Conditional

What word do you see in the term…

conditional?

Conditional That’s right!And what exactly is a condition?

ConditionalAs you can see, there are lots of meanings for

the word condition. What if I said that your parents will permit

you to go to the movies under one condition?

ConditionalWhat would be an example of one such

condition? Si quiero ir al cine, tengo que…

limpiar mi cuarto hacer mi tarea

lavar los platos

Conditional In the three previous examples, I

would go to the movies, but

there is a condition in the way. In order to go to the movies, what three

things would I have to do? 1. limpiar mi cuarto 2. hacer mi tarea 3. lavar los platos

Conditional So, the next question might be: “How do you

say I would do x, y or z in

Spanish?”Simple…most of the time.For most verbs, just start with the infinitive. Can someone remind me of what an infinitive

is again?What are some examples?

InfinitivestrabajarcorrercomervivirviajarNote that every infinitive ends in the letters

ar, er or ir.When you translate them, always start with

the word to.To work, to run, to eat, to live, to travel

Conditional Once we have the infinitive, simply add

ía.

Of course, sometimes it will end with íasían íamos

ConditionalNow, let’s put it all together. How would you say: I would eat?Start with the infinitive…comerAdd íaAnd voila! You have comería…or I would eat.So, how would you say: We would eat?comeríamos

El Tiempo Condicional: “Would” Yo ía Keep the infinitive. Tú ías Él ía Nosotros íamos Ellos ían I would speak:

hablaría I would travel:

viajaría We would listen:

escucharíamos You would go:

irías They would study:

estudiarían

Irregular Conditional There are a few words that don’t quite follow

this pattern. They are just like the future tense.Can you remember what happens to these

next few words?See if you can guess.

Irregular ConditionalTo have: tenerTo leave: salir To come: venir

tendr saldr vendr

Irregular ConditionalTo say/tell: decirTo do/make: hacerTo want: querer

dir har querr

Irregular ConditionalTo tell: decirTo know: saberTo be able: to poder

dir sabr podr

Irregular Conditional To put: ponerTo be worth: valer

pondr valdr

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