votar Conditional Conjugation
votar — to vote
The conditional of votar is regular: votaría, votarías, votaría, votaríamos, votaríais, votarían.
votar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would vote' if certain conditions were met, or to make polite suggestions about voting.
Notes on votar in the Conditional
Votar is regular. All forms of the conditional have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo votaría por él si tuviera mejores propuestas.
I would vote for him if he had better proposals.
yo
¿Votarías por una mujer para la presidencia?
Would you vote for a woman for the presidency?
tú
Votaríamos si el proceso fuera más sencillo.
We would vote if the process were simpler.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'votaría' (conditional) with 'votaba' (imperfect).
Correct: Use 'votaría' for 'would vote' and 'votaba' for 'used to vote'.
Why: Both can refer to the past or hypotheticals in English, but Spanish distinguishes them clearly.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: voto
The present tense of votar is completely regular: voto, votas, vota, votamos, votáis, votan.
Preterite
yo: voté
The preterite of votar follows the regular -ar pattern: voté, votaste, votó, votamos, votasteis, votaron.
Imperfect
yo: votaba
The imperfect of votar is regular: votaba, votabas, votaba, votábamos, votabais, votaban.
Future
yo: votar
The future of votar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: votaré, votarás, votará, votaremos, votaréis, votarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vote
The present subjunctive of votar flips the 'a' to 'e': vote, votes, vote, votemos, votéis, voten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: votara
The imperfect subjunctive of votar uses the -ra endings: votara, votaras, votara, votáramos, votarais, votaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vota
The affirmative imperative gives direct commands: vota (tú), vote (usted), votad (vosotros), voten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no votes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no votes, no vote, no votéis, no voten.