplicamos, suplicáis, suplican.
Preterite
yo: supliqué
Suplicar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'supliqué' to preserve the sound.
Imperfect
yo: suplicaba
The imperfect of suplicar is regular: suplicaba, suplicabas, suplicaba, suplicábamos, suplicabais, suplicaban.
Future
yo: suplicaré
The future tense is regular: suplicaré, suplicarás, suplicará, suplicaremos, suplicaréis, suplicarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suplique
Suplicar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: suplique, supliques, suplique, supliquemos, supliquéis, supliquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: suplicara
The imperfect subjunctive of suplicar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: suplicara, suplicaras, suplicara, suplicáramos, suplicarais, suplicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: suplica
The imperative uses 'suplica' for tú and 'suplique(n)' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no supliques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no supliques, no suplique, no supliquemos, no supliquéis, no supliquen.