The Conditional Mood of asustar is used to express what would happen in a hypothetical situation, for example: Si vieras una araña, te asustarías. (If you saw a spider, you would get scared.)

Asustar is a regular verb, so its conjugations in the Conditional follow the typical pattern for -ar verbs.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Asustar (to frighten) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

The conditional mood of asustar is used to express hypothetical situations, wishes, or possibilities in the future.

To frighten or scare: For example, si viera una araña, me asustaría (if I saw a spider, I would get scared).

To intimidate or threaten: For example, el matón asustaría a los estudiantes si no le dieran su dinero (the bully would intimidate the students if they didn’t give him their money).

To shock or startle: For example, me asustaría si alguien gritara de repente (I would be startled if someone suddenly shouted).

To worry or concern (colloquial): For example, me asustaría si no aprobara el examen (I would be worried if I didn’t pass the exam).

Examples

Examples of Asustar in the Conditional Mood

¡Asustaría a los niños si les contara historias de terror! (I would scare the kids if I told them horror stories!)

No asustarías a tu abuela con esa máscara de payaso, ¿verdad? (You wouldn’t scare your grandma with that clown mask, would you?)

El ruido fuerte asustaría al bebé mientras duerme. (The loud noise would scare the baby while they’re sleeping.)

Asustaríamos a los ladrones si tuviéramos un sistema de alarma. (We would scare off the burglars if we had an alarm system.)

¿Crees que asustaríais a vuestros compañeros de clase con esas bromas pesadas? (Do you think you would scare your classmates with those mean pranks?)

Las películas de terror asustarían a cualquiera que las viera. (Horror movies would scare anyone who watched them.)

No te preocupes, los perros no asustarían a nadie. ¡Son inofensivos! (Don’t worry, the dogs wouldn’t scare anyone. They’re harmless!)

Los fantasmas asustarían hasta al más valiente. (Ghosts would scare even the bravest person.)

¿Crees que asustaría a mi jefe si le pidiera un aumento? (Do you think it would scare my boss if I asked for a raise?)

La turbulencia en el avión asustaría a cualquier pasajero nervioso. (The turbulence on the plane would scare any nervous passenger.)

No asustarías a nadie con esa actitud tan positiva, ¡eres un rayo de sol! (You wouldn’t scare anyone with that positive attitude, you’re a ray of sunshine!)

Ver una cucaracha gigante asustaría a cualquiera, ¿no crees? (Seeing a giant cockroach would scare anyone, don’t you think?)

Los payasos asustarían a los niños si no fueran tan graciosos. (Clowns would scare kids if they weren’t so funny.)

Una araña del tamaño de un perro asustaría hasta al más valiente. (A spider the size of a dog would scare even the bravest person.)

No creo que asustaríais a nadie con vuestras bromas inocentes. (I don’t think you would scare anyone with your innocent pranks.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Asustar (to frighten) 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.