tolerar Conditional Conjugation
tolerar — to tolerate
The conditional of tolerar is regular: toleraría, tolerarías, toleraría, toleraríamos, toleraríais, tolerarían.
tolerar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what you *would* do (e.g., 'I would tolerate'), for polite requests, or to talk about future actions from a past perspective.
Notes on tolerar in the Conditional
Tolerar is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the infinitive ('tolerar-'), and you add the conditional endings.
Example Sentences
Yo toleraría más si no fuera tan difícil.
I would tolerate more if it weren't so difficult.
yo
¿Tú tolerarías un poco de ruido?
Would you tolerate a bit of noise?
tú
Él toleraría la situación si le pidieras perdón.
He would tolerate the situation if you asked his forgiveness.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros toleraríamos la espera por ti.
We would tolerate the wait for you.
nosotros
Ellos tolerarían el cambio si tuviera beneficios.
They would tolerate the change if it had benefits.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the future tense.
Correct: Use 'toleraría' for 'would tolerate' (hypothetical) and 'toleraré' for 'will tolerate' (future fact).
Why: The conditional expresses hypothetical or polite actions, while the future expresses certainty.
Mistake: Using the imperfect subjunctive instead of the conditional for 'would'.
Correct: For 'I would tolerate', use 'toleraría'. For 'If I tolerated', use 'si tolerara'.
Why: These are different moods and tenses serving distinct grammatical functions.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tolero
The present indicative of tolerar is regular: tolero, toleras, tolera, toleramos, toleráis, toleran.
Preterite
yo: toleré
The preterite of tolerar is regular: toleré, toleraste, toleró, toleramos, tolerasteis, toleraron.
Imperfect
yo: toleraba
The imperfect of tolerar is regular: toleraba, tolerabas, toleraba, tolerábamos, tolerabais, toleraban.
Future
yo: toleraré
The future of tolerar is regular: toleraré, tolerarás, tolerará, toleraremos, toleraréis, tolerarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tolere
The present subjunctive of tolerar is regular: tolere, toleres, tolere, toleremos, toleréis, toleren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tolerara
The imperfect subjunctive of tolerar is regular: tolerara/tolerase, toleraras/tolerases, tolerara/tolerase, toleráramos/tolerásemos, tolerarais/toleraseis, toleraran/tolerasen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tolera
Use 'tolera' (tú), 'tolere' (usted), 'toleremos' (nosotros), 'tolerad' (vosotros), 'toleren' (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no toleres
No commands use the present subjunctive: no toleres (tú), no tolere (usted), no toleremos (nosotros), no toleréis (vosotros), no toleren (ustedes).