traducir Conditional Conjugation
traducir — to translate
The conditional of traducir is regular: traduciría, traducirías, traduciría...
traducir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say you 'would' translate something if you could, or to make a polite request.
Notes on traducir in the Conditional
Traducir is regular in the conditional. Like the future, it uses the full infinitive as its base.
Example Sentences
Yo traduciría el libro si tuviera tiempo.
I would translate the book if I had time.
yo
¿Podrías traducir esto, por favor?
Could you translate this, please?
tú
Ellos traducirían la película, pero es muy difícil.
They would translate the movie, but it is very difficult.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the 'j' stem (tradujería).
Correct: traduciría
Why: The conditional stem is the infinitive, not the past tense stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: traduzco
Traducir is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form: traduzco.
Preterite
yo: traduje
Traducir is a 'j-stem' irregular verb in the preterite: traduje, tradujiste, tradujo...
Imperfect
yo: traducía
The imperfect of traducir is regular: traducía, traducías, traducía...
Future
yo: traduciré
The future of traducir is regular: traduciré, traducirás, traducirá...
Present Subjunctive
yo: traduzca
Traducir uses the 'zc' spelling change (traduzca) for all people in the present subjunctive.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tradujera
The imperfect subjunctive of traducir uses the 'j' stem: tradujera, tradujeras, tradujera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: traduce
Use 'traduce' for friends (tú) and 'traduzca' for formal situations (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no traduzcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' forms: no traduzcas, no traduzca...