The Conditional Mood of barrer is used to express hypothetical or potential situations, for example: Barrerías la casa si tuvieras tiempo. (You would sweep the house if you had time.)

Barrer is a regular verb, so its Conditional conjugations follow the typical pattern for -er verbs by adding the appropriate endings to the infinitive stem.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Barrer (to sweep) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

The Conditional (Indicative) of barrer is used to express hypothetical or potential situations in the future.

To sweep or clean by sweeping: For example, Yo barrería la casa todos los días si tuviera más tiempo. (I would sweep the house every day if I had more time.)

To remove or get rid of something: For example, El nuevo gobierno barrería con la corrupción. (The new government would sweep away corruption.)

To win overwhelmingly (colloquial): For example, Si jugamos contra ese equipo, los barreríamos. (If we played against that team, we would sweep them.)

To ignore or disregard someone/something (colloquial, rude): For example, Te barrería si no me respetas. (I would brush you off if you don’t respect me.)

Examples

Examples of Barrer in the Conditional Mood

Ella dijo que barrerían el patio después de la fiesta. (She said they would sweep the patio after the party.)

¿Barrerías la entrada antes de que lleguen los invitados? (Would you sweep the entrance before the guests arrive?)

Mis amigos y yo barreríamos la calle para recaudar fondos. (My friends and I would sweep the street to raise funds.)

El portero barrería el lobby todas las mañanas. (The doorman would sweep the lobby every morning.)

Si tuviéramos una escoba, barreríamos la cocina. (If we had a broom, we would sweep the kitchen.)

Después del concierto, los fans barrerían el escenario. (After the concert, the fans would sweep the stage.)

Mamá dijo que barreríais sus habitaciones el fin de semana. (Mom said you all would sweep your rooms on the weekend.)

¿Ustedes barrerían la acera si se los pidiera? (Would you all sweep the sidewalk if I asked?)

Antes de irnos de vacaciones, barreríamos toda la casa. (Before going on vacation, we would sweep the whole house.)

Tú barrerías y yo lavaría los platos después de la cena. (You would sweep and I would wash the dishes after dinner.)

Los empleados barrerían la tienda antes de cerrar. (The employees would sweep the store before closing.)

Aunque barrerías el patio, las hojas seguirían cayendo. (Even if you swept the patio, the leaves would keep falling.)

Después de la mudanza, barreríamos para quitar el polvo. (After the move, we would sweep to remove the dust.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Barrer (to sweep) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.