The Conditional Mood of apagar is used to express hypothetical or imagined situations, for example: Apagaría las luces si tuviera sueño. (I would turn off the lights if I were sleepy.)

Apagar is a regular verb, meaning its conjugations in the Conditional Mood follow the typical pattern for verbs ending in -ar.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Apagar (to turn off) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

The conditional mood of apagar is used to express hypothetical or potential situations, often with an implied condition.

To turn off or extinguish: For example, apagaría las luces si hiciera demasiado calor. (I would turn off the lights if it got too hot.)

To stop or end: For example, apagaría el fuego con un extintor. (I would put out the fire with an extinguisher.)

To quench or satisfy: For example, apagaría mi sed con una bebida fría. (I would quench my thirst with a cold drink.)

To dim or fade: For example, el sol apagaría su brillo al atardecer. (The sun would dim its brightness at sunset.)

To silence or quiet down (colloquial): For example, apagaría a ese tipo ruidoso si no se callara. (I would shut that noisy guy up if he didn’t be quiet.)

Examples

Examples of Apagar in the Conditional Mood

El equipo de ventas apagaría sus computadoras para ahorrar energía al final del día. (The sales team would turn off their computers to save energy at the end of the day.)

En un apagón, apagaríamos las luces para no desperdiciar la batería del teléfono. (During a power outage, we would turn off the lights to not waste the phone’s battery.)

Si apagarías el aire acondicionado cuando no estás en casa, ahorrarías mucho en la factura de electricidad. (If you would turn off the air conditioning when you’re not home, you would save a lot on your electricity bill.)

Los manifestantes apagarían sus antorchas después de la protesta por razones de seguridad. (The protesters would turn off their torches after the protest for safety reasons.)

Los niños apagarían las luces de la habitación antes de irse a dormir para ahorrar energía. (The kids would turn off the lights in the room before going to sleep to save energy.)

Después de la fiesta, apagaríamos la música a un volumen razonable para no molestar a los vecinos. (After the party, we would turn down the music to a reasonable volume so as not to bother the neighbors.)

Si apagarías los datos móviles cuando no los necesitas, ahorrarías bastante en tu plan de datos. (If you would turn off mobile data when you don’t need it, you would save quite a bit on your data plan.)

Los dueños del restaurante apagarían las luces de la fachada al cerrar para reducir el consumo de energía. (The restaurant owners would turn off the facade lights when closing to reduce energy consumption.)

Los jugadores apagarían sus dispositivos electrónicos antes de entrar al campo para concentrarse en el partido. (The players would turn off their electronic devices before entering the field to focus on the game.)

En la oficina, apagarían las computadoras al final del día para ahorrar energía. (At the office, they would turn off the computers at the end of the day to save energy.)

Después de terminar de estudiar, apagaría la lámpara de mi escritorio para descansar la vista. (After finishing studying, I would turn off the desk lamp to rest my eyes.)

Los campistas apagarían la fogata antes de irse a dormir por precaución. (The campers would put out the campfire before going to sleep as a precaution.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Apagar (to turn off) 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.