The Conditional Mood of planchar is used to express hypothetical or potential actions, for example: Plancharía la camisa si tuviera una plancha. (I would iron the shirt if I had an iron.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Planchar (to iron) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

The conditional mood of planchar is used to express hypothetical or potential situations related to ironing or pressing clothes.

Ironing clothes: For example, plancharía la camisa si tuviera tiempo (I would iron the shirt if I had time). This is the most common usage, referring to the act of using an iron to remove wrinkles from clothes.

Figurative usage: For example, te plancharía las ideas (I would iron out your ideas). This idiomatic expression means to clarify or organize someone’s thoughts or ideas, likening it to the process of ironing out wrinkles.

Slang usage: For example, me plancharía a tu hermana (I would smash your sister). In colloquial speech, this rude expression means to have sexual relations with someone, using the verb “planchar” in a vulgar and objectifying manner.

Examples

Examples of Planchar in the Conditional Mood

Si tuviera más tiempo libre, plancharía mi ropa con más frecuencia. (If I had more free time, I would iron my clothes more often.)

¿Plancharías mi camisa para la reunión de hoy? Te lo agradecería mucho. (Would you iron my shirt for today’s meeting? I would really appreciate it.)

En el hotel, plancharíamos nuestras ropas antes de salir a cenar. (At the hotel, we would iron our clothes before going out to dinner.)

¿Ustedes plancharían la ropa de cama si tuvieran una plancha nueva? (Would you iron the bedding if you had a new iron?)

Mis amigos y yo plancharíamos nuestras camisas antes de ir a una fiesta importante. (My friends and I would iron our shirts before going to an important party.)

¿Plancharíais las cortinas si estuvieran muy arrugadas? (Would you iron the curtains if they were very wrinkled?)

Ellos plancharían sus trajes antes de una entrevista de trabajo. (They would iron their suits before a job interview.)

¿Qué plancharías primero, la ropa interior o las camisas? (What would you iron first, the underwear or the shirts?)

En la lavandería, plancharían las prendas con mucho cuidado. (At the laundromat, they would iron the garments very carefully.)

¿Plancharías mi vestido para la boda? Estaría muy agradecida. (Would you iron my dress for the wedding? I would be very grateful.)

Nosotros plancharíamos las servilletas de tela antes de una cena formal. (We would iron the cloth napkins before a formal dinner.)

¿Plancharían ustedes las banderas antes del desfile? (Would you iron the flags before the parade?)

Ella plancharía su uniforme de trabajo todas las noches. (She would iron her work uniform every night.)

¿Plancharías mi camisa favorita? La usaré para una ocasión especial. (Would you iron my favorite shirt? I’ll wear it for a special occasion.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Planchar (to iron) 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.