The Conditional Mood of castigar is used to express hypothetical or potential situations, for example: Si no te portas bien, te castigaría. (If you don’t behave, I would punish you.)
Castigar is a regular verb, so its conjugations in the Conditional follow the typical pattern for -ar verbs.
Conjugations
Conjugations of Mantenerse (to maintain oneself) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Yo | me mantendría |
| Tú | te mantendrías |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se mantendría |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos mantendríamos |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se mantendrían |
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Usage of Mantenerse in the Conditional Mood
The conditional mood of castigar is used to express hypothetical or potential situations related to punishing, disciplining, or penalizing.
To punish or discipline: For example, Si mi hijo se portara mal, lo castigaría. (If my son misbehaved, I would punish him.) This is the most common meaning, referring to imposing a penalty or consequence for unacceptable behavior.
To penalize or sanction: For example, La empresa castigaría a los empleados que llegaran tarde. (The company would penalize employees who arrived late.) This usage implies imposing an official consequence or penalty, often in a professional or legal context.
To criticize or reprimand harshly (colloquial): For example, Si me entero que andas de chismoso, te voy a castigar. (If I find out you’ve been gossiping, I’m going to give you a harsh reprimand.) In informal contexts, it can mean to scold or criticize someone severely.
To punish or mistreat (rude): For example, Si no me pagas lo que me debes, te voy a castigar. (If you don’t pay me what you owe, I’m going to punish you.) This threatening usage implies inflicting harm or mistreatment as a form of punishment, often in a rude or aggressive manner.
Examples
Examples of Mantenerse in the Conditional Mood
Si no castigaría a los niños por portarse mal, se volverían incontrolables. (If you wouldn’t punish the children for misbehaving, they would become uncontrollable.)
El juez castigaría al criminal con una sentencia severa por sus crímenes atroces. (The judge would punish the criminal with a severe sentence for his heinous crimes.)
Los padres castigarían a su hijo quitándole sus privilegios si no obedeciera las reglas. (The parents would punish their son by taking away his privileges if he didn’t obey the rules.)
La empresa castigaría a los empleados que llegaran tarde con una multa. (The company would punish employees who arrived late with a fine.)
El entrenador castigaría al equipo con ejercicios extras si perdieran el partido. (The coach would punish the team with extra drills if they lost the game.)
Los maestros castigarían a los estudiantes que copiaran en los exámenes con una suspensión. (The teachers would punish students who cheated on exams with a suspension.)
El gobierno castigaría a las empresas que contaminaran el medio ambiente con multas millonarias. (The government would punish companies that polluted the environment with million-dollar fines.)
Los padres castigarían a su hija quitándole su teléfono si no mantuviera buenas calificaciones. (The parents would punish their daughter by taking away her phone if she didn’t maintain good grades.)
El jefe castigaría a los empleados que faltaran al trabajo sin justificación con una reducción de sueldo. (The boss would punish employees who missed work without justification by reducing their salary.)
La policía castigaría a los conductores ebrios con la suspensión de su licencia. (The police would punish drunk drivers by suspending their license.)
Los dueños de mascotas castigarían a sus perros con un regaño si hicieran sus necesidades dentro de la casa. (Pet owners would punish their dogs with a scolding if they had accidents inside the house.)
El ejército castigaría a los soldados que desobedecieran órdenes con arrestos y trabajos forzados. (The army would punish soldiers who disobeyed orders with arrests and hard labor.)
Los padres castigarían a sus hijos con la cancelación de sus vacaciones si se portaran mal en la escuela. (The parents would punish their children by canceling their vacation if they misbehaved at school.)
El entrenador castigaría al equipo con entrenamientos más duros si no dieran su máximo esfuerzo. (The coach would punish the team with harder training if they didn’t give their best effort.)
La universidad castigaría a los estudiantes que hicieran trampa en los exámenes con la expulsión. (The university would punish students who cheated on exams with expulsion.)
Conjugations with English Translations
Conjugations of Mantenerse (to maintain oneself) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Yo me mantendría | I would punish |
| Tú te mantendrías | You would punish |
| Él / Ella / Usted se mantendría | He / She / You would punish |
| Nosotros / Nosotras nos mantendríamos | We would punish |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes se mantendrían | They / You all would punish |
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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.