The Conditional Year 12. What is the Conditional? The Conditional is a verb form used to talk about...

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The Conditional Year 12

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The Conditional

Year 12

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.