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“Nadar” (to swim) in the Conditional Mood

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Understanding the Conditional Mood of “Nadar”

The Conditional Mood of nadar is used to express hypothetical or imagined situations, for example: Si tuviera más tiempo, nadaría en la piscina todos los días. (If I had more time, I would swim in the pool every day.)

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

How to Use Nadar in the Conditional Mood

The Conditional (Indicative) of nadar is used to express what would happen in a hypothetical situation, or what someone would do under certain circumstances.

Expressing a hypothetical situation: For example, Si tuviera más tiempo, nadaría todos los días. (If I had more time, I would swim every day.)

Expressing what someone would do: For example, ¿Qué harías si nadarías en el mar? (What would you do if you swam in the sea?)

Expressing a polite request: For example, ¿Nadaría usted conmigo mañana? (Would you swim with me tomorrow?)

Expressing uncertainty or possibility: For example, Nadaría en el lago, pero no estoy seguro. (I would swim in the lake, but I’m not sure.)

Slang/Idiomatic usage: For example, Nadaría en dinero si ganara la lotería. (I would swim in money if I won the lottery.) This expression means to have an abundance of something.

Real Life Examples of Nadar in the Conditional Mood

No nadarías en ese lago sucio, ¿verdad? (You wouldn’t swim in that dirty lake, would you?)

Ella nadaría en el océano si no tuviera miedo a los tiburones. (She would swim in the ocean if she weren’t afraid of sharks.)

Nosotros nadaríamos en esa playa, pero hay demasiada contaminación. (We would swim at that beach, but there’s too much pollution.)

¿Ustedes nadarían en esa piscina pública? Yo no lo haría. (Would you (all) swim in that public pool? I wouldn’t.)

Ellos nadarían en el río si no fuera tan peligroso. (They would swim in the river if it weren’t so dangerous.)

La verdad es que yo nadaría en cualquier lugar, me encanta nadar. (The truth is, I would swim anywhere, I love swimming.)

¿Tú nadarías en esa piscina de aspecto turbio? Yo paso. (Would you swim in that murky-looking pool? I’ll pass.)

Aunque el agua está fría, nadaríamos si tuviéramos trajes de neopreno. (Even though the water is cold, we would swim if we had wetsuits.)

Vosotros nadaríais en el lago si no hubiera serpientes, ¿no? (You would swim in the lake if there weren’t snakes, wouldn’t you?)

Ellas nadarían en la piscina climatizada si no estuviera tan llena de gente. (They would swim in the heated pool if it weren’t so crowded.)

Con la ola de calor, todos nadaríamos en el río si fuera más limpio. (With the heat wave, we would all swim in the river if it were cleaner.)

¿Nadarías en aguas abiertas si supieras que hay tiburones? Yo no me arriesgaría. (Would you swim in open waters if you knew there were sharks? I wouldn’t risk it.)

Aunque el agua está helada, nadaríamos si fuera la única manera de escapar. (Even though the water is freezing, we would swim if it were the only way to escape.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Nadar (to swim) in the Conditional Mood (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.