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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>trabajaríais</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many irregular verbs are there in the conditional tense?

    <p>12</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>diría</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    What would 'yo' have in the conditional tense?

    <p>tendría</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>querríamos</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>tendrían</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>haría</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>querríamos</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>vendría</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

    <p>pondríais</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>habría</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    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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