tachar Conditional Conjugation
tachar — to cross out
The conditional of tachar is regular: tacharía, tacharías, tacharía, tacharíamos, tacharíais, tacharían.
tachar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional of 'tachar' for hypothetical situations ('I would cross out...'), polite requests ('Would you cross out...?'), or to express what someone would do in a specific past context (future-in-the-past).
Notes on tachar in the Conditional
Tachar is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the infinitive 'tachar', and the endings are the standard conditional endings.
Example Sentences
Yo tacharía los errores si tuviera tiempo.
I would cross out the errors if I had time.
yo
¿Tú tacharías ese nombre de la lista?
Would you cross out that name from the list?
tú
Él tacharía las partes innecesarias del texto.
He would cross out the unnecessary parts of the text.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros tacharíamos las opciones si estuviéramos seguros.
We would cross out the options if we were sure.
nosotros
Ellos tacharían la fecha límite si fuera posible.
They would cross out the deadline if it were possible.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect subjunctive instead of conditional for hypotheticals: 'Si tachara la palabra...'.
Correct: For 'I would cross out', use conditional: 'Yo tacharía la palabra'. Use imperfect subjunctive for the 'if' clause: 'Si tuviera tiempo, tacharía...'.
Why: The conditional expresses the result of a hypothetical situation, while the imperfect subjunctive often introduces the hypothetical condition itself.
Mistake: Confusing conditional endings with imperfect endings: 'tacharía' vs 'tachaba'.
Correct: Conditional endings are -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. Imperfect endings are -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban.
Why: These are distinct tense endings and must be applied correctly.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tacho
The present tense of tachar is regular: tacho, tachas, tacha, tachamos, tacháis, tachan.
Preterite
yo: taché
The preterite of tachar is regular: taché, tachaste, tachó, tachamos, tachasteis, tacharon.
Imperfect
yo: tachaba
The imperfect of tachar is regular: tachaba, tachabas, tachaba, tachábamos, tachabais, tachaban.
Future
yo: tacharé
The future tense of tachar is regular: tacharé, tacharás, tachará, tacharemos, tacharéis, tacharán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tache
The present subjunctive of tachar (tache, taches, tachen, etc.) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tachara
The imperfect subjunctive of tachar (tachara, tacharas, tacháramos, etc.) expresses hypothetical past actions or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tacha
Use the imperative of tachar for direct commands: tacha, tache, tachen, tachemos, tachad.
Negative Imperative
yo: no taches
To give negative commands with tachar, use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no tacha, no tache, no tachen, no tachemos, no tachéis.