practicar means: to practise, to carry out, to do, to perform, to play
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In this conjugation lesson we are going to learn how to conjugate the verb practicar 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 practicar conjugation. For an overview of Simple Tenses conjugation see 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 see more detailed information on conjugation in this tense as well as explanation of exceptions and special cases.

How to translate Condicional to English

Notice that the phrases in English 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 the inflected forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in Spanish language, where each conjugated verb form consists of two words.The verb practicar has an entirely regular conjugation in the Condicional tense of the Indicativo mood. It means this verb follows the basic rules for its group (-ar) without any 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 practicar 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. Add the regular ending -ía for the first person singular to create practicaría:

• yo practicaría – I would practise

And exactly as previously add the regular ending -ías for the second person singular to create practicarías:

• tú practicarías – you would practise

And as before add the regular ending -ía for the third person singular to create practicaría:

• él practicaría – he would practise
• ella practicaría – she would practise
• usted practicaría – (formal) you would practise

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

• nosotros practicaríamos – we would practise
• nosotras practicaríamos – (feminine) we would practise

Again add the regular ending -íais for the second person plural to create practicaríais:

• vosotros practicaríais – (plural) you would practise
• vosotras practicaríais – (feminine, plural) you would practise

Once more add the regular ending -ían for the third person plural to create practicarían:

• ellos practicarían – they would practise
• ellas practicarían – (feminine) they would practise
• ustedes practicarían – (formal, plural) you would practise

That’s it! The conjugation is now finished. The final result looks as follows:

yo	practicaría	I would practise
tú	practicarías	you would practise
él/ella/usted	practicaría	he/she/it would practise
nosotros/nosotras	practicaríamos	we would practise
vosotros/vosotras	practicaríais	you would practise
ellos/ellas/ustedes	practicarían	they would practise

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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 practicar visit our Exercise section To see conjugation charts in all tenses for practicar visit the Conjugator To explore other learning materials visit the Study section

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