Conditional Tense in Spanish

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What is the function of the conditional tense in a sentence?

  • To express a completed action in the past
  • To express a future action
  • To express a habitual action
  • To express what we could or would do (correct)

What is the ending for the verb 'trabajar' in the conditional tense for 'nosotros'?

  • íamos (correct)
  • ían
  • ías
  • íais

What is the correct form of the verb 'trabajar' in the conditional tense for 'él/ella/usted'?

  • trabajarías
  • trabajaríamos
  • trabajaría (correct)
  • trabajaríais

What is the pattern for forming the conditional tense in Spanish?

<p>Keep the infinitive and add the specific endings for the conditional tense (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct form of the verb 'trabajar' in the conditional tense for 'vosotros'?

<p>trabajaríais (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many irregular verbs are there in the conditional tense?

<p>12 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the irregular stem for the verb 'decir' in the conditional tense?

<p>dir- (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What would 'él/ella' say in the conditional tense?

<p>diría (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the irregular stem for the verb 'tener' in the conditional tense?

<p>tendr- (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What would 'yo' have in the conditional tense?

<p>tendría (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do the irregular verbs in the conditional tense work compared to the future simple tense?

<p>They are exactly the same (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the irregular stem for the verb 'hacer' in the conditional tense?

<p>har- (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What would 'nosotros' do in the conditional tense of the verb 'querer'?

<p>querríamos (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct form of the verb 'salir' in the conditional tense for 'él/ella'?

<p>saldría (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the irregular stem for the verb 'poder' in the conditional tense?

<p>podr- (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What would 'éllos/ellas' have in the conditional tense of the verb 'tener'?

<p>tendrían (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the conditional tense form of the verb 'hacer' for 'yo'?

<p>haría (A), haría (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the irregular stem of the verb 'valer' in the conditional tense?

<p>valdr- (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What would 'nosotros' do in the conditional tense of the verb 'querer'?

<p>querríamos (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the conditional tense form of the verb 'venir' for 'él/ella'?

<p>vendría (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the irregular stem of the verb 'caber' in the conditional tense?

<p>cabr- (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the irregular stem for the verb 'hacer' in the conditional tense?

<p>har- (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What would 'vosotros' put in the conditional tense of the verb 'poner'?

<p>pondríais (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the irregular stem for the verb 'querer' in the conditional tense?

<p>querr- (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What would 'él/ella' have in the conditional tense of the verb 'haber'?

<p>habría (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the irregular stem for the verb 'saber' in the conditional tense?

<p>sabr- (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

The Conditional Tense

  • The conditional tense is used to express what someone could or would do.
  • All verb groups in the conditional tense have the same endings.

Forming the Conditional Tense

  • To form the conditional tense, keep the infinitive and add the following endings:
    • Yo:ía
    • Tú:ías
    • Él/ella/usted:ía
    • Nosotros:íamos
    • Vosotros:íais
    • Ellos/ellas/ustedes:ían

Examples of the Conditional Tense

  • Trabajaría: I would work
  • Trabajarías: You would work
  • Trabajaría: He/She/You (formal) would work
  • Trabajaríamos: We would work
  • Trabajaríais: You (plural) would work
  • Trabajarían: They would work

Conditional Tense Irregular Verbs

  • There are 12 irregular verbs in the conditional tense that follow the same pattern as the irregular verbs in the future simple tense.
  • To form the irregular verbs, learn the irregular stem and add the same endings as regular verbs.

Irregular Verbs and their Stems

  • Caber: irregular stem is "cabr-"
  • Decir: irregular stem is "dir-"
  • Haber: irregular stem is "habr-"
  • Hacer: irregular stem is "har-"
  • Poder: irregular stem is "podr-"
  • Poner: irregular stem is "pondr-"
  • Querer: irregular stem is "querr-"
  • Saber: irregular stem is "sabr-"
  • Salir: irregular stem is "saldr-"
  • Tener: irregular stem is "tendr-"
  • Valer: irregular stem is "valdr-"
  • Venir: irregular stem is "vendr-"

Conjugation of Decir and Tener in the Conditional Tense

  • Decir:
    • Yo: diría (I would say)
    • Tú: dirías (You would say)
    • Él/Ella: diría (He/She would say)
    • Nosotros: diríamos (We would say)
    • Vosotros: diríais (Ye would say)
    • Ellos/Ellas: dirían (They would say)
  • Tener:
    • Yo: tendría (I would have)
    • Tú: tendrías (You would have)
    • Él/Ella: tendría (He/She would have)
    • Nosotros: tendríamos (We would have)
    • Vosotros: tendríais (Ye would have)
    • Ellos/Ellas: tendrían (They would have)

Irregular Verbs in the Conditional Tense

  • Caber (to fit): conditional stem is cabr-
    • Yo: cabría
    • Tú: cabrías
    • Él/Ella: cabría
    • Nosotros: cabríamos
    • Vosotros: cabríais
    • Ellos/Ellas: cabrían

Decir (to say) in the Conditional Tense

  • Conditional stem is dir-
    • Yo: diría (I would say)
    • Tú: dirías (You would say)
    • Él/Ella: diría (He/She would say)
    • Nosotros: diríamos (We would say)
    • Vosotros: diríais (Ye would say)
    • Ellos/Ellas: dirían (They would say)

Tener (to have) in the Conditional Tense

  • Conditional stem is tendr-
    • Yo: tendría (I would have)
    • Tú: tendrías (You would have)
    • Él/Ella: tendría (He/She would have)
    • Nosotros: tendríamos (We would have)
    • Vosotros: tendríais (Ye would have)
    • Ellos/Ellas: tendrían (They would have)

Other Irregular Verbs in the Conditional Tense

  • Hacer (to do/make): conditional stem is har-
  • Poder (to be able to/can): conditional stem is podr-
  • Poner (to put): conditional stem is pondr-
  • Querer (to want/love): conditional stem is querr-
  • Saber (to know): conditional stem is sabr-
  • Salir (to go out/leave): conditional stem is saldr-
  • Valer (to be worth): conditional stem is valdr-
  • Venir (to come): conditional stem is vendr-

Irregular Verbs in the Conditional Tense

  • Caber (to fit): conditional stem is cabr-
    • Yo: cabría
    • Tú: cabrías
    • Él/Ella: cabría
    • Nosotros: cabríamos
    • Vosotros: cabríais
    • Ellos/Ellas: cabrían

Decir (to say) in the Conditional Tense

  • Conditional stem is dir-
    • Yo: diría (I would say)
    • Tú: dirías (You would say)
    • Él/Ella: diría (He/She would say)
    • Nosotros: diríamos (We would say)
    • Vosotros: diríais (Ye would say)
    • Ellos/Ellas: dirían (They would say)

Tener (to have) in the Conditional Tense

  • Conditional stem is tendr-
    • Yo: tendría (I would have)
    • Tú: tendrías (You would have)
    • Él/Ella: tendría (He/She would have)
    • Nosotros: tendríamos (We would have)
    • Vosotros: tendríais (Ye would have)
    • Ellos/Ellas: tendrían (They would have)

Other Irregular Verbs in the Conditional Tense

  • Hacer (to do/make): conditional stem is har-
  • Poder (to be able to/can): conditional stem is podr-
  • Poner (to put): conditional stem is pondr-
  • Querer (to want/love): conditional stem is querr-
  • Saber (to know): conditional stem is sabr-
  • Salir (to go out/leave): conditional stem is saldr-
  • Valer (to be worth): conditional stem is valdr-
  • Venir (to come): conditional stem is vendr-

Irregular Verbs in Spanish

  • The verb "caber" means "to fit" and its irregular stem is "cabr-"
  • The verb "decir" means "to say" and its irregular stem is "dir-"
  • The verb "haber" (also means "hay" which means "there is/are") means "to have" and its irregular stem is "habr-"
  • The verb "hacer" means "to do/make" and its irregular stem is "har-"
  • The verb "poder" means "to be able to" (also means "can") and its irregular stem is "podr-"
  • The verb "poner" means "to put" and its irregular stem is "pondr-"
  • The verb "querer" means "to want/love" and its irregular stem is "querr-"
  • The verb "saber" means "to know" and its irregular stem is "sabr-"
  • The verb "salir" means "to go out/leave" and its irregular stem is "saldr-"
  • The verb "tener" means "to have" and its irregular stem is "tendr-"
  • The verb "valer" means "to be worth" and its irregular stem is "valdr-"
  • The verb "venir" means "to come" and its irregular stem is "vendr-"

Conjugation of Decir (to say)

  • Yo (I) would say: diría
  • Tú (You) would say: dirías
  • Él/Ella (He/She) would say: diría
  • Nosotros (We) would say: diríamos
  • Vosotros (Ye) would say: diríais
  • Ellos/Ellas (They) would say: dirían

Conjugation of Tener (to have)

  • Yo (I) would have: tendría
  • Tú (You) would have: tendrías
  • Él/Ella (He/She) would have: tendría
  • Nosotros (We) would have: tendríamos
  • Vosotros (Ye) would have: tendríais
  • Ellos/Ellas (They) would have: tendrían

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