
temblar Conditional Conjugation
temblar — to shiver
The conditional is regular: temblaría, temblarías, temblaría, temblaríamos, temblaríais, temblarían.
temblar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say someone 'would shiver' under certain conditions or to express future-in-the-past (e.g., 'he said the ground would shake').
Notes on temblar in the Conditional
Temblar is regular in the conditional. The endings are added directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Cualquiera temblaría en esa situación.
Anyone would tremble in that situation.
él/ella/usted
Si nevara, temblaríamos de frío.
If it snowed, we would shiver from the cold.
nosotros
Dijeron que la tierra temblaría pronto.
They said the earth would shake soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'tiemblaría' with a stem change.
Correct: temblaría
Why: The conditional uses the full infinitive as a base; stem changes do not apply.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tiemblo
Temblar has an e to ie stem change in the 'boot' forms: tiemblo, tiemblas, tiembla, temblamos, tembláis, tiemblan.
Preterite
yo: temblé
Temblar is completely regular in the preterite: temblé, temblaste, tembló, temblamos, temblasteis, temblaron.
Imperfect
yo: temblaba
The imperfect of temblar is regular: temblaba, temblabas, temblaba, temblábamos, temblabais, temblaban.
Future
yo: temblaré
The future tense of temblar is regular: temblaré, temblarás, temblará, temblaremos, temblaréis, temblarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tiemble
Temblar undergoes an e to ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: tiemble, tiembles, tiemble, temblemos, tembléis, tiemblen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: temblara
The imperfect subjunctive of temblar is built from the third-person plural preterite: temblara, temblaras, temblara, tembláramos, temblarais, temblaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tiembla
The affirmative imperative uses the stem change for 'tú' and 'usted(es)': tiembla, temblad, tiemble, tiemblen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tiembles
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no tiembles, no tiemble, no temblemos, no tembléis, no tiemblen.