The Conditional Mood of Limpiar is used to express hypothetical or potential actions, for example: Limpiarías la casa si tuvieras tiempo. (You would clean the house if you had time.)

Limpiar is a regular verb, so its Conditional conjugations follow the typical pattern by adding the corresponding endings to the infinitive stem.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Limpiar (to clean) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

The conditional mood of limpiar is used to express hypothetical or potential situations related to cleaning or making something clean.

Cleaning or making something clean: For example, Limpiaría la casa si tuviera tiempo. (I would clean the house if I had time.)

Expressing willingness or intention: For example, Te limpiaría los zapatos si me lo pidieras. (I would clean your shoes if you asked me to.)

Expressing a condition or consequence: For example, Si limpiaras tu habitación, te daría una recompensa. (If you cleaned your room, I would give you a reward.)

Expressing a polite request or suggestion: For example, ¿Limpiarías la mesa después de comer? (Would you clean the table after eating?)

Expressing doubt or uncertainty: For example, No creo que limpiaría tan bien como tú. (I don’t think I would clean as well as you.)

Slang or idiomatic usage: In some contexts, limpiar can be used idiomatically to mean “to defeat or beat someone decisively,” as in Te limpiaría en ese juego. (I would clean your clock in that game.)

Examples

Examples of Limpiar in the Conditional Mood

Aunque limpiarías la casa todos los días, nunca estaría lo suficientemente limpia para ti. (Even if you would clean the house every day, it would never be clean enough for you.)

Mamá dijo que limpiaría la cocina después de la cena. (Mom said she would clean the kitchen after dinner.)

Nosotros limpiaríamos el parque si tuviéramos más voluntarios. (We would clean the park if we had more volunteers.)

¿Limpiaríais el desván si os pagaran? (Would you all clean the attic if you were paid?)

Ellos limpiarían la playa, pero no tienen las herramientas necesarias. (They would clean the beach, but they don’t have the necessary tools.)

Si limpiaría mi cuarto, tal vez podría encontrar mis llaves perdidas. (If I would clean my room, maybe I could find my lost keys.)

Oye, ¿limpiarías los platos después de la fiesta? (Hey, would you clean the dishes after the party?)

Los empleados limpiarían la oficina los viernes por la tarde. (The employees would clean the office on Friday afternoons.)

Aunque limpiaríamos el patio trasero, no tenemos dónde poner la basura. (Even though we would clean the backyard, we have nowhere to put the trash.)

¿Limpiaríais el garaje este fin de semana? Está hecho un desastre. (Would you all clean the garage this weekend? It’s a mess.)

Mis vecinos limpiarían la calle si el gobierno les diera bolsas de basura. (My neighbors would clean the street if the government gave them trash bags.)

Si limpiaría mi auto, quedaría como nuevo. (If I would clean my car, it would look brand new.)

Oye, ¿limpiarías la ventana? Está muy sucia. (Hey, would you clean the window? It’s really dirty.)

Los niños limpiarían sus habitaciones si les diéramos una recompensa. (The kids would clean their rooms if we gave them a reward.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Limpiar (to clean) 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.