Conditional Tense in Spanish

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

Learn how to form the conditional tense in Spanish, including the endings for each verb group and examples of usage.