The Conditional Mood of encender is used to express hypothetical or potential situations, for example: Encendería la chimenea si hiciera frío. (I would light the fireplace if it were cold.)

Encender is a regular verb, so its conjugations in the Conditional follow the standard pattern for -er verbs.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Montar (to ride/mount) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

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

To light or ignite: For example, encendería una vela para iluminar la habitación (I would light a candle to illuminate the room). This is the most common meaning, referring to starting a flame or turning on a light source.

To turn on (electronics): For example, encendería la computadora para revisar mis correos (I would turn on the computer to check my emails). It can refer to powering on electronic devices.

To excite or arouse (colloquial): For example, esa película me encendería (that movie would turn me on). In informal contexts, it can mean to sexually arouse someone.

To ignite (figurative): For example, su comentario encendería la discusión (their comment would ignite the discussion). It can be used figuratively to mean starting or provoking something, often a conflict or debate.

Examples

Examples of Montar in the Conditional Mood

Si encendería la chimenea, la casa se calentaría. (If I would light the fireplace, the house would get warm.)

¿Encenderías las velas para crear un ambiente romántico? (Would you light the candles to create a romantic atmosphere?)

Para la ceremonia, encenderíamos las antorchas al atardecer. (For the ceremony, we would light the torches at dusk.)

Los manifestantes encenderían fuegos para mantenerse calientes. (The protesters would light fires to keep themselves warm.)

En el cumpleaños de mamá, encenderíamos las velitas del pastel. (On mom’s birthday, we would light the candles on the cake.)

Si tuviéramos un apagón, encenderíamos las lámparas de emergencia. (If we had a power outage, we would light the emergency lamps.)

Para la fogata en la playa, encenderías los troncos con un encendedor. (For the bonfire on the beach, you would light the logs with a lighter.)

En la noche de brujas, los niños encenderían las calabazas talladas. (On Halloween night, the kids would light the carved pumpkins.)

Si fuéramos de campamento, encenderíamos una fogata para asar malvaviscos. (If we went camping, we would light a campfire to roast marshmallows.)

Para la meditación, encenderías incienso y velas aromáticas. (For meditation, you would light incense and scented candles.)

En el concierto de rock, los fanáticos encenderían sus encendedores. (At the rock concert, the fans would light their lighters.)

Si tuviéramos un pebetero, encenderíamos las varillas de incienso. (If we had an incense burner, we would light the incense sticks.)

Para la cena romántica, encenderías las velas de la mesa. (For the romantic dinner, you would light the candles on the table.)

En la fiesta de cumpleaños, encenderíamos las bengalas para celebrar. (At the birthday party, we would light the sparklers to celebrate.)

Para la noche de año nuevo, encenderían los fuegos artificiales a medianoche. (For New Year’s Eve, they would light the fireworks at midnight.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Montar (to ride/mount) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American 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.