el tiempocondicional
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The CONDITIONAL is used to express…
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…probability
…possibility
…wonder
…conjecture3
…and can be translated as…
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would…
could…
must have…
probably…5
The student said that he would study for
one more hour.
probability; possibility
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What time could it have been?
wonder; conjecture
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He must have been at home.
wonder; conjecture
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We were probablybusy when you
called.
probability; possibility
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NOTE:when “would” is
used in the sense of a repeated action in
the past, the imperfect is used.
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To conjugate regular-ar, -er, -irverbs in the
conditional…
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Add these endings to the INFINITIVE …
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-ía-ías-ía
-íamos-íais-ían
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yo me acostaría
tú comprenderías
él produciría14
nosotros copiaríamos
vosotros fingiríais
Uds. le darían15
El alumno dijo que estudiaríauna hora más.
The student said that he would study one more
hour.16
¿Qué hora sería?
What time could it have been?
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Serían las cinco.
It was probably five o’clock.
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Enrique estaría en casa.
Enrique must have been at home.
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Estaríamosocupados cuando
llamaste.
We were probablybusy when you
called.20
el CONDICIONAL
irregular21
Los mismos 12 verboscomunes que son
irregulares en el tiempofuturo…
…también son irregulares en el tiempo
condicional22
HACER
har-23
HACER
Yo haría mi tarea.
I must have done my homework. I must have done it.
Yo la haría.
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PODER
podr-25
PODER
Yo podría comer mucha sandía.
I could have eaten a lot of watermelon.
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PODER
Ellos podríanbucear.
They probably couldscuba dive.
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PODER
Nosotros podríamostener una parrillada.
We could possibly have a barbeque.
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SABER
sabr-29
SABER
Evan y tú sabríais la verdad.
Evan and you could possibly know the truth.
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TENER
tendr-31
TENER
¿Tendrías las leñaspara la fogata?
Would you have the firewood for the bonfire?
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TENER
El cocinero tendría la carne de res a la parrilla.
The cook could have steak on the grill.
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HABER (to have)un verbo auxiliar / ayudante
habr-34
DECIR
dir-35
DECIR
¿Diría él el cuento pronto?
Would he soon tell the story?
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PONER
pondr-37
QUERER
querr-38
QUERER
¿Querrían ellos el pastel de cereza o de durazno?
Would they want cherry or peach pastry?
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SALIR (to go out; to leave)
saldr-40
SALIR
¿Saldríamos de aquí?
Could we leave from here?
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CABER(to fit)
cabr-42
VENIR (to come)
vendr-43
VENIR
Yo vendría de mi casa.I would leave from
my house.44
VALER (to be worth)
valdr-45
To express SPECULATION
about the past…
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Aquel día correríanmás de veinticincokilómetros.
That day they must have run more than 25
kilometers.47
To express the FUTURE from the perspective of the
PAST…
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Yo sabía queabrirían la tienda a las siete.
I knew that they wouldopen the store at 7
o’clock.49
To express a HYPOTHETICALaction or event
which may or may not occur…
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Seríainteresanteestudiar chino.
It would be interesting to study Chinese.
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To express what would happen were
it not for some circumstance…
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Yo viajaría perono tengo dinero.
I would travel but I don’t have money.
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Él iría de vacaciones pero no tiene planes.
He would go on vacation but he doesn’t
have plans. 54
For polite use to soften
requests…
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Por favor, ¿podríadecirme a qué horaabre la gasolinera?
Could you please tell me what time the gas
station opens? 56
To ask foradvice…
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¿Cuálcompraría Ud.?
Which one would you buy?
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To report what someone
said…
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Julio dijo queterminaría el trabajo.
Julio said that he would finish the work.
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Julio dijo queterminaría el trabajo.
Julio said that he would finish the work.
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To expresswhat would be
done…
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¿Hablarías inglésen España?
Would you speak English in Spain?
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No. Hablaríaespañol.
No. I would speak Spanish.
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To express an action that is contrary to
fact…65
Si yo tuvieratiempo, iría al cine esta noche.
If I had time, I’d go to the movies tonight.
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“tuviera” is the imperfect
subjunctive.
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to contrast the FUTUREand the
CONDITIONAL68
the conditional…
•used for conjecture &•to express probability…
•with regards to a past action
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¿Qué hora sería?
What time could it have been?
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Serían las cinco.
It was probably five o’clock.
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the future…
•Use the FUTURE tense if the expression of probability is about the present
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¿Qué hora será?
What time can it be?
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Serán las cinco.
It is probably five o’clock.
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Julio dice queterminará el trabajo.
Julio says that he willfinish the work.
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