torturar Conditional Conjugation
torturar — to torture
The conditional of torturar is regular: torturaría, torturarías, torturaría, torturaríamos, torturaríais, torturarían.
torturar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to talk about what 'would' torture someone in a hypothetical situation or to express future-in-the-past.
Notes on torturar in the Conditional
Torturar is regular in the conditional. All forms have an accent on the 'í' of the ending.
Example Sentences
Yo nunca torturaría a un ser vivo.
I would never torture a living being.
yo
¿Nos torturarías con otra de tus historias largas?
Would you torture us with another of your long stories?
tú
Dijeron que no torturarían a nadie más.
They said they wouldn't torture anyone else.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect 'torturaba'.
Correct: torturaría
Why: Conditional implies 'would', while imperfect implies 'used to' or 'was doing'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: torturo
The present tense of torturar is regular: torturo, torturas, tortura, torturamos, torturáis, torturan.
Preterite
yo: torturé
The preterite of torturar is regular: torturé, torturaste, torturó, torturamos, torturasteis, torturaron.
Imperfect
yo: torturaba
The imperfect of torturar follows the regular -aba pattern: torturaba, torturabas, torturaba, torturábamos, torturabais, torturaban.
Future
yo: torturaré
The future of torturar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: torturaré, torturarás, torturará...
Present Subjunctive
yo: torture
The present subjunctive of torturar uses -e endings: torture, tortures, torture, torturemos, torturéis, torturen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: torturara
The imperfect subjunctive of torturar is built from the preterite stem: torturara, torturaras, torturara, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tortura
The affirmative imperative of torturar is: tortura (tú), torturad (vosotros), and uses subjunctive for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tortures
The negative imperative of torturar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms.