Spanish Verbs- Conditional Tense - Bucks County Community College

Spanish Verbs ? Conditional Tense El condicional

The conditional tense is used to talk about events that would happen in the future under certain circumstances.

All three verb types, -AR, -ER and ?IR have the same conjugation endings in this tense.

Steps to conjugate regular -AR, -ER and -IR verbs in the conditional tense:

1. Identify the infinitive form of the verb. 2. Choose the appropriate ending. 3. Add the ending directly to the infinitive form of the verb. DO NOT DROP the ?AR, -ER,

or -IR ending from the verb.

-AR/ -ER/ -IR yo -?a nosotros - ?amos

t? -?as vosotros - ?ais

?l/ella/

ellos/ellas/

usted -?a ustedes - ?an

yo pintar?a ? I would paint

pintar ? to paint nosotros pintar?amos ? We would paint

t? pintar?as ? You would paint

vosotros pintar?ais ? You (pl.) would paint

?l/ella/usted pintar?a ? He/she/you (formal) would paint

ellos/ellas/ustedes pintar?an ? They/you (pl.) would paint

yo correr?a ? I would run

correr ? to run nosotros correr?amos ? We would run

t? correr?as ? You would run

vosotros correr?ais ? You (pl.) would run

?l/ella/usted correr?a ? He/she/you (formal) would run

ellos/ellas/ustedes correr?an ? They/you( pl.) would run

yo describir?a ? I would describe

describir ? to describe nosotros describir?amos ? We would describe

t? describir?as ? You would describe

vosotros describir?ais ? You (pl.) would describe

?l/ella/usted describir?a ? He/she/you (formal) would

ellos/ellas/ustedes describir?an ? They/you (pl.) would

describe

describe

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 In English the word should can also indicate the conditional tense. In Spanish the verb deber ? to ought to or "to should"- indicates the conditional.

yo debo ? I ought to/ I should

deber ? to ought to nosotros debemos ? We ought to/ should

t? debes ? You ought to/ you should

vosotros deb?is ? You pl. ought to/ should

?l/ella/usted debe ? He/she/you formal ought/ should

ellos/ellas/ustedes deben ? They/you pl. ought to/ should

Debemos quedarnos en casa porque est? nevando. We should stay home because it is snowing.

There are many common verbs that use an irregular stem when forming the conditional tense instead of the entire infinitive. These irregular stems are also used in the future tense.

Verb

poder ? to be able to haber ? to have (aux.) caber ? to fit saber ? to know querer ? to want or to love poner ? to put salir? to go out tener ? to have venir ? to come valer ? to be worth decir ? to say hacer ? to do or to make

Irregular Stem

podr habr cabr sabr querr pondr saldr tendr vendr valdr dir har-

Har?a la tarea contigo pero la profesora no nos permite hacerlo juntos. I would do the homework with you but the professor doesn't allow us to do it together.

Querr?amos estudiar juntos. We would like to study together.

Me dijo que vendr?a conmigo. He told me that he would come with me.

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Spanish Verbs- Conditional Tense

The conditional tense of a verb is used when someone is saying a hypothetical statement. This is generally used as "would, could". Here are some examples of verbs used in the Conditional Tense:

Conditional Verb Tense

-

Poder

Translation

To be able to

Eng

I would be able

to

Span

Eng

Span

Eng

Span

Eng

Span

Eng

Span

Yo podr?a

You informal would be able to

T? podr?as He, she, you formal would be able to

?l, ella, usted podr?a

We would be able to

Nosotros They, you podr?amos plural would

be able to

Ellos, ellas, ustedes podr?an

-

Estar

To be

I would be Yo estar?a You informal T? estar?as He, she, you ?l, ella, We would Nosotros They, you Ellos, ellas,

would be

formal

usted

be

estar?amos plural would

ustedes

would be

estar?a

be

estar?an

-

Venir To come

I would Yo vendr?a You informal T? vendr?as He, she, you ?l, ella, We would Nosotros They, you Ellos, ellas,

come

would come

formal would usted

come vendr?amos plural would

ustedes

come

vendr?a

come

vendr?an

-

Cantar To sing

I would Yo cantar?a You informal T? cantar?as He, she, you ?l, ella, We would Nosotros They, you Ellos, ellas,

sing

would sing

formal would usted

sing

cantar?amos plural would

ustedes

sing

cantar?a

sing

cantar?an

-

Tratar de To try to do I would Yo tratar?a You informal T? tratar?as He, she, you ?l, ella, We would Nosotros They, you Ellos, ellas,

something

try

de

would try

de

formal would usted

try

trar?amos plural would ustedes trar?an

try

tratar?a de

de

try

de

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Conditional Verb Sentences

1. She would try- Tratar?a de English- She would try to jump on the bed if her parents allowed her. Spanish- Tratar?a de saltar en la cama sit us padres la dejaran.

2. We would come- Vendr?amos English- We would come to the party, but my daughter has a doctor's appointment that day. Spanish- Vendr?amos a la fiesta, pero mi hija tiene una cita con el doctor ese d?a.

3. I would be able to- Yo podr?a English-I would be able to walk to the store, but I don't feel well today. Spanish- Podr?a caminar a la tieda, pero no me siento bien hoy.

4. You (informal) would be- Estar?as English- Normally at this time, you would be in class, but today you are at home. Spanish- Normalmente a esta hora, estar?as en la clase, pero hoy t? est?s en casa.

5. They would sing- Cantar?an English- They would sing, but no one has given them an opportunity Spanish- Cantar?an, pero nadie los ha dado una oportunidad.

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