The Conditional Mood of Enseñar is used to express hypothetical or potential situations, often conveying politeness or uncertainty. For example, Te enseñaría a tocar la guitarra si tuviera más tiempo. (I would teach you to play the guitar if I had more time.)

Enseñar is a regular verb, meaning its conjugations in the Conditional Mood follow the typical pattern for -ar verbs by dropping the infinitive ending and adding the corresponding conditional endings.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Enseñar (to teach) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

The Conditional (Indicative) of enseñar is used to express hypothetical situations, polite requests, and to talk about future actions that depend on certain conditions.

To express hypothetical situations: For example, Si tuviera más tiempo, te enseñaría a tocar la guitarra. (If I had more time, I would teach you to play the guitar.)

To make polite requests: For example, ¿Me enseñarías a cambiar una rueda? (Would you teach me how to change a tire?)

To talk about future actions dependent on conditions: For example, Te enseñaría a cocinar si tuvieras más tiempo libre. (I would teach you how to cook if you had more free time.)

Slang/Idiomatic usage: In some contexts, enseñar can be used in a vulgar or rude way to mean “to show” in a sexual sense, for example, ¿Me enseñarías tus pechos? (Would you show me your breasts?)

Examples

Examples of Enseñar in the Conditional Mood

Si sonreirías más a menudo, la gente pensaría que eres una persona feliz. (If you would smile more often, people would think you’re a happy person.)

Aunque estoy cansado, sonreiría si me invitaran a salir esta noche. (Even though I’m tired, I would smile if I were invited out tonight.)

Los niños sonreirían con más frecuencia si sus padres les prestaran más atención. (Children would smile more often if their parents paid more attention to them.)

En la fiesta, sonreirías y serías amable con todos los invitados. (At the party, you would smile and be kind to all the guests.)

Si ganara la lotería, sonreiría de oreja a oreja. (If I won the lottery, I would smile from ear to ear.)

Ustedes dos sonreirían más si resolvieran sus diferencias. (You two would smile more if you resolved your differences.)

Aunque el trabajo es estresante, sonreiría más si tuviera un jefe comprensivo. (Even though work is stressful, I would smile more if I had an understanding boss.)

En un mundo perfecto, todos sonreirían y se tratarían con amabilidad. (In a perfect world, everyone would smile and treat each other kindly.)

Si vieras lo bien que le va a tu amigo, sonreirías por su éxito. (If you saw how well your friend is doing, you would smile at their success.)

Cuando estás de mal humor, sonreirías más si escucharas buena música. (When you’re in a bad mood, you would smile more if you listened to good music.)

Ella sonreiría con más frecuencia si no tuviera tantas preocupaciones. (She would smile more often if she didn’t have so many worries.)

En una situación incómoda, sonreirías para aliviar la tensión. (In an awkward situation, you would smile to ease the tension.)

Si tuvieras un trabajo que te apasiona, sonreirías al ir a trabajar todos los días. (If you had a job you’re passionate about, you would smile going to work every day.)

Aunque la vida es difícil a veces, sonreirías más si te enfocaras en las cosas positivas. (Even though life is hard sometimes, you would smile more if you focused on the positive things.)

Ellos sonreirían con más frecuencia si no tuvieran tantas responsabilidades. (They would smile more often if they didn’t have so many responsibilities.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Enseñar (to teach) 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.