Acondicionar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish

acondicionar means “to condition, to fit out” in English, and this page shows you how it actually sounds in everyday Spanish — not just the conjugation table, but the verb in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make with it. Acondicionar means to condition or to fit out, to prepare a place or a thing for a purpose, such as air-conditioning a room or fitting out a hall. It is a fully regular verb used in building, work and sport. Below you will find twelve example sentences grouped by tense, two short dialogues, the most common mistakes with corrections, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. If you want the full tables first, start with the full conjugation of acondicionar; if you want to study one tense in depth, see the acondicionar present tense page.

acondicionar in everyday use: examples with translations

In the present tense

  1. Yo acondiciono la sala para el concierto. — “I condition the hall for the concert.”
  2. Él acondiciona la casa con aire acondicionado. — “He conditions the house with air conditioning.”
  3. Nosotros acondicionamos el gimnasio con material nuevo. — “We condition the gym with new equipment.”
  4. Ellos acondicionan el local para la exposición. — “They condition the venue for the exhibition.”

In the past

  1. Ayer, yo acondicioné la casa con aire acondicionado. — “Yesterday, I conditioned the house with air conditioning.”
  2. Antes, nosotros acondicionábamos el gimnasio con material nuevo. — “Before, we used to condition the gym with new equipment.”
  3. Él acondicionó el local para la exposición. — “He conditioned the venue for the exhibition.”
  4. Yo ya había acondicionado la sala para el concierto antes de salir. — “I had already conditioned the hall for the concert before leaving.”

Plans, hopes and possibilities

  1. Mañana, tú acondicionarás la sala para el concierto. — “Tomorrow, you will condition the hall for the concert.”
  2. Yo acondicionaría la casa con aire acondicionado si tuviera más tiempo. — “I would condition the house with air conditioning if I had more time.”
  3. Él ha acondicionado el gimnasio con material nuevo. — “He has conditioned the gym with new equipment.”
  4. Espero que él acondicione el local para la exposición. — “I hope he conditions the venue for the exhibition.”

acondicionar in conversation

Two short dialogues that use acondicionar the way people really speak it. Notice how the verb changes with the person, and how the same verb fits different situations.

Two friends talk about their day.

  • Ana: Yo acondiciono la sala para el concierto. — “I condition the hall for the concert.”
  • Bea: Él acondiciona la casa con aire acondicionado. — “He conditions the house with air conditioning.”
  • Ana: Ayer, yo acondicioné la casa con aire acondicionado. — “Yesterday, I conditioned the house with air conditioning.”
  • Bea: Mañana, tú acondicionarás la sala para el concierto. — “Tomorrow, you will condition the hall for the concert.”

At home, talking about tomorrow.

  • Luis: Nosotros acondicionamos el gimnasio con material nuevo. — “We condition the gym with new equipment.”
  • Marta: Antes, nosotros acondicionábamos el gimnasio con material nuevo. — “Before, we used to condition the gym with new equipment.”
  • Luis: Yo acondicionaría la casa con aire acondicionado si tuviera más tiempo. — “I would condition the house with air conditioning if I had more time.”
  • Marta: Espero que él acondicione el local para la exposición. — “I hope he conditions the venue for the exhibition.”

A short scene with acondicionar

A short scene shows how acondicionar works across the day. In the morning: Acondiciono la sala para el concierto. In the afternoon: Acondiciona la casa con aire acondicionado. Yesterday it was different: Ayer, acondicioné el gimnasio con material nuevo. And tomorrow: Mañana, acondicionaré el local para la exposición. Four small moments, four tenses, one verb — that is how acondicionar sounds in real life. Try changing the person in each sentence: say it about yourself, about a friend, and about your family, and the forms will start to feel automatic.

Common mistakes with acondicionar

The errors learners actually make with acondicionar, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.

✗ Yo acondiciona la sala para el concierto.

✓ Correct: Yo acondiciono la sala para el concierto.

The person matters: acondiciona is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is acondiciono. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.

✗ Ayer yo acondiciono la casa con aire acondicionado.

✓ Correct: Ayer yo acondicioné la casa con aire acondicionado.

The present and the preterite are different tenses: acondiciono is happening now, while acondicioné is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.

✗ Treating acondicionar and preparar as identical in every context.

✓ Correct: Acondicionar means to condition, to fit out, while preparar means to prepare.

They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: acondicionar fits sentences such as Acondiciono la sala para el concierto, while preparar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.

✗ Yo soy acondicionado la casa con aire acondicionado.

✓ Correct: Yo he acondicionado la casa con aire acondicionado.

Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he acondicionado, has acondicionado, ha acondicionado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.

✗ De niño, yo acondicioné el gimnasio con material nuevo todos los días.

✓ Correct: De niño, yo acondicionaba el gimnasio con material nuevo todos los días.

For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (acondicionaba), not the preterite. The preterite (acondicioné) is for one finished action.

Quiz: acondicionar in use

Ten questions on acondicionar — its forms, its tenses and its everyday use. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below, where every answer is explained.

1. Complete the sentence: Él ______ la casa con aire acondicionado. — “He/she conditions the house with air conditioning.”

  • a) acondiciona
  • b) acondiciono
  • c) acondicionas
  • d) acondicionamos

2. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ______ el gimnasio con material nuevo. — “Yesterday, I conditioned the gym with new equipment.”

  • a) acondicionaste
  • b) acondicionó
  • c) acondicionaron
  • d) acondicioné

3. Complete the sentence: Ellos ______ el local para la exposición cuando eran jóvenes. — “They used to condition the venue for the exhibition when they were young.”

  • a) acondicionabas
  • b) acondicionábamos
  • c) acondicionaban
  • d) acondicionaba

4. Complete the sentence: Mañana, nosotros ______ la sala para el concierto. — “Tomorrow, we will condition the hall for the concert.”

  • a) acondicionarán
  • b) acondicionaremos
  • c) acondicionaré
  • d) acondicionarás

5. Complete the sentence: Él ______ la casa con aire acondicionado si pudiera. — “He would condition the house with air conditioning if he could.”

  • a) acondicionaría
  • b) acondicionarías
  • c) acondicionaríamos
  • d) acondiciono

6. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ el gimnasio con material nuevo. — “I have conditioned the gym with new equipment.”

  • a) has acondicionado
  • b) ha acondicionado
  • c) han acondicionado
  • d) he acondicionado

7. Complete the sentence: Espero que tú ______ el local para la exposición. — “I hope you condition the venue for the exhibition.”

  • a) acondicionemos
  • b) acondiciono
  • c) acondiciones
  • d) acondicione

8. Which is the past participle of acondicionar, used with haber in the perfect tenses?

  • a) acondicioné
  • b) acondicionado
  • c) acondicionando
  • d) acondiciono

9. What does acondicionar mean in English?

  • a) to condition, to fit out
  • b) to prepare
  • c) to fit together, to couple
  • d) to harass, to pursue

10. Which sentence is correct?

  • a) Él acondiciona la casa con aire acondicionado.
  • b) Él acondiciono la casa con aire acondicionado.
  • c) Nosotros acondiciona el gimnasio con material nuevo.
  • d) Yo acondiciona la sala para el concierto.

Answer key

  1. a) acondiciona — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form in the present: acondiciona.

  2. d) acondicioné — The sentence needs the yo form in the preterite: acondicioné, for one finished action yesterday.

  3. c) acondicionaban — The sentence needs the ellos/ellas form in the imperfect: acondicionaban, for a repeated past habit.

  4. b) acondicionaremos — The sentence needs the nosotros form in the future: acondicionaremos.

  5. a) acondicionaría — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form in the conditional: acondicionaría.

  6. d) he acondicionado — The sentence needs the yo form in the present perfect: he acondicionado, haber + acondicionado.

  7. c) acondiciones — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the tú present subjunctive is acondiciones.

  8. b) acondicionado — The past participle is acondicionado: he acondicionado, has acondicionado, ha acondicionado. The gerund acondicionando is used with estar instead.

  9. a) to condition, to fit out — acondicionar means to condition, to fit out. The other options are the meanings of different verbs.

  10. a) Él acondiciona la casa con aire acondicionado. — Él acondiciona la casa con aire acondicionado. is correct: the verb agrees with its subject. The other sentences mix up the person and the form.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use acondicionar in everyday conversation?

Start with the phrases in the examples above — especially the common combinations such as Acondiciono la sala para el concierto and Acondiciona la casa con aire acondicionado. Use the present tense for habits and general facts, and the preterite for things that happened once. Say the sentences aloud until the forms feel automatic, then swap in your own details: your own town, your own family, your own routine.

What is the difference between acondicionar and preparar?

Acondicionar means “to condition, to fit out”, while preparar means “to prepare”. They are related words that learners often meet together, but they are not interchangeable — use acondicionar when you mean “to condition, to fit out” and preparar when you mean “to prepare”.

Which tense do I need most with acondicionar?

The present tense, for habits, routines and general facts — that is where you will use acondicionar most. The preterite comes next, for things that happened once and ended. The examples on this page use both, plus the imperfect, the future and the present perfect, so you can see the verb across the tenses you actually need.

Is acondicionar formal or informal?

Acondicionar is neutral — it is used in both formal and informal Spanish, at home, at work and at school. There is no special formal version of it; the same forms work in a conversation with a friend and in a letter to a company. What changes is the situation, not the verb.

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