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 verbs ending in -ar.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Masticar (to chew) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

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

To get scared or frightened: For example, me asustaría si viera una araña grande (I would get scared if I saw a big spider). This is the most common meaning, referring to feeling fear or alarm in a hypothetical scenario.

To startle or jump: For example, te asustarías si alguien gritara de repente (you would jump if someone shouted suddenly). This meaning implies a sudden fright or scare, often used in colloquial speech.

To chicken out (slang): For example, no te asustarías a la hora de pedirle una cita, ¿verdad? (you wouldn’t chicken out when it comes to asking them out, right?). In this slang usage, it means to lose courage or get cold feet in a hypothetical situation.

To get spooked (colloquial): For example, el caballo se asustaría con cualquier ruido fuerte (the horse would get spooked by any loud noise). This colloquial meaning refers to animals or people getting easily frightened or startled.

Examples

Examples of Masticar in the Conditional Mood

¡Me asustaría mucho si viera un fantasma! (I would get really scared if I saw a ghost!)

Los niños se asustarían con los fuegos artificiales si no los preparamos primero. (The kids would get scared by the fireworks if we don’t prepare them first.)

¿Por qué te asustarías de un pequeño ratón? No hacen daño. (Why would you get scared of a little mouse? They don’t do any harm.)

Los niños se asustarían si los dejamos ver esa película de terror. (The kids would get scared if we let them watch that horror movie.)

No me asustaría viajar sola, pero prefiero ir acompañada. (I wouldn’t get scared to travel alone, but I prefer to go with company.)

En el trabajo, me asustaría hablar en público sin prepararme bien. (At work, I would get scared to speak in public without preparing well.)

Si te asustarías tanto en la oscuridad, ¿por qué apagaste las luces? (If you would get so scared in the dark, why did you turn off the lights?)

Los niños se asustarían si viéramos esa película de miedo. (The kids would get scared if we watched that scary movie.)

No me asustaría cambiar de trabajo, pero necesito pensarlo bien. (I wouldn’t get scared to change jobs, but I need to think it through carefully.)

Si te asustarías tanto con las alturas, ¿por qué reservaste un vuelo? (If you would get so scared of heights, why did you book a flight?)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Masticar (to chew) 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.