The Conditional Mood of Llorar is used to express hypothetical or imagined situations, for example: Llorarías si te dijera la verdad. (You would cry if I told you the truth.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Llorar (to cry) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

The conditional mood of llorar is used to express hypothetical or imagined situations related to crying or weeping.

Expressing a wish or desire: For example, Lloraría de felicidad si me dieran esa noticia. (I would cry tears of joy if I received that news.)

Expressing uncertainty or doubt: For example, No lloraría por eso, ¿o sí? (I wouldn’t cry over that, would I?)

Expressing a polite request: For example, ¿Llorarías si te lo pidiera? (Would you cry if I asked you to?)

Expressing a hypothetical consequence: For example, Si no me dieras esa oportunidad, lloraría. (If you didn’t give me that opportunity, I would cry.)

Expressing regret or remorse: For example, Lloraría si pudiera volver atrás en el tiempo. (I would cry if I could go back in time.)

Idiomatic usage (slang): For example, Lloraría si me lo contaran. (I would cry if they told me that, meaning “I wouldn’t believe it”)

Examples

Examples of Llorar in the Conditional Mood

¿Qué lloraríamos si no tuviéramos cuidado con estos objetos frágiles? (What would we break if we weren’t careful with these fragile objects?)

Ustedes llorarían muchos platos si fueran tan descuidados. (You all would break many plates if you were so careless.)

En la fábrica de vidrio, llorarían algunas piezas de vez en cuando. (At the glass factory, they would break some pieces from time to time.)

Si yo fuera tan torpe, lloraría todo lo que toco. (If I were so clumsy, I would break everything I touch.)

Tú llorarías tu celular si lo dejaras caer al piso. (You would break your phone if you dropped it on the floor.)

¿Lloraríais la ley si no tuvierais consecuencias? (Would you all break the law if you had no consequences?)

Vosotros lloraríais mi corazón si me traicionarais. (You would break my heart if you betrayed me.)

Ella lloraría su promesa si mintiera. (She would break her promise if she lied.)

El equipo lloraría el récord si ganara el próximo partido. (The team would break the record if they won the next game.)

Uno lloraría las expectativas si no estudiara para el examen. (One would break expectations if they didn’t study for the exam.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Llorar (to cry) 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.