carecer means: to be short of, to lack
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In this Spanish conjugation lesson we will learn how to inflect the verb carecer in the Condicional tense of the Indicativo mood. It means we will see step by step how to create and translate forms of each grammatical person.

This lesson is specifically about the carecer conjugation. For a general overview of Simple Tenses conjugation check our Simple Tenses Conjugation Chart.

We also have a Video Presentation on how to conjugate verbs in Condicional. It’s embedded below, but using the above link you will get additional information on conjugation in this tense and explanation of special cases and exceptions.

How to translate Condicional to English

Note that the English phrases provided below next to each conjugation are not direct translations from Spanish to English. They are usually the closest general equivalents. The example differences are:

• In Spanish conjugation, there is the form usted in the third person singular. But this person does not translate to the English third person singular. It translates to the so called formal you and uses the inflected form which is most often represented as he/she/it in English conjugation charts.
• Similar situation happens in the third person plural, where ustedes translates to the English plural formal you but uses the form which corresponds to the they form in English.
• Tenses are used differently in Spanish and English, so the actual translation should always take into account the context and focus on translating the meaning, not just words.
• In both languages each verb may have multiple meanings and not every meaning translates directly to the other language. Here also, the context and focusing on the particular meaning helps to create the most accurate translation.

Step by step instructions

Condicional belongs to the simple tenses group, which means that all of its conjugated forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in the Spanish language, where each conjugated form consists of two words.The verb carecer has an almost entirely regular conjugation in the Condicional tense of the Indicativo mood. An exception is the first person singular, which has an irregular form. It means the other persons just follow the basic rules for this conjugation group (-er) without further exceptions, spelling corrections and the like. The basis for this conjugation is the infinitive of this verb, so it’s really simple to create, and only a few exceptions exist.Use the infinitive carecer in each person. Next, add to the infinitive the endings specific to each person. In this tense we use the exact same endings in each of the three conjugation groups -ar, -er, -ir. Analyze the image showing all six endings. Note both the shapes and colors of the letters. It should help you find patterns and make it easier to remember these endings.

Also notice that in verb groups -er and -ir all six endings in both Pretéterito Imperfecto and Condicional tenses are the same. Good tip to remember! The only difference is that the Condicional uses the entire infinitive as the stem. Add the regular ending -ía for the first person singular to create carecería:

• yo carecería – I would be short of

Again add the regular ending -ías for the second person singular to create carecerías:

• tú carecerías – you would be short of

And similarly add the regular ending -ía for the third person singular to create carecería:

• él carecería – he would be short of
• ella carecería – she would be short of
• usted carecería – (formal) you would be short of

And similarly add the regular ending -íamos for the first person plural to create careceríamos:

• nosotros careceríamos – we would be short of
• nosotras careceríamos – (feminine) we would be short of

Like in the previous case add the regular ending -íais for the second person plural to create careceríais:

• vosotros careceríais – (plural) you would be short of
• vosotras careceríais – (feminine, plural) you would be short of

Also as in the previous case add the regular ending -ían for the third person plural to create carecerían:

• ellos carecerían – they would be short of
• ellas carecerían – (feminine) they would be short of
• ustedes carecerían – (formal, plural) you would be short of

Hurray! The conjugation is now complete. That’s the final result:

yo	carecería	I would be short of
tú	carecerías	you would be short of
él/ella/usted	carecería	he/she/it would be short of
nosotros/nosotras	careceríamos	we would be short of
vosotros/vosotras	careceríais	you would be short of
ellos/ellas/ustedes	carecerían	they would be short of

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But do not end your session yet – it’s important to repeat and practice the material in order to remember it. Check below for next steps.

Next Steps to Perfection To practice this conjugation and test your skills check this Conjugation Exercise or the Memory Game To see other conjugation lessons for this verb choose another tense: PresentePretéritoImperfectoFuturoPretérito Perfecto CompuestoPretérito PluscuamperfectoFuturo PerfectoCondicional PerfectoPretérito Perfecto Compuesto (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto A (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto B (subjuntivo)Futuro Perfecto (subjuntivo)  For exercises and examples related to carecer visit our Exercise section To see conjugation charts in all tenses for carecer visit the Conjugator To explore other learning materials visit the Study section

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