El condicional You use the conditional in Spanish

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El condicional You use the conditional in Spanish to express what a person would

El condicional You use the conditional in Spanish to express what a person would do or what a situation would be like. Me gustaría leer un libro sobrse el budismo. Yo le pediría ese libro a Tomás. • As with the future tense, you form the conditional by adding the endings to the infinitive. The conditional endings are the same for all verbs. Here are the conditional forms of hablar, ser, and ir.

El condicional 1. Usar el infinitivo del verbo 2. Añadir las terminaciones Yo -ía

El condicional 1. Usar el infinitivo del verbo 2. Añadir las terminaciones Yo -ía Tu -ías ÉL/Ella/ud -ía Nosotros -íamos Vosotros -íais Ellos/Ellas/Uds. -ían

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El condicional • All verbs that are irregular in the future tense have the

El condicional • All verbs that are irregular in the future tense have the same irregular stems in the conditional.

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• To express the idea of what would happen, use the conditional tense.

• To express the idea of what would happen, use the conditional tense. Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved. 8. 1– 9

• The conditional tense (el condicional) uses the same endings for all –ar,

• The conditional tense (el condicional) uses the same endings for all –ar, –er, and –ir verbs. For regular verbs, the endings are added to the infinitive. Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved. 8. 1– 10

Note that all of the conditional endings carry a written accent mark. Copyright ©

Note that all of the conditional endings carry a written accent mark. Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved. 8. 1– 11

• Verbs with irregular future stems have the same irregular stem in the

• Verbs with irregular future stems have the same irregular stem in the conditional. Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved. 8. 1– 12

Uses of the conditional • The conditional is used to express what would occur

Uses of the conditional • The conditional is used to express what would occur under certain circumstances. En Venezuela, ¿qué lugar visitarías primero? In Venezuela, which place would you visit first? Iría primero a Caracas y después a Isla Margarita. First I would go to Caracas and then to Isla Margarita. Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved. 8. 1– 13

• The conditional is also used to make polite requests. Me gustaría cobrar

• The conditional is also used to make polite requests. Me gustaría cobrar este cheque. ¿Podría firmar aquí, en el reverso? I would like to cash this check. Would you please sign here, on the back? Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved. 8. 1– 14

The English would is often used to express the conditional, but it can also

The English would is often used to express the conditional, but it can also express what used to happen. To express habitual past actions, Spanish uses the imperfect, not the conditional. Cuando era pequeña, iba a la playa durante los veranos. When I was young, I would go to the beach in the summer. Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved. 8. 1– 15

• In subordinate clauses, the conditional is often used to express what would

• In subordinate clauses, the conditional is often used to express what would happen after another action took place. To express what will happen after another action takes place, the future tense is used instead. CONDITIONAL FUTURE Creía que hoy haría mucho viento. Creo que mañana hará mucho viento. I thought it would be very windy today. I think it will be very windy tomorrow. Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved. 8. 1– 16

• In Spanish, the conditional may be used to express conjecture or probability

• In Spanish, the conditional may be used to express conjecture or probability about a past condition or event. English expresses this sense with expressions such as wondered, must have been, and was probably. ¿Qué hora era cuando regresó? Serían las ocho. What time did he return? It must have been eight o’clock. ¿Cuánta gente había en la fiesta? Habría como veinte personas. How many people were at the party? There must have been about twenty people. Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved. 8. 1– 17

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