terminar Conditional Conjugation
terminar — to finish
The conditional of terminar is regular: terminaría, terminarías, terminaría, terminaríamos, terminaríais, terminarían.
terminar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would finish' something if you had more time, or to make a polite inquiry about when something ends.
Notes on terminar in the Conditional
This verb is regular in the conditional. The stem is the full infinitive 'terminar' with the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, etc.
Example Sentences
Yo terminaría el trabajo ahora, pero estoy muy cansado.
I would finish the work now, but I am very tired.
yo
¿Crees que ellos terminarían a tiempo sin ayuda?
Do you think they would finish on time without help?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros terminaríamos pronto si todos ayudaran.
We would finish soon if everyone helped.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'terminaría' with the imperfect 'terminaba'.
Correct: Use 'terminaría' for 'would finish' and 'terminaba' for 'used to finish'.
Why: English uses 'would' for both hypotheticals and habitual past, which confuses learners.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: termino
The present tense of terminar is regular: termino, terminas, termina, terminamos, termináis, terminan.
Preterite
yo: terminé
The preterite of terminar is regular: terminé, terminaste, terminó, terminamos, terminasteis, terminaron.
Imperfect
yo: terminaba
The imperfect of terminar follows the standard -ar pattern: terminaba, terminabas, terminaba, terminábamos, terminabais, terminaban.
Future
yo: terminaré
The future tense of terminar uses the infinitive plus endings: terminaré, terminarás, terminará, terminaremos, terminaréis, terminarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: termine
The present subjunctive of terminar uses -e endings: termine, termines, termine, terminemos, terminéis, terminen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: terminara
The imperfect subjunctive of terminar is regular: terminara, terminaras, terminara, termináramos, terminarais, terminaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: termina
The imperative of terminar provides direct commands: termina (tú), terminad (vosotros), and termine/n (formal).
Negative Imperative
yo: no termines
The negative imperative of terminar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no termines, no termine, etc.