Spanish 3: The Conditional

haber

habr-

hacer

har-

poder

podr-

poner

pondr-

querer

querr-

saber

sabr-

salir

saldr-

tener

tendr-

valer

valdr-

venir

vendr-

*Would you please* sign here, on the back?

¿*Podría* firmar aquí, en el reverso?

*I think it will be* very windy tomorrow.

*Creo* que mañana *hará* mucho viento.

*I thought it would be* very windy today.

*Creía* que hoy *haría* mucho viento.

First *I would go* to Caracas and then to Isla Margarita.

*Iría* primera a Caracas y después a Isla Margarita.

*I would like* to cash this check.

*Me gustaría* cobrar este cheque.

*It must have been* 8:00.

*Serían* las ocho.

When *I was* young, *I would go* to the beach in the summer.

Cuando *era* pequeña, *iba* a la playa durante los veranos.

They said *they'd go* to the party.

Dijeron que *irían* a la fiesta.

How is the conditional tense (____) formed?

El Condicional uses the same endings for all -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. For regular verbs, the endings are added to the infinitive. Endings: -*í*a -*í*as -*í*a -*í*amos -*í*ais -*í*an

In Venezuela, which place *would you visit* first?

En Venezuela, ¿qué lugar *vistarías* primero?

In Spanish, the conditional may be used to express ____ or ____ about a past condition or event. English expresses this sense with expressions such as ____, ____, and ____.

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*.

In subordinate clauses, the conditional is often used to express what ____ after another action took place. To express what ____ after another action takes place, the future tense is used instead.

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.

Note that ____ conditional endings carry a written accent mark.

Note that *ALL* conditional endings carry a written accent mark.

The conditional is also used to ____ made in the future tense.

The conditional is also used to *report statements* made in the future tense.

The conditional is also used to make ____.

The conditional is also used to make *polite requests*.

How do you determine if a verb is irregular in the conditional tense or not?

The same verbs that are irregular in the future tense are irregular in the conditional.

To express habitual past actions, Spanish uses ____, not the conditional.

To express habitual past actions, Spanish uses *imperfect*, not the conditional.

To express the idea of what ____, use the conditional tense.

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

caber

cabr-

decir

dir-