The Conditional Mood of asustarse is used to express hypothetical situations or possibilities in the future, for example: Me asustaría si viera una araña enorme. (I would get scared if I saw an enormous spider.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Asustarse (to get scared) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

The conditional mood of asustarse is used to express hypothetical situations, wishes, or possibilities related to getting scared or frightened.

To express a hypothetical situation: For example, Me asustaría si viera una araña grande. (I would get scared if I saw a big spider.)

To express a wish or desire: For example, No me asustaría tanto si fuera más valiente. (I wouldn’t get so scared if I were braver.)

To express a possibility: For example, Te asustarías si vieras esa película de terror. (You would get scared if you watched that horror movie.)

Colloquial usage: For example, ¡No te asustarías ni aunque te cayera un rayo encima! (You wouldn’t get scared even if a lightning bolt hit you!) – used to describe someone who is fearless or unflappable.

Examples

Examples of Asustarse in the Conditional Mood

Si viera una araña gigante en mi habitación, me asustaría mucho. (If I saw a giant spider in my room, I would get very scared.)

No te asustarías si vieras un fantasma, ¿verdad? (You wouldn’t get scared if you saw a ghost, right?)

Los niños se asustarían con las historias de terror que cuenta la abuela. (The kids would get scared by the horror stories their grandma tells.)

En la película de terror, la protagonista se asustaría cada vez que escuchaba un ruido extraño. (In the horror movie, the main character would get scared every time she heard a strange noise.)

Si nos encontráramos con un oso en el bosque, nos asustaríamos un montón. (If we came across a bear in the woods, we would get really scared.)

¿Os asustaríais si vierais un ovni en el cielo? (Would you all get scared if you saw a UFO in the sky?)

Los turistas se asustarían si supieran lo peligroso que es ese barrio. (The tourists would get scared if they knew how dangerous that neighborhood is.)

Si escucharas un ruido fuerte en la noche, te asustarías, ¿no? (If you heard a loud noise at night, you would get scared, wouldn’t you?)

En el parque de atracciones, los adolescentes se asustarían en la casa embrujada. (At the amusement park, the teenagers would get scared in the haunted house.)

Aunque parezca valiente, se asustaría si viera una cucaracha gigante. (Even though she seems brave, she would get scared if she saw a giant cockroach.)

Si viéramos un fantasma, nos asustaríamos un montón, ¿no crees? (If we saw a ghost, we would get really scared, don’t you think?)

Los niños pequeños se asustarían con las máscaras de Halloween. (Little kids would get scared by Halloween masks.)

Aunque soy adulto, me asustaría si viera un payaso escalofriante. (Even though I’m an adult, I would get scared if I saw a creepy clown.)

En la película de terror, el protagonista se asustaría cada vez que escuchaba pasos detrás de él. (In the horror movie, the main character would get scared every time he heard footsteps behind him.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Asustarse (to get scared) 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.