The Conditional Mood of quemar is used to express hypothetical or imagined situations, for example: Si tuvieras más tiempo, quemarías algunas calorías haciendo ejercicio. (If you had more time, you would burn some calories by exercising.)

Quemar is a regular verb in Spanish, which means its conjugations in the Conditional follow the same pattern as other verbs ending in -ar.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Quemar (to burn) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

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

To burn or set on fire: For example, quemaría toda la leña si hiciera más frío. (I would burn all the firewood if it got colder.)

To consume by fire: For example, el fuego quemaría la casa entera. (The fire would burn down the entire house.)

To cause a burning sensation: For example, el sol quemaría tu piel si no usaras protector solar. (The sun would burn your skin if you didn’t use sunscreen.)

To burn calories or energy: For example, quemaría muchas calorías si hiciera ejercicio todos los días. (I would burn a lot of calories if I exercised every day.)

To burn or scorch (food): For example, quemaría el arroz si lo dejara demasiado tiempo en la estufa. (I would burn the rice if I left it on the stove for too long.)

To burn or damage (electronics): For example, el ordenador se quemaría si no lo apagara durante una tormenta eléctrica. (The computer would burn out if I didn’t turn it off during an electrical storm.)

To burn or waste (money, resources): For example, quemaría todo su dinero en apuestas. (He would burn through all his money on gambling.)

To burn or skip (a step or stage): For example, quemaría la etapa de prueba y lanzaría el producto directamente. (They would burn the testing stage and launch the product directly.)

To burn or insult (slang): For example, te quemaría con un comentario hiriente. (I would burn you with an insulting comment.)

Examples

Examples of Quemar in the Conditional Mood

Si quemaría esas cartas, me arrepentiría después. (If I burned those letters, I would regret it later.)

No quemaríamos la basura en el patio trasero porque contaminaría el aire. (We wouldn’t burn the trash in the backyard because it would pollute the air.)

Los manifestantes quemarían llantas en protesta. (The protesters would burn tires in protest.)

¿Quemarías esas fotos viejas o las guardarías como recuerdos? (Would you burn those old photos or keep them as mementos?)

La bruja malvada quemaría su casa si tuviera la oportunidad. (The wicked witch would burn down her house if she had the chance.)

Después de una ruptura difícil, algunas personas quemarían todas las cosas de su ex. (After a tough breakup, some people would burn all their ex’s things.)

Si ganara la lotería, quemaría mis deudas quemando los documentos. (If I won the lottery, I would burn my debts by burning the documents.)

En la antigüedad, quemarían hierbas y especias para purificar el aire. (In ancient times, they would burn herbs and spices to purify the air.)

Si tuviera frío, quemaría leña en la chimenea para calentarme. (If I were cold, I would burn wood in the fireplace to warm up.)

Los chamanes quemarían salvia y copal durante las ceremonias espirituales. (Shamans would burn sage and copal during spiritual ceremonies.)

Después de una noche de fiesta, quemaríamos muchas calorías haciendo ejercicio al día siguiente. (After a night of partying, we would burn many calories by exercising the next day.)

Si ganara un premio literario, quemaría mi manuscrito rechazado como un ritual simbólico. (If I won a literary prize, I would burn my rejected manuscript as a symbolic ritual.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Quemar (to burn) 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.