Explicar conditional conjugation
Explicar in the conditional: explicaría, explicarías, explicaría, explicaríamos, explicaríais, explicarían.
- to explain
- spelling change (c→qu)
- Participle: explicado
- Gerund: explicando
Conditional condicional
| yo | explicaría |
|---|---|
| tú | explicarías |
| él/ella/usted | explicaría |
| nosotros | explicaríamos |
| vosotros | explicaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | explicarían |
How to use explicar in the conditional
The conditional is regular: explicaría, explicarías, explicaría, explicaríamos, explicarían. With explicar it is often a polite request (¿Me explicarías...?, Would you explain...?) or a speculation about the past, as in Eso explicaría el error, that would explain the error. It also appears in hypothetical sentences with si + imperfect subjunctive.
Examples
¿Nos explicaría usted las condiciones del contrato?
Would you explain the terms of the contract to us?
Eso explicaría por qué el cliente no respondió.
That would explain why the client didn't reply.
Si tuviera más tiempo, te lo explicaría con calma.
If I had more time, I'd explain it to you calmly.
Quick check: explicar in the conditional
More explicar tenses
- All explicar tenses
- Explicar present
- Explicar preterite
- Explicar imperfect
- Explicar future
- Explicar present subjunctive
- Explicar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the conditional
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