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The Conditional
Year 12
What is the Conditional?
The Conditional is a verb form used to talk about things that would happen or
that would be true under certain conditions, for example, I would help
you if I could.
It is also used to say what you would like or need, for example, Could you give
me the bill?
Using the Conditional
You can often recognize a conditional in English by the word would or itsits shortened form ‘d.
TIPTIP
There is no direct Spanish translation of would in verb forms like would be, would like , would help and so on. You can change the Spanish verb ending instead.
You use the conditional for: Saying what you would like to do
Me gustaría conocerloI’d like to meet him.
Making suggestions Podrías alquilar una bici
You could hire a bike. Giving advice
Deberías hacer más ejercicioYou should take more exercise.
Saying what you would do Le dije que le ayudaría
I said I would help him.
Forming the Conditional
To form the Conditional of regular –ar, -er and –ir verbs add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: -ía, -ias, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
The following table shows the conditional tense of three regular verbs: hablar (meaning to speak), comer (meaning to eat) and vivir (meaning to live)
yo hablaría comería viviría
tu hablarías comerías vivirías
el / ella hablaría comería viviría
nosotroshablaríamos
comeríamos viviríamos
vosotros hablaríais comeríais viviríais
ellos / ellas hablarían comerían vivirían
Reflexive verbs in the Conditional
The conditional of reflexive verbs is formed in just the same way as for ordinary verbs, except that you have to remember to give the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se).
Le dije que me leventaría tempranoI said I would get up
early.