The Conditional Mood of picar is used to express hypothetical or imagined situations, for example: Si tuviera tiempo, picaría algunas verduras para la ensalada. (If I had time, I would chop some vegetables for the salad.)

Picar is a regular verb in Spanish, which means its conjugations in the Conditional Mood follow the typical pattern for verbs ending in -ar.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Reducir (to reduce) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The conditional mood of picar is used to express hypothetical or potential situations, often with an implied condition.

To prick or sting: For example, Si picara una abeja, me pondría crema. (If a bee were to sting me, I would put on cream.)

To nibble or snack: For example, Picaría algo antes de la cena si tuviera hambre. (I would snack on something before dinner if I were hungry.)

To chop or mince: For example, Picaría las verduras en trozos pequeños para la ensalada. (I would chop the vegetables into small pieces for the salad.)

To pique someone’s interest: For example, Si me contaras más detalles, me picaría la curiosidad. (If you told me more details, my curiosity would be piqued.)

To tease or provoke (colloquial): For example, Si me picaras tanto, eventualmente me enojaría. (If you teased me so much, I would eventually get angry.)

To inject drugs (slang): For example, No picaría esas drogas ni aunque me pagaran. (I wouldn’t inject those drugs even if they paid me.)

Examples

Examples of Reducir in the Conditional Mood

Si picaría esta comida picante, me picaría la lengua. (If I ate this spicy food, my tongue would burn.)

Después de cortar la cebolla, mis ojos picarían. (After cutting the onion, my eyes would sting.)

Si no tuvieras cuidado, esa avispa te picaría. (If you’re not careful, that wasp would sting you.)

Aunque la curiosidad picaría, no deberías abrir ese paquete. (Although curiosity would pique, you shouldn’t open that package.)

Si picaríamos la fruta antes de comerla, estaría más fresca. (If we peeled the fruit before eating it, it would be fresher.)

Esos comentarios mordaces picarían a cualquiera. (Those biting comments would sting anyone.)

Aunque el desafío picaría su interés, ella prefirió no participar. (Although the challenge would pique her interest, she preferred not to participate.)

Si picarías la cebolla más fina, la sopa tendría mejor sabor. (If you chopped the onion finer, the soup would taste better.)

Esas bromas pesadas picarían a cualquiera. (Those mean jokes would hurt anyone’s feelings.)

Si picaríamos la madera para la fogata, estaríamos más cálidos. (If we chopped the wood for the campfire, we would be warmer.)

La curiosidad picaría a cualquiera que viera ese objeto misterioso. (Curiosity would pique anyone who saw that mysterious object.)

Si picarías las verduras en cubitos, la ensalada tendría mejor presentación. (If you diced the vegetables, the salad would look better.)

Esos insultos picarían incluso a la persona más tolerante. (Those insults would sting even the most tolerant person.)

Si picaríamos la carne en trozos pequeños, se cocinaría más rápido. (If we cut the meat into small pieces, it would cook faster.)

Esas palabras hirientes picarían a cualquiera. (Those hurtful words would sting anyone.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Reducir (to reduce) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American 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.