Derretir Conditional Mood in Latin American Spanish

The Conditional Mood of Convertir is used to express hypothetical or potential situations, for example: Si tuviera más dinero, convertiría mi casa en una mansión. (If I had more money, I would convert my house into a mansion.)

Convertir is a regular verb in Spanish, meaning its conjugations follow the typical patterns for -ir verbs in each tense and mood.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Derretir (to melt) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

Pronoun Conjugation
Yoderretiría
derretirías
Él / Ella / Ustedderretiría
Nosotros / Nosotrasderretiríamos
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesderretirían

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Usage of Derretir in the Conditional Mood

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

To convert or transform: For example, Si tuviera más dinero, convertiría mi casa en una mansión. (If I had more money, I would convert my house into a mansion.)

To change or alter: For example, El entrenador convertiría la estrategia si el equipo estuviera perdiendo. (The coach would change the strategy if the team were losing.)

To persuade or convince: For example, Con su carisma, el político convertiría a muchos votantes. (With his charisma, the politician would convert many voters.)

To convert (units, currencies, etc.): For example, La aplicación convertiría los kilómetros a millas automáticamente. (The app would automatically convert kilometers to miles.)

To become (colloquial): For example, Si me ganara la lotería, me convertiría en millonario. (If I won the lottery, I would become a millionaire.)

Examples

Examples of Derretir in the Conditional Mood

Si convertiría mi oficina en un espacio más acogedor, sería más productivo. (If I would convert my office into a cozier space, I would be more productive.)

Ella convertiría su pasión por la jardinería en un negocio de paisajismo. (She would convert her passion for gardening into a landscaping business.)

¿Convertiríamos esta vieja casa en un bed and breakfast? (Would we convert this old house into a bed and breakfast?)

Los activistas convertirían el parque abandonado en un espacio comunitario. (The activists would convert the abandoned park into a community space.)

convertirías esa receta aburrida en algo más emocionante. (You would convert that boring recipe into something more exciting.)

Con más recursos, el equipo convertiría su prototipo en un producto comercial. (With more resources, the team would convert their prototype into a commercial product.)

¿Convertiríamos este ático en un estudio de yoga? (Would we convert this attic into a yoga studio?)

Ellos convertirían su frustración en motivación para mejorar. (They would convert their frustration into motivation to improve.)

Yo convertiría mi afición por la fotografía en una carrera profesional. (I would convert my hobby of photography into a professional career.)

¿Convertirías tu blog en un libro de memorias? (Would you convert your blog into a memoir book?)

Nosotros convertiríamos este sótano en una sala de juegos para los niños. (We would convert this basement into a game room for the kids.)

Ellas convertirían su idea innovadora en una startup de éxito. (They would convert their innovative idea into a successful startup.)

¿Convertiría usted su granja en un destino ecoturístico? (Would you convert your farm into an eco-tourism destination?)

Nosotros convertiríamos este terreno baldío en un huerto comunitario. (We would convert this vacant lot into a community garden.)

convertirías tu pasión por la cocina en un food truck exitoso. (You would convert your passion for cooking into a successful food truck.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Derretir (to melt) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

Spanish English
Yo derretiría I would convert
Tú derretirías You would convert
Él / Ella / Usted derretiría He / She / You would convert
Nosotros / Nosotras derretiríamos We would convert
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes derretirían They / You all would convert

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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.