Conditional Tense in Spanish

Conditional Tense Verb Conjugation

• Yo (I) form: ía
• Tú (You) form: ías
• Él/ella/usted (He/She/You) form: ía
• Nosotros (We) form: íamos
• Vosotros (You plural) form: íais
• Ellos/ellas/ustedes (They) form: ían

Example Conjugation

• Verb: Trabajar (to work)
• Yo: Trabajaría (I would work)
• Tú: Trabajarías (You would work)
• Él/ella/usted: Trabajaría (He/She/You would work)
• Nosotros: Trabajaríamos (We would work)
• Vosotros: Trabajaríais (You plural would work)
• Ellos/ellas/ustedes: Trabajarían (They would work)

Irregular Verbs in Conditional Tense

• There are only 12 irregular verbs in the conditional tense
• Irregular verbs work the same way as irregular verbs in future simple tense
• Learn the irregular stem and add regular verb endings

Irregular Verb Stems

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

Conjugation of Irregular Verbs

• Decir:
  • Yo: diría
  • Tú: dirías
  • Él/ella/usted: diría
  • Nosotros: diríamos
  • Vosotros: diríais
  • Ellos/ellas/ustedes: dirían
• Tener:
  • Yo: tendría
  • Tú: tendrías
  • Él/ella/usted: tendría
  • Nosotros: tendríamos
  • Vosotros: tendríais
  • Ellos/ellas/ustedes: tendrían

Practice Exercises

• What would you do if you won the lottery? (Hacerías)
• María and Gina would go to the United States. (Irían)
• I would like seafood. (Gustarían)
• You would love playing the piano. (Encantaría)
• Isabella would study engineering. (Estudiaría)
• We could do that job quickly. (Podríamos)
• The boys would play soccer in the soccer field. (Jugarían)
• My brother and I would be happy if we ate ice cream. (Estaríamos)